Travel Trailer 2024 2500 HD 6.6 Gas Engine ?

[UWSkier]

Depends where you're going to be towing.  I have a Grand Design 2600RB, which we roll heavy when we go cross country.  Into a wind above 5000 feet elevation, it struggles to keep the RPMs down and gets absolutely abysmal mileage.  How fast do you like to drive?

 

The truck handles the trailer beautifully, and the engine is great below 2000' in nearly all conditions.

[GAMark]

 

[kevin74]

2024 2500 LTZ crew cab long bed 4x4. We pull a 5th wheel, not a bumper pull but regularly pull horses in a bumper pull trailer as well as a gooseneck. Our 5th wheel is 11,000 pounds GVWR. We've towed about 10hrs on the longest trip - after a mile or two, forgot the camper was back there except for going over bridges with a dip that gave a small bit of a bounce. Same will any horse trailer we pull (probably 8,000 at the most) and we don't even realize it's back there. 

[BuckWallace]

On 8/5/2026 at 11:50 AM, kevin74 said:

2024 2500 LTZ crew cab long bed 4x4. We pull a 5th wheel, not a bumper pull but regularly pull horses in a bumper pull trailer as well as a gooseneck. Our 5th wheel is 11,000 pounds GVWR. We've towed about 10hrs on the longest trip - after a mile or two, forgot the camper was back there except for going over bridges with a dip that gave a small bit of a bounce. Same will any horse trailer we pull (probably 8,000 at the most) and we don't even realize it's back there. 

I wonder what I'm doing wrong whenever I hear people say they "don't even feel it back there" when towing 10k+ lbs. I could even feel my old 3,500lb travel trailer. Oh well.

[Tyler Gibbs]

3 hours ago, BuckWallace said:

I wonder what I'm doing wrong whenever I hear people say they "don't even feel it back there" when towing 10k+ lbs. I could even feel my old 3,500lb travel trailer. Oh well.

I have a 36' bumper 9k FR and unless it's super windy, the only way you know its there is when rolling out from a stop.

[chris21]

9 hours ago, Tyler Gibbs said:

I have a 36' bumper 9k FR and unless it's super windy, the only way you know its there is when rolling out from a stop.

That much weight is over double the empty truck. Sure the truck can handle it well, comfortably even, but it significantly increases braking distances regardless of trailer brakes and slows acceleration and adds significant surface area to a wind. "Not noticing it" is a huge exaggeration. I'm sure you feel it every time you stop, change lanes, accelerate or hit a bump.

Edited 11 hours ago by chris21

[Tyler Gibbs]

4 hours ago, chris21 said:

That much weight is over double the empty truck. Sure the truck can handle it well, comfortably even, but it significantly increases braking distances regardless of trailer brakes and slows acceleration and adds significant surface area to a wind. "Not noticing it" is a huge exaggeration. I'm sure you feel it every time you stop, change lanes, accelerate or hit a bump.

The curb weight on a 1 ton crew cab long bed is around 7k lbs.  Now, I don't know where you went to school but 9k is not more than 2x 7k lbs. More than 2x 7k lbs would be 14k+.

 

With that said, obviously yes you're going to feel a 9k lb trailer when slowing down.  I already said, when accelerating.  When changing lanes?  No.  But if you look at the context of what was quoted, the original person said, "after a mile or two..." which means that would be after the accelerating portion and you're driving a generally steady pace.  Please do learn to read and comprehend.

[chris21]

4 hours ago, Tyler Gibbs said:

The curb weight on a 1 ton crew cab long bed is around 7k lbs.  Now, I don't know where you went to school but 9k is not more than 2x 7k lbs. More than 2x 7k lbs would be 14k+.

 

With that said, obviously yes you're going to feel a 9k lb trailer when slowing down.  I already said, when accelerating.  When changing lanes?  No.  But if you look at the context of what was quoted, the original person said, "after a mile or two..." which means that would be after the accelerating portion and you're driving a generally steady pace.  Please do learn to read and comprehend.

The weight of the truck is included in the weight that is being moved. A 9k trailer more than doubles the weight that the drivetrain and brakes need to move and stop (7k+9k)>14k. 

 

And yes changing lanes with a 36' sail certainly is different than an empty truck. 

 

I don't think my math or reading comprehension are problematic on this one

[Tyler Gibbs]

1 hour ago, chris21 said:

The weight of the truck is included in the weight that is being moved. A 9k trailer more than doubles the weight that the drivetrain and brakes need to move and stop (7k+9k)>14k. 

 

And yes changing lanes with a 36' sail certainly is different than an empty truck. 

 

I don't think my math or reading comprehension are problematic on this one

Oh, I see what you're saying now.  The *combined* weight of everything being more than 2x the weight.  The way you worded it made it seem like you were talking about the trailer itself being more than 2x the truck.

 

At the end of the day, it's a figure of speech.  If you're hungry, could you really eat a 900lb horse?No.  If you were mad at someone, is a sane, reasonable, logical person really going to kill the other person?  No.  Does anyone really not notice a big camper behind them or that notice being 0%?  No, of course not.

Edited 48 minutes ago by Tyler Gibbs

[garagerog]

To make things simple, general rule of thumb is not to exceed 80% percent of manufacturer's stated max towing weight to avoid white knuckle driving and that is with a WDH.