Newbie Tow Vehicle Help

Terryallan wrote:

trimills wrote:
Hi All,

Yes you can safely tow a TT in the LOADED 7000lb range. You will prolly need to find one in the 6000lb UNLOADED range. There is a sticker on new TT telling how much they weigh dry from the factory with the battery and empty propane tanks installed. so a 6000lb empty TT will get you between 7, and 7,500lb loaded.

As to the brake controler. Your truck is already wired for one. it is plug and play. some where in your truck. Either in the dash, console, or with the jack. Is a wiring harness. Under your dash is a wiring harness to plug it in to, after you hook it to the controler you buy. I would suggest a newer version of the Prodigy.. Unless of course you want to get to get the factory controller installed. The harness is there for that as well.

There is also a relay in the truck with the wiring harness that will need to be installed to charge the battery in the trailer.

After that. Just be sure you get the WDH setup correctly. That is the most important thing to do to make the TT follow you like it should

Thanks Terryallan! We are looking at trailers with dry weights of 6000# and under so should be good based on what you say above.

The Brake Controller looks easy to install myself based on video's I've watched since the wiring harness is right behind the dash.

Is the Relay something on the truck that just needs to be connected, or is that something additional to be added? Is something that can be done myself or is it better to have professionals take care of that?

Do you have any recommendations for WDH that are good quality but won't break the bank?