Raw Dodge
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2009
- Messages
- 644
- Location
- Orange County,NY
- Tractor
- Ventrac 4231,Dixie Chopper XXWD5000
Age doesnt mean much in a truck,my brother just towed an enclosed trailer to fla and back,from NY with his 01 1500 z71 excab chevy...it has 262K miles on it,and not a whimper from it,not one single problem.my gmc pulls and plows its 9 yrs old 94K,my dodge tows 14k+ easily,and reliably with 150K miles on it...
As for the WD hitch,if you havent used one,they are a pain to set up properly,you really need a scale,many test drives,and a load that is consistantly the same.Open car trailers always vary in load depending on where the car is locked down...with the suburban he really doesnt need the WD hitch to tow 7K trailer! the truck has a 135" WB,thats plenty...if he had a 120" or less,different story altogether...same with weight,if he was towing 9000 w 1000 on the tongue he'd need a WD hicth and a 2500sub...ideally.
i tow up to 15000 without a WD hitch with the dump trailer,and flatbed trailers and it handles perfect,this is with a 150+WB truck,but i like a WD hitch when towing my 9500lb sunnybrook,as its much longer,and the truck doesnt /bob with the WD hitch at all,it isnt so much the weight,but how long the trailer and how high the center of gravity for me..
As for the WD hitch,if you havent used one,they are a pain to set up properly,you really need a scale,many test drives,and a load that is consistantly the same.Open car trailers always vary in load depending on where the car is locked down...with the suburban he really doesnt need the WD hitch to tow 7K trailer! the truck has a 135" WB,thats plenty...if he had a 120" or less,different story altogether...same with weight,if he was towing 9000 w 1000 on the tongue he'd need a WD hicth and a 2500sub...ideally.
i tow up to 15000 without a WD hitch with the dump trailer,and flatbed trailers and it handles perfect,this is with a 150+WB truck,but i like a WD hitch when towing my 9500lb sunnybrook,as its much longer,and the truck doesnt /bob with the WD hitch at all,it isnt so much the weight,but how long the trailer and how high the center of gravity for me..