On 7/2/2011 07:45, M.B. wrote:
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>
> If you have the 3.92 rear end and the factory tow package, which this
> did not, you can hit 6200. His truck had the 3.55 rear end with the
> lighter 1450lb payload leaf springs, which puts it at 5200 max tow with
> a GCWR of 9500lb per the FSM.
>
> This was a full size car trailer and those usually run a couple thousand
> pounds by themselves, plus the Spirit, plus all his belongings stuffed
> in the Spirit (there wasn't room to fit another shoebox in the cabin or
> trunk of the Spirit) plus probably another 750-1000lbs in the bed.
> Assuming the Spirit weighed 2800lbs bone dry, and the trailer a
> conservative 1500lbs, with all the stuff inside of the Spirit hopefully
> being under ~500lb, he might be under the tow rating, barely.
>
> Considering the extended cab was stuffed with belongings behind the
> seats, plus the bed packed full, plus himself and his Dad who co-drove
> sitting in the front, he'd still be way, way over the GCWR.
>
> Let's just say they got flashed a lot by people who thought they had
> their headlights on high beam when they didn't, because the rear end was
> so low the headlights were practically signaling passing aircraft. :)
>
> M.B.
>
Hey, you never said he was loaded like Sampson & Son. :) Yeah, when you
look into any of your mirror and they are all pointed down at the road,
you may be a bit over capacity. :)
I don't know much about towing, but my memory of when I bought my truck
was that they were all rated for 6200 lbs (or whatever the correct max
was) regardless of options. I took a look at the spec badge inside my
door and it didn't mention the GCVW on their. I took a look in the
manual to see what it had to say about towing. It talked about loading
properly, not to exceed the GVWR, and the specs of each trailer hitch
class. It did mention that the trailer tow package included a certain
wiring harness and something else. From what I remember, the trailer
tow package included a hitch and an oil cooler or maybe tranny cooler.
I would think that if I put the correct hitch on my truck along with a
harness and electric trailer brakes, I should be able to tow 6200 lbs.
Is this wrong in my thinking?
-- -Andrew Kelsey E-mail: ajkelsey@grandroyal.org
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