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Love towing with this thing   Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk

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I towed our TT for the first time with the new 3/4 this weekend. I have to say on interstate and two lane the bigger truck does so much better. The big three push the half ton esp with the max tow

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"combined weight" Truck, trailer, gear, gas, LP, etc.....

 

My combined weight (fully loaded and ready to camp, plus family on board) is a right at 13k lbs (scale weighed on an actual trip @ 12,880 lbs). I was surprised to see similar numbers on what appears to be a much smaller camper. Our camper is full aluminum framed, but it's not really an "ultralight", as it has conventional Al studs/joists, 5/8 plywood floors, 3/8 ply roof, etc.

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"combined weight" Truck, trailer, gear, gas, LP, etc.....

 

My combined weight (fully loaded and ready to camp, plus family on board) is a right at 13k lbs (scale weighed on an actual trip @ 12,880 lbs). I was surprised to see similar numbers on what appears to be a much smaller camper. Our camper is full aluminum framed, but it's not really an "ultralight", as it has conventional Al studs/joists, 5/8 plywood floors, 3/8 ply roof, etc.

 

 

 

I had all three wet tanks full (120 Gallons x8 lbs) three ATV's, one dirt Bike, one Street Bike, food, dishes, and enough clothes to last two weeks for a family of four, and the bed of the truck was lined with foot lockers that were packed with gear. It is a 23 Ft (Box length) all aluminum structure toy hauler (which wieght more than standard travel type trailers) It is 26 ft tounge to bumper. The trailer weights just over 4 grand and the truck wieghts almost 5 grand so if you do the math the trailer and truck really only had about 3000 pounds of gear in it.

 

I will post picks of the wieght tickets....... It was a fun drive from NC to CA.....3128 miles.

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I had all three wet tanks full (120 Gallons x8 lbs) three ATV's, one dirt Bike, one Street Bike, food, dishes, and enough clothes to last two weeks for a family of four, and the bed of the truck was lined with foot lockers that were packed with gear. It is a 23 Ft (Box length) all aluminum structure toy hauler (which wieght more than standard travel type trailers) It is 26 ft tounge to bumper. The trailer weights just over 4 grand and the truck wieghts almost 5 grand so if you do the math the trailer and truck really only had about 3000 pounds of gear in it.

 

That explains it. Pictures can be deceiving. You and I are at almost identical total weight.

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just click on add reply, and then just below the box where you type theres a section that says attachments, and you click browse on the far right, and select the pics you want to attach, or like you said, you can use photobucket

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Here's my new truck and my trailer.....love both.

 

Very nice setup! Did you ever pull that same trailer w/ a 1500?

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Yes I did and it was alright but it down shift going up a slight hill all the time......it only weights 5000 lbs. Now with this 2500 HD Diesel & Allison transmission I don't even know it's there........

 

Here's my new truck and my trailer.....love both.

 

Very nice setup! Did you ever pull that same trailer w/ a 1500?

 

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