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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Hemisport wrote:
Dealer has sold many and say towing not an issue. I ordered the new hitch today with the 48" truss.Only difference there should be is my truck box is a tad shorter that a standard short box. This is why I went with the 48"
The big TL hitch and super truss will be more than beefy enough to haul your boat with confidence.
However beer in mind that you’re increasing the effective load on the rear axle with the hitch weight and trailer tongue weight moment by about double of what it is pulling straight off the factory receiver.
Rear wheels and tires capacities are your real world limiting factors here. And part of the reason (besides being cheap and being able to get away with a much shorter hitch extension and having a much lighter duty receiver than the one you’re getting) I kept the extension as short as possible.
Our boats are nearly identical in size and weight and trailer configuration. Except I have a little heavier estimated tongue weight. It’s running around 500lbs with my X2.
Happy trails!
