Truck camper and towing
Good morning, I have a 2012 ram 3500 mega cab srw. I am looking at either a northern lite 8.11 or an arctic fox 865 both units 2023. I’m looking for advice on tow setups. Manufacturers don’t seem to...
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notsobigjoe wrote:3 tons wrote:
The Reese 48” requires a 2.5” receiver, apparently the OP has a 2.0”….In this case add a Curt direct bolt on hitch having a 2.5” receiver…Having said that, 48” sounds longer than necessary considering your camper’s overhang, but either way the Curt hitch 2.5” hitch is commercial rated and much stronger than the factory hitch, and it doesn’t affect the factory hitch..
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Will a standard receiver support the extra length, weight and bounce?
Well, looking at the AF site and the 865, it doesn’t appear that there’s a whole lot of rear overhang to me (now on our second camper), thus my guess would be (after you add the ball mount…) most likely a 14” (e.g. pin to pin, excluding ball mount…) extension, or at the most say an 18” is all...I’m not all too familiar with your year Ram, but as I recall the factory 2” hitch on my 07 dually was good for about 1200# tongue weight (check your manual for specs), but exponentially less when using an extension (say, 350# @ 14” = what??)…Because of this, a Curt 2.5” direct bolt-on hitch seems better suited…
However, be a skeptic when looking at manufacturer’s so called dry weights, which typically do not include things like water weight (nor, 6gal in water heater) or LPG weight, battery weight, any options, tools, clothing or groceries, in fact one manufacturer even considered jacks an option…
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