My towing experience - 1500miles round trip

MoLibertyCRD · **Posted:** Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:26 pm

oldnavy wrote:

Humm, I guess next month I will be reporting on a 700+ mile trip to MI with a 16" car trailer (no brakes) with '94 Dodge Dakota, Queen size bed set, and some tools on the trailer, for total of about 3500 lbs to 3800 lbs max to tow.

Hope you don't have to stop quick. That is a lot of weight to pull without! :shock:

That said, we used to pull a 14' stock trailer and two horses inside with a S-10. (also no brake controller).

I finally convinced my dad to get a 3/4 ton, but not until after the little truck was loose as a goose.

oldnavy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:03 pm

MoLibertyCRD wrote:

oldnavy wrote:

Humm, I guess next month I will be reporting on a 700+ mile trip to MI with a 16" car trailer (no brakes) with '94 Dodge Dakota, Queen size bed set, and some tools on the trailer, for total of about 3500 lbs to 3800 lbs max to tow.

Hope you don't have to stop quick. That is a lot of weight to pull without! :shock:

That said, we used to pull a 14' stock trailer and two horses inside with a S-10. (also no brake controller).

I finally convinced my dad to get a 3/4 ton, but not until after the little truck was loose as a goose.

I got to thinking about that and forgot about the weight of the trailer and I think I am going to pass on that trailer because of the combined weight would be pushing well past 4000 lbs.

Cowcatcher · **Posted:** Thu Jul 27, 2006 1:24 am

oldnavy wrote:

MoLibertyCRD wrote:

oldnavy wrote:

Humm, I guess next month I will be reporting on a 700+ mile trip to MI with a 16" car trailer (no brakes) with '94 Dodge Dakota, Queen size bed set, and some tools on the trailer, for total of about 3500 lbs to 3800 lbs max to tow.

Hope you don't have to stop quick. That is a lot of weight to pull without! :shock:

That said, we used to pull a 14' stock trailer and two horses inside with a S-10. (also no brake controller).

I finally convinced my dad to get a 3/4 ton, but not until after the little truck was loose as a goose.

I got to thinking about that and forgot about the weight of the trailer and I think I am going to pass on that trailer because of the combined weight would be pushing well past 4000 lbs.

OK, INTERVENTION TIME. Oldnavy is posting then replying to his own posts. It is time for a PA intervention meeting. That is PA for Posters Anonymous!!

oldnavy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:34 am

Cowcatcher wrote:

OK, INTERVENTION TIME. Oldnavy is posting then replying to his own posts. It is time for a PA intervention meeting. That is PA for Posters Anonymous!![/size][/color]

Moo???
Speaking of intervention I think it's time for some OJ & V for a stress reducer. :shock:

buoychaser · **Joined:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:25 pm **Posts:** 8

i have an '06 Liberty Limited CRD that didn't come with the tow package, but had the dealer install the hitch and round plug...does this mean the dealer installed the wire to connect a Prodigy if i get one???or do i need another adapter or something???

RTStabler51 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:53 am

buoychaser wrote:

i have an '06 Liberty Limited CRD that didn't come with the tow package, but had the dealer install the hitch and round plug...does this mean the dealer installed the wire to connect a Prodigy if i get one???or do i need another adapter or something???

Since you have the Limited you should have the wire in the normal place for the brakes. I was in the same boat as you, except I installed my own stuff and the wire was there.

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