enough truck to pull this trailer?
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I hope so, I bought a 7ftx28ft all aluminum and I have a 2000 yukon with the 5.3L engine.I have not had a chance to try it yet. Christmas day will be the first trip but only 30 miles.
What size and make are you looking at?
Chris.
What size and make are you looking at?
Chris.
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thats a lot of trailer for the tow vehicle..if you do short pulls you can get by,if your hauling mountain passes its not going to take a lot of that,,,4 place means 3/4 ton
we used to pull a 4 place with a suburban with 350.. it was ok.. but definatly no speed demon.. lucky to get 70-75 out of it
I'd be inclined to agree .... hell, I only have about a 4,500#-when-loaded 2-place enclosed, and I got fed up trying to tow that with my 2000 Silverado 5.3L ... so I upgraded to a 2500HD with the 8.1L .... given that's a lot more truck than I need for a 2-place enclosed, but I figure it'll be perfect for when I need to upgrade to a 4-place enclosed some day ...
Towing in the mountains = Need for bigger truck.
If you were only gonna tow that trailer on flat ground a Tahoe with a 350 would be plenty, but the first time you get that thing on a long hill with that trailer you're gonna be like "this sucks" .... heh
Don't worry about the power, it's the weight of the tow vehicle, wheelbase, brakes, etc... If you ever get into an icy situation with a sidewind, you're going to wish you never hooked that trailer back there. I won't touch a 4 place enclosed with anything less than a 3/4 ton.
i tow a 26 ft charmac snow sport all steel channel frame trailer with 4 sleds and a sled in back of the truck, with my 04 dodge 3/4 ton diesel and you can really feel that thing back there in the mountains, i mean your trailer is lighter but still, i would get cought on icy roads with that thing
Agreed. I tend to think more about the downhill situation not the uphill side. HD trucks have larger brakes, coolers, etc for a reason. If that is your only rig, then make due. Heck I used to pull a 19' boat with a jeep wrangler. Of course I lost it once and then bought a p/u
. If you have the means, a seperate tow vehicle would be nice. A 3/4 ton burb or p/u would make your life much easier (But heck that is just my opinion). Whatever you end up doing, just do it safe.Just to add, I'm 70 miles southeast of you and have had just as many hair-raisers on the flat stuff as I've had in the mountains. One blast of wind is all it takes and I've had my 3/4 ton and 24.5' sliding on a 45 down the Trans-Canada. Either go with a bigger tow vehicle or skip the enclosed. Trust me.
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couldnt agree more, i think the one day we spent more time sideways in the wind going to wakaw, than we did straight and that was with a duramax towing a 20ft enclosed. and we were taking it easy, just last weekend on the icy roads you could feel it moving the f-350 around at 60km/h with same trailer.
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My dad's got a 36 ft 6 place inclosed by haulmark we load that with 6 sled's plus 100 gallon's of gas, and some time's a sled in the back of the truck or a sled bed with two. he pull's it with a 07 2500 Duramax long bed, all stock and that pull's way bedder than our 99 F-350 with Bank's 6 gun and every little thing you can add. We rarely go below 70mph on 190 over the pass can't wait to chip and turbo that.
can't wait to chip and turbo that.
I would be inclined to agree with the above posts probably will pull it fine its the icy and snow covered roads that would worry me.
Another rule of thumb is the longer the trailer the longer your truck wheelbase should be or even run a dually. Sure does suck when that trailer whips you around like a rag doll on icy roads and not from loading wrong but because your tow vehicle wheelbase is to short . JMO
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I have a tiny '96 Haulmark 2-place enclosed... weighs 2800 lbs empty. I towed it once behind my half-ton 350 Suburban (up over Donner Pass) and that was enough for me. I parked it and went back to my little open trailer instead.
Now the Burb is gone and I have a Dodge RAM dually... MUCH better tow vehicle. But now the Haulmark is full of crap that won't fit in the garage. *sigh*
Rob
Now the Burb is gone and I have a Dodge RAM dually... MUCH better tow vehicle. But now the Haulmark is full of crap that won't fit in the garage. *sigh*
Rob
Do a towing search on both the new and the old snowest forum. This topic has been covered several times.
In flat dry conditions towing that kind of weight with an suv or 1/2t is marginal at best. Towing an enclosed 4 place with an suv or 1/2 ton in mountainous icy conditions is pure suicide.
For safe winter towing you are looking for a weight ratio of 80/20% tow vehicle vs trlr weight, and at max a 60/40% ratio. It is as simple as that.
Its a recipe for disaster if the trlr weighs more than the tow vehicle or any where near it.
Personally I use a 1ton crew dually 4x4 to tow a 2 place aluminum trlr with two more sleds on the truck. Thats about an 80/20% ratio. Drives like a dream on ice, no more white knuckle driving for me.
In flat dry conditions towing that kind of weight with an suv or 1/2t is marginal at best. Towing an enclosed 4 place with an suv or 1/2 ton in mountainous icy conditions is pure suicide.
For safe winter towing you are looking for a weight ratio of 80/20% tow vehicle vs trlr weight, and at max a 60/40% ratio. It is as simple as that.
Its a recipe for disaster if the trlr weighs more than the tow vehicle or any where near it.
Personally I use a 1ton crew dually 4x4 to tow a 2 place aluminum trlr with two more sleds on the truck. Thats about an 80/20% ratio. Drives like a dream on ice, no more white knuckle driving for me.
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