WD Needed?
So my wife and I became camper people about a month after I purchased my 2104 Regular Cab Silverado. Our 'yellow sticker' camper weight is 7800 so even loaded I was well withing my trucks specificati...
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hbrady wrote:Can you get by without a WD hitch, you bet. Would I? No way, the ride and handling are so much better with a properly set up WD hitch.camp-n-family wrote:
I hope you have better experiences than me. Report back and let us know how it goes, maybe there's a problem with my truck.
OK, I had my 1st loaded tow, about 15 miles with some good long hills. I was lazy and did not set up my WD bars so I towed without them. Truck did fine, I loaded the front pretty heavy (4 cinder blocks in front pass through, 3 cases drinking water under bed in front). I had no sway issues at all, I did however experience some surging / bucking a few times but I imagine that will improve when I get WD set up.
My weight (based on yellow sticker and what I had loaded) was probably around 6200 lbs. I had to get into the Hemi on the hills but I was able to accelerate and pass slower vehicles. At one point going up a rather long steep hill I passed a semi and realized I was doing about 65 and had to back off. Gas millage was only 9 but most of the drive was hills.
All in all, I'm happy.
