Added another car trailer today, need to work on a winch set up for this since I rarely load a car that runs haha. Truck pulled down 18.7mpg running 74mph on I70-I76 from Maryland, WV, PA, OH. Not bad.
Added another car trailer today, need to work on a winch set up for this since I rarely load a car that runs haha. Truck pulled down 18.7mpg running 74mph on I70-I76 from Maryland, WV, PA, OH. Not bad.
Because of my career path, I was in the truck game before the car game. 05 Cummins has gone full circle tow-pig, offroad, back to mostly tow duty. Still tows fine at max cgvwr with Carli/Thuren suspension goodies, although I went back to stock sway-bar, and can't convince myself to step away from the 315/70r17s.
21' Wood deck 10.4k w/dovetail. Converted non-brake axle to a brake axle, rewired & re-lighted (led) everything. Regreased and rewired the winch, various metal fusing activities. Call it my "thousand hour trailer" given the time I've invested in it. Still want to make the drivers fender removable, put the spare under the "A" frame, and relocate the anti-tilt jacks I added further back, since I put them at the apex of the dovetail, and when I load something heavy I feel like that's a significant concentrated force on the dovetail. I dont have any pictures of the anti-tilt jacks, but where they are now is nice because I can fully suspend the trailer during storage, or tire changes. I tell myself when I do decking I'll paint it, however I believe the current paint job is a theft deterrent, while in reality nothing is safe anymore.
The angle iron ramps that came with the trailer were cutting into my 200TW tires when hot. Upgraded to these 6' aluminum ramps from etrailer, and just store them in the truckbed until I can fab up a solution.
Trucks not lifted this high, just tongue weight.
I just rent the trailer when I have to. It's safer that way, fewer projects come home with me.
06 Express AWD. It's only rated for 6300, but I don't mind short trips with 7500 and keeping it out of OD.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
I've been thinking that a cargo van would serve me better than the SUV.
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
I've been thinking that a cargo van would serve me better than the SUV.
Well, don't ask me unless you want an earful. I'm a disciple of the church of van life, and I would love to tell you all about my religion.
In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :
Anything I have has to be able to:
1. Tow the boat
2. Haul us and all the things in relative comfort (while possibly towing the boat)
3. Drive on the sandy beaches while hauling us and all the things without getting stuck.
A van can certainly do the first two, but number three is a question mark without mods. There are some big dollar rigs I see out on the beach, but I'd prefer to keep it to a reasonable budget.
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