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The truck will pull the load, but are you in a zone of safety with that much excess weight. Probably not. You have too much trailer or too little of a truck. I pull 10k fully loaded and is really a joke. The truck can pull waaaaay more weight that that. You might have issues with breaking or control in cross winds. I could not really say, but I trust the specs to a certain degree and you just might be corssing the line. Good luck.
Truck will tow it without issues. Be sure to get air bags or timbrens to keep the truck level while towing. It would be nicer with a dually but you'll do fine.
I tow a 40' open road 4 slideout 5er that goes 13,000 empty. No sweat for my 2500 but my pin wieght is 1900lbs so no airbags are needed.You will need some with your pin wieght. With my deletes and programmer I get 14mpg towing on the interstate at 65mph.(no hills in florida)
I agree with others, the pulling won't be the issue. I have a 38' 5er weighing right at 13k dry, truck is at 8200 with fuel. I added air bags and she rides smooth and level. With the wind out here in West Texas, I crave a dually when pulling the trailer. I also have a 74 gallon auxillary tank in the bed with a B&W set up, lots of added weight when you throw in the Ranch Hand front bumper and added fuel. I average right at 11 hand calculated running 65 up and down our hills out here on BFG KM2 285's while in tow.
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2008 2500 Patriot Blue Quad Cab 4X4 Long Bed Bone Stock
If you like you can send me PM with your email address and Ill shoot you a towing demonstrator. Its written in excel and all you have to do is put in the weights and it will show you if your truck is capable or not.
I tow basically the same trailer with mine with airbags no problem. I have a 3912 Cyclone, and my friend has a 2008 3500 and tows a 4012 cyclone. You won't even know they are back there, just make sure you have some 10 ply e rated tires. I have a gooseneck adapter and have driven through a 60 mph crosswind through Texas and didn't even feel it except for my MPG tanked. For the guy below me the crosswind isn't a factor at all on a fifth wheel. It's completely different from a bumper pull. The COG is low compared to a bumper pull.
My boss just bought a Road Warrior and tows it with an 06 PSD. He was constantly overheating it but it was a PSD. I have no problems with my truck. Nice trailer but look it over very carefully and make a list of stuff immediately that needs to be fixed. His microwave fell through the cabinet, it had a water leak, and the hot water heater wasn't assembled properly.
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2006 5.9 2500 Regular Cab 4x4 auto SLT - sold
You may have already done this but check out the trailer info sticker for water tank size, fuel station capacity, I know you have at least one big heavy ATV...man when you add it all up! My 26' rampage weighs 7000 dry and goes well over 9000 to 10000 loaded depending on if the rino is in there or not. I know 5'ers (wish I would have gone that route sometimes) pull a bit different but I can certainly tell when mine is back there, but on the other hand I can still pull Daniels summit at 65 with the AC blasting away! I find the biggest issue I have is with wind, these Toy haulers are so tall they really get pushed around! I would just be carfull with your decision, and it may be perfectly fine....I myself wish I had a 3500 with my smaller TH....not so much the weight but the stability! But its probably nothing a set of airbags couldnt solve! Sounds like a very nice TH....there is nothing better in the world!
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2008 2500 6.7, 68RFE, H & S stage 2 DPF delete, H & S EGR/EGR cooler delete, Smarty, Edge Insight, 6" lift, 37" TOYO MT on 18" XD Monsters
I tow at 26 to 28k often with a gooseneck and 18 to 20k with a tag a long. As long as your truck is set up and your respect the load (no pun intended) you'll be all good.
When you are towing heavy the big things to remember are being patient and prep work.
Having a good tool kit, floor jack, two spares for the trailer, etc makes towing tons more fun.
Air up your tires to take the weight including the trailer. Air bags make everything better!
One other trick with the toy haulers or big rv's is to wait until you get close to were you are going to fill your water tank and aux fuel tank for the fuel station/generator. That extra water and fuel weighs a lot.
Side Note: Most people forget that the shackles, bushings, and bolts in the trailer suspension are wear items. Something to check every year. It will tow a lot better with them in good shape. Plus it sucks when you are at 60 and one gives out (fun fix on the side of the road in the rain).
If you like you can send me PM with your email address and Ill shoot you a towing demonstrator. Its written in excel and all you have to do is put in the weights and it will show you if your truck is capable or not.
In ref to tires ... Another thing that is not often known
Pay attention to the DOT numbers on the sidewall.
4503 = manufacture date of 45th week of 2003
0209 = manufacture date of 2nd week of 2009.
Three years is max according to "industry standards" .. what ever that means.
There is another tag used .. think its CTOG sumtin like dat .. go to Discounttire.com and read up on tires .. and
yes with that kind of weight .. do go with 10 plys. Passengers may be able to do the pull ... but they really arent desiged to tow the kind of weight your talking about. My personal preference is .. "My wife and kids, dog, cat, duck, horse, cow and anything else they can through in is / are on that rig. I dont want to take the chance of hurting them. I love ducks ! :P"
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