Newbie to TT
Just traded in a 2009 Jayco 28 QB Greyhawk for a 2016 Forest River Heritage Glen 272 BH. Very excited and nervous-have never towed anything before. TV is a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500. A few questions- the...
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Open your driver's door and locate this sticker. Note what your truck has for as equipped payload where mine says 2051:
At 6400 pounds dry, you will be closer to 7500 pounds loaded for a long weekend with 900-1000 pounds of tongue weight. Does does your truck have enough payload for 900 pounds of tongue weight, 200 pounds of camping gear in the bed, and your family inside the cab? If so, then make sure you get a WDH with integrated sway control and a proportional brake controller if your truck does not have the integrated one.
You have plenty of power and gearing. Use tow/haul mode whenever the trailer is connected. You probably also want to limit the transmission gears to the first 5-6 (if you have thee 5.7L/8-spd).
At 6400 pounds dry, you will be closer to 7500 pounds loaded for a long weekend with 900-1000 pounds of tongue weight. Does does your truck have enough payload for 900 pounds of tongue weight, 200 pounds of camping gear in the bed, and your family inside the cab? If so, then make sure you get a WDH with integrated sway control and a proportional brake controller if your truck does not have the integrated one.
You have plenty of power and gearing. Use tow/haul mode whenever the trailer is connected. You probably also want to limit the transmission gears to the first 5-6 (if you have thee 5.7L/8-spd).
