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09-29-2011, 09:29 AM
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Re: What do you tow.
Back in the day when my grandparents owned the truck, they would tow a 34 foot RV trailer that I would guess to weigh 12,000 lbs. They would tow from San Bernardino to San Diego to the beach for the winter. This route has some good hills to climb-truck had a stock 350 w/ turbo 400 and 4:11 rear, a/c p/s,p/b customcamper20 with the optional overload spring. (now it has a 454 with the turbo 400 and 3:23 rear end). Frame mounted hitch
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09-29-2011, 12:36 PM
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Location: Valley Center KS
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Re: What do you tow.
What do you all think of pulling a 10k pound (capacity) car trailer with a SWB using a frame mounted hitch with weight distribution hitch and obviously a brake controler?
Currently I use my '03 suburban for pulling duties, but have thought of putting a hitch on my 69. My big concern is the wheelbase, being relatively short for that kind of load. |
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09-29-2011, 08:21 PM
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Quit if it's not FUN!!!
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Re: What do you tow.
Found this after I got home. Will this handle a 2000# camper behind my short stepper??
. Bolts to bottom of frame rails and bumper face behind tag. . I might even have it replated..... |
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09-30-2011, 05:19 AM
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Re: What do you tow.
I didn't build it to tow anything much but with a regular bumper hitch ball I do take the cart to shows with me every now and then. In fact next Saturday I'll have some new pictures of it towing the new cart to a show.
   
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09-30-2011, 09:19 AM
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Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: What do you tow.
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Besides having a short wheel base the trailer will weigh quite a bit more than your truck. If you try it start out slow and see how things goes. Most of the time now we use my '92 K-3500 dually or his 2000 Z71 lwb. Nothing phases the dually, I have it set up for pulling large 5th wheel travel trailers. It does like gas stations though  One thing that may help if you have the helper springs that are mounted behind the axle from the frame.
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09-30-2011, 01:19 PM
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Re: What do you tow.
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09-30-2011, 02:18 PM
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Re: What do you tow.
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I do know that the newer jeep grand cherokees have a fairly high tow capacity and have a similar wheelbase and probably a little narrower. I also have a sway control setup I'd probably use too. Oh well, in reality I probably won't do it anyways...cause I have the suburban. |
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10-02-2011, 12:13 PM
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Location: springfield mo
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Re: What do you tow.
what do i tow? yikes i have one of those useless lowered 2wd swbs
i tow whatever i want, wherever i want, whenever i want! its a TRUCK! 70 mph pulling the boat it gets 15+ mpg!
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10-02-2011, 12:41 PM
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Re: What do you tow.
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Nice. Great Thread OP. I plan to tow this once my 72 is back on the road. 
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10-02-2011, 12:42 PM
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10-02-2011, 12:43 PM
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08-31-2012, 11:46 PM
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Location: Indianola, Iowa
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Re: What do you tow.
72 3/4 ton with leaf spring rear. mildly built 402 with th400 and 4:10 rear
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09-01-2012, 08:11 AM
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Location: Iowa
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Re: What do you tow.
This the morning after I got home with the 72 Cheyenne.
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09-03-2012, 12:00 AM
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Re: What do you tow.
What ever I can.
  
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09-03-2012, 12:22 AM
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Location: Russellville, Arkansas
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Re: What do you tow.
This until I rolled it in the median strip in Pine Bluff Arkansas. Now this. 68 C20 Custom camper with 2005 5.3 and a 68 Airstream Ambassador International. And my VTX 1800 in the bed.
    Been to Arizona, Mississippi, Louisianna... with em, No problems except the above pictured mishap. |
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09-03-2012, 11:16 PM
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Re: What do you tow.
my 68 from winter storage to my garage (the first meeting for the 68 with its new stablemate)
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09-04-2012, 12:09 AM
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Re: What do you tow.
First time towing with my project. Bolted the bumper hitch I had laying around to Home Boy (4/7.5 drop). Hooked up my buddie's jet ski for the long weekend. We had to twist the safety chains quite a bit - and relocate the spare!
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09-04-2012, 12:24 AM
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Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: What do you tow.
This is usually what the 71 Tows.
 I was just getting ready to raise the mast and prep the boat to cruise to Port Townsend from Seattle in this photo. Loaded and ready to go to Everett last month 
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