What Do You Tow?

Dzchey21 · Jul 15, 2013

This weekend second time I've towed this truck. .

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Ad8 PRODIGY · Jul 15, 2013

I'll have to check the sticker inside, I think your right, that does sound a bit high now that I think about it... either way I had to drop it in third and barely held 35mph wide open going up a gnarly hill going to the firehouse where we washed it. I friggen love towing with these 4.30's out back, unloaded is another story lol

And the zf5 made me way more confident going back down that hill, its maybe 1000 feet long and very steep and it would've pushed me down the hill good if I didn't touch the brakes. Put it in 3rd and let it hold itself back around 32mph and didn't touch the brakes all the way to the bottom until I shifted to 4th when it became a 50mph zone

superstroked · Jul 15, 2013

Just picked up a toy hauler last week..

I am thinking about adding timbrens but, do you think an f350 block would help ? This is the most pin weight the trailer will have because my SxS is not loaded up.

Cknox121 · Jul 15, 2013

superstroked said:
Just picked up a toy hauler last week..

I am thinking about adding timbrens but, do you think an f350 block would help ? This is the most pin weight the trailer will have because my SxS is not loaded up.

Helper bags imo

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Dzchey21 · Jul 15, 2013

Timbrens are a good low maintenence alternative. I like mine work well with my camper but not nearly as big as that one

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superstroked · Jul 15, 2013

Dzchey21 said:
Timbrens are a good low maintenence alternative. I like mine work well with my camper but not nearly as big as that one

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I think since the camper is down hill from the truck in this pic that it is pulling the tuck down further than it would on flat ground. It does have a 2600 lb pin weight with no toy in the back though.

Denver · Jul 18, 2013

Ad8 PRODIGY said:
I'll have to check the sticker inside, I think your right, that does sound a bit high now that I think about it... either way I had to drop it in third and barely held 35mph wide open going up a gnarly hill going to the firehouse where we washed it. I friggen love towing with these 4.30's out back, unloaded is another story lol

And the zf5 made me way more confident going back down that hill, its maybe 1000 feet long and very steep and it would've pushed me down the hill good if I didn't touch the brakes. Put it in 3rd and let it hold itself back around 32mph and didn't touch the brakes all the way to the bottom until I shifted to 4th when it became a 50mph zone

Never tow a trailer that has brakes without a working brake controller.

superstroked said:
Just picked up a toy hauler last week..

I am thinking about adding timbrens but, do you think an f350 block would help ? This is the most pin weight the trailer will have because my SxS is not loaded up.

Airbags. Check the tounge weight and and make sure the tires and rear axle are rated for that. It looks heavy.

lincolnlocker · Jul 18, 2013

I've came across a couple more guys that have timbrens... they said that they will never go back to bags.....

live life full throttle

sniper_101 · Jul 18, 2013

Used this to haul our mountain bikes and gear for our 2 week trip through the West Coast. Whistler, Fernie, Sun Peaks, etc. Trailer was around the 4900-5000lb mark, depending on how much beer we had with us. Trailer brake module on the trailer decided to give up 3 hours into the trip, so I had to do the rest of the trip (up and down 9% grades) with no trailer brakes. Luckily the ZF6 and wind resistance slowed it down nicely without more than the odd tap of the brakes. The only time I REALLY wished they worked was when having to deal with Vancouver traffic... that being said I wouldn't do it again. Also broke a trailer leaf spring 2 hours from home after driving 4,000k, that sucked, but could have been worse.

20130628-IMG_7487 by sniper_101, on Flickr

Big Stroker 6.4 · Jul 18, 2013

superstroked said:
Just picked up a toy hauler last week..

I am thinking about adding timbrens but, do you think an f350 block would help ? This is the most pin weight the trailer will have because my SxS is not loaded up.

I vote air bags, w/compressor. I like being able to fine tune my ride height when towing my camper, weight changes trip to trip, like bringing the quad, water weight, etc..

Also something to think about would be the rear of your trailer being so low to the ground. Bringing the rear of your truck up will pivot the rear of the trailer down even more then it is. Not to mention the weight of your SxS.

superstroked · Jul 18, 2013

Big Stroker 6.4 said:
I vote air bags, w/compressor. I like being able to fine tune my ride height when towing my camper, weight changes trip to trip, like bringing the quad, water weight, etc..

Also something to think about would be the rear of your trailer being so low to the ground. Bringing the rear of your truck up will pivot the rear of the trailer down even more then it is. Not to mention the weight of your SxS.

The driveway has a pretty good incline upward towards the truck that makes it look a lot worse than it actually is. The picture doesn't really show it but, it is there.

89 Stroker · Jul 19, 2013

superstroked said:
Just picked up a toy hauler last week..

I am thinking about adding timbrens but, do you think an f350 block would help ? This is the most pin weight the trailer will have because my SxS is not loaded up.

does your truck have the helper spring ?

96twofiddy · Jul 19, 2013

Surprisingly this is really the only picture I have with the trailer on this truck lol Nothing heavy, just an open trailer with the racecar, generator, and 4 wheeler sometimes.