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JasonH70 Enthusiast

JasonH70

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My 79 FJ40 on my 16' hauler. Plus all the camping necessities, like 3 kegs of beer and the kegerator. :eek:

 

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wavery Enthusiast

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We tow a 4,000# TrailManor Pop-up trailer about twice a month. We tow it all over the High Sierras over 8200' altitude without a problem. We carry a lot of camping gear and have a heavy shell on our 8' bed. Couldn't be more pleased.

 

We just have a 4.8 with 3.23 gears. 6% grades we do in 2nd gear @ 62MPH, 3600RPM. If I let the RPMs fall off, I'm down to 40 so I have to watch the tack more than the speedo. I've done it in 100* heat and never saw engine temps over 210* and trans temps never over 200*.

 

I would like to have 3.73 gears but that would actually slow me down on the grades because I would probably have to use 2nd gear anyway and I don't like running over 3600RPM for long periods.

TP@CLNC Enthusiast

TP@CLNC

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20ft Nitro bass boat...gonna sell it soon though.

 

My father is gonna get a 33 or 36' CC...hopefully a Yellowfin...and will be purchasing a 3500HD soon

 

 

 

Now that's some serious cash there, 36 CC Yellowfin and a 3500HD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

jerksville Enthusiast

jerksville

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My 18' car hauler with race cars, various other vehicles, and with steel on it for work. Also tow 2 atv's on their own trailer, and Miller generator/welder trailer

temmert1 Enthusiast

temmert1

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Towing a 2008 Wilderness 31FT TT. Dry weight of 6,300. Estimate when loaded is 7,500 to 8,000lbs. Tow vehicle is a 2010 Sierra CC, 4X4, 6.2l, 20 inch OEM wheels, K&N CAI, BB tune, 1.5 inch leveling kit in front, 2 inch blocks in rear, Firestone Ride Rite air bags........

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TP@CLNC Enthusiast

TP@CLNC

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20ft Nitro bass boat...gonna sell it soon though.

 

My father is gonna get a 33 or 36' CC...hopefully a Yellowfin...and will be purchasing a 3500HD soon

 

 

 

Now that's some serious cash there, 36 CC Yellowfin and a 3500HD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

Yeah tell me about it lol...now factor in gas for round trips to Bimini for wahoo, and running 70 miles off the shelf in NC for tuna and AJs...

 

 

 

Damn, stop by and pick me up, i am on the coast of NC not far from Emerald Isle, LOL. WTF am I saying, i am not home but maybe 20 days a year, so the chances of me being home are slim to freaking none, lol. Did your dad pick up the new boat and truck yet?

importkiller76 Enthusiast

importkiller76

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The HD gets used to pull our 1975 Jayco 30' travel trailer most of the time. 6800 dry so she's fairly beefy lol. 1500 gets used to pull the boat around as well as a few quads which I don't seem to have a picture of...

 

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maxco Enthusiast

maxco

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Not exactly towing....but hauling 2 boats and a bed pack full to the roof of stuff on my last fishing trip.

 

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mdgchev

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Hey Guys

New to the fourm. Here is my old 2006 pulling my toys to a lawn and garden tractor plow day. I dont know what it weighed. Traded that truck for another brand. :dunno: (big mistake) Traded that one this week for a 2011 Chevrolet 2wd Z71 Ext Cab. I LOVE IT. Cant wait to tow another load like this with the six speed tranny. :dunno:

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dwhitton Enthusiast

dwhitton

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I tow a Fleetwood Wilderness 280BHS Extreme Edition 9000 GVWR (usually towing at 8500lbs with stuff and 1/2 tank fresh water) 32' stem to stern.

 

Suspension enhancements - Blue OX BXW1000 WD hitch, Timbren SES. Braking - Tekonsha Prodigy P2.

 

I get 9.5 MPG (25l/100) average towing. That sucks but commuting I get 25 MPG (9.5 L/100) which more than pays up for it.

 

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ugeesta Enthusiast

ugeesta

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Just picked up the Puma Unleashed 298FQU last weekend. Fully loaded , the trailer is about 11,000lbs and will put me a couple hundred pounds over GVRW.

 

I'd post a pic if I can figure it out.

THABULL Enthusiast

THABULL

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Looks like alot of fellow RVer's on here , see sig. pic. of ours 04 Jayco Jayflight 29BHS! :) Combined weight is around 12,000lbs loaded , truck is bone stock , I use a Equalizer WD hitch and a Hopkins Agility brake controller!

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