Heavy towing with a truck camper
Heavy towing with a truck camper
woods |
Apr 5 2011, 11:10 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 2-April 11 Member No.: 5,400 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2001 Dodge Diesel Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: 2001 Dodge 2500 4X4 Diesel, Air bags, Lance 865 |
I am trying to see what I will need to tow my rig.
I have a 2001 Dodge shortbed 4X4 Diesel with camper package. Running Firestone air bags Plan to have a Lance 865 camper in the bed. I will be towing my Jeep on a flatbed trailer. The rig weighs in at approx 4500 lbs and the trailer is approximat 1200 lbs I will be upgrading the hitch to a standard class V hitch Can I get away with an 18 inch extender and a weight distribution hitch? All standard extenders I have found are good for 350/3500 lbs but says nothing about WD. I can do all my own fab work and had thought about doing a double extender with a second receiver welded to the existing hitch if it is needed. What are the options with a limited budget I thought I would see what others have done. Thanks in advance for the help. Ken |
kerry4951 |
Apr 6 2011, 05:23 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 26-December 10 Member No.: 5,121 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Arctic Fox Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: Chevy Silverado 3500 dually Crew cab Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift w/ Fastguns Truck and Camper Setup: Chevy Silverado 3500 dually w/ Arctic Fox 1140 DB Torklift tie downs w/ Fastguns Supersprings, Air bags, Helwig sway bar, Bilstein shocks, Torklift stable loads, Front timbrens |
Its my learning that most in the TC world that tow anything heavy go with the Torklift Super Hitch and Torklift extention. Some will go with the Titan Class V hitch and the Reese extention, but the Torklift setup is the most desirable.....also the most costly. If you fabricate something yourself, I would think a heavy Class V hitch and a double bar extention would be the way to go.
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Spanky |
Apr 6 2011, 09:50 PM
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Moderator Group: Moderator Posts: 320 Joined: 24-June 06 From: Silver City, New Mexico Member No.: 144 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance 1030 Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 1999 F350 Power Stroke Dually SuperCab Type of Tiedowns used: Torklift Truck and Camper Setup: 1999 Ford F350 4x4 Super Cab 1 ton Dually Lance 1030 Torklift tiedowns |
I hauled my Jeep on a trailer a couple of times and then went with a towbar and have never regretted it. So much easier and less weight to pull around.
Gary -------------------- 1999 F350 Power Stroke Dually Super Cab, 2003 Lance 1030
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woods |
Apr 9 2011, 06:42 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 2-April 11 Member No.: 5,400 Favorite Truck Camper(s): Lance Type and Brand of Truck(s) Owned: 2001 Dodge Diesel Type of Tiedowns used: Happijac Truck and Camper Setup: 2001 Dodge 2500 4X4 Diesel, Air bags, Lance 865 |
QUOTE(Spanky @ Apr 6 2011, 07:50 PM) I hauled my Jeep on a trailer a couple of times and then went with a towbar and have never regretted it. So much easier and less weight to pull around. Gary Thanks for the replies. I will probably build up a class V hitch and extenders. I built a towbar a few years ago and it is handy but my jeep is getting less streetable so I would rather keep it on a trailer if I can. |
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