brown435

Have a little open tilt bed trailer pulled by a 3/4 ton K2500 4WD
Wife wants a Toy Hauler
I would like one but I live by the beach and drive to snow. Does anyone have experience pulling a loaded 6000 pound trailer in the mountains?

ITriumph

Just don't drive in overdrive. It'll burn your transmission faster than you can fry an egg

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PolarisINDY500

my dad pulled our old 25' travel trailer (5K-lbs-ish, i cant exactly remember)thru the rockys in montana w/ an older expedition (5.4L V8 '98-ish) and we never had a problem. the only thing that was different was that he used all avail. real estate to get a running start before going up steep grades. then on the way down utilized the trailer brakes to slow us down.

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IndianRvrShiver

Like mouse said, pull the trans down out of OD. Also invest in the largest trans oil cooler you can fit behind your grill (in front of rad/condenser). Had a trans expert tell me that is the #1 improvement anyone can make to improve trans performance/durability!!

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snoeproe

if your pulling with a 3/4 ton 4x4, you will not have a problem...

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kessinger700RMK

The hardest thing about a long heavy trailer, finding a place to turn around

brown435

Turning around can be a bear to handle. Yet to buy a trailer. Gonna go one of two routes. An 20' enclosed box trailer or a 22 to 26 feet toy hauler. Box trailer is 5 grand new anfd atoy hauler is 3 to 5 times more.

I_R_Josh

I don't think this applies unless lakes down there freeze deeper than I know of, but it's a good idea to take the loaded trailer onto a lake road or a large snow/ice covered parking lot and hit the brakes and get a feel for what the trailer and truck does in slippery situations.
And honing in the backing-up skills can be a huge deal when you need to turn around in tight spaces.

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BRPforlife

AMEN! Keep that tranny fluid cool and you'll be a happy camper. The hotter that fluid gets the thinner it gets! So take o/d off, you may burn some extra gas but your truck will thank you!

AvroAero

Would it be possible to put one in a buick?

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^Yes you can.

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brown435

Do any of you use a TOY HAULER? DID any of ypou convert a BOX Trailer into a living Quaters? Any pointers to keeping things from freezing? Most trailers around my home are for non winter use. What do you do to winterize a trailer ... one with water, ghrwy tanks, shower etc?