Questions for those of you that trailer your Cats

[Hickster]

Linder youz muvin 2 Flurida? Home stead of OJ dat cost $10 a galun? I have oned both 1/2 tun and 3/4 tun trucks. Get der 3/4 and youz want have em problem. 1st week I had my 1/2 tun Ram, ass, I bought 6 rolls of aluminum, drove 65 non smiles, got 2 dajob sight. 1 guy wook er bee, hay mon sumtin wrung wit yall tars. Back uns were cut by da weight and da rims. Snot even 1,500 non smiles on my purty face. Pissed on da truck and lousie tars. 3/4. Like said upstars, can't go back ass wards.

 

[hell on wheels]

I ordered a regular cab dually
Turbo Diesel.
low options WORK truck
tows approximately 36,000lbs.

Build date week of August 28

 

[Linda's Hell Cat]

Linder youz muvin 2 Flurida? Home stead of OJ dat cost $10 a galun? I have oned both 1/2 tun and 3/4 tun trucks. Get der 3/4 and youz want have em problem. 1st week I had my 1/2 tun Ram, ass, I bought 6 rolls of aluminum, drove 65 non smiles, got 2 dajob sight. 1 guy wook er bee, hay mon sumtin wrung wit yall tars. Back uns were cut by da weight and da rims. Snot even 1,500 non smiles on my purty face. Pissed on da truck and lousie tars. 3/4. Like said upstars, can't go back ass wards.

LOL I don't have any plans on moving to Florida at this time. @SilverBillet has retired to there and is living the good Life!

 

[DavidKFla]

I ordered a regular cab dually
Turbo Diesel.
low options WORK truck
tows approximately 36,000lbs.

Build date week of August 28

Ram?

 

[moparjim]

1500 Ram with Airlift suspension. 2016 with the 5.7, doesn't even notice the trailer. Has a controller in the cab to add or remove air.

Do you have the ones that go in the springs or the big 5000lb ones.

 

[hell on wheels]

Black
In color

I looked at the Ram too.
My Dealer never called back
To let me know if I could
Order the unconnect 3 7” radio
Instead of the unconnect 5 screen like in our cars that delaminates.

 

[DavidKFla]

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Black
In color

I looked at the Ram too.
My Dealer never called back
To let me know if I could
Order the unconnect 3 7” radio
Instead of the unconnect 5 screen like in our cars that delaminates.

Does Ram even make a regular cab anymore?

 

[hell on wheels]

Does Ram even make a regular cab anymore?

Yes

 

[DavidKFla]

Yes

Not in a 1500 but you can in a 2500. Weird.

 

[hell on wheels]

Not in a 1500 but you can in a 2500. Weird.

The truck I ordered is very rare
GM produces only around 100 of these
Each year.

 

[fumanchu182]

Do you have the ones that go in the springs or the big 5000lb ones.

load lifters 5000 with the wireless one onboard compressor

 

[Jimmy N.]

1500 Ram with Airlift suspension. 2016 with the 5.7, doesn't even notice the trailer.

That's a bit odd. When I did a test run (against better knowledge) with my 1500 pulling an empty 16' flatbed, it noticed the trailer. And the already less than stellar fuel economy took a dump.

Or did you not notice that the trailer was there? That seems to be common, unfortunately, but I doubt that you're so insensitive that you didn't.

 

[DavidKFla]

That's a bit odd. When I did a test run (against better knowledge) with my 1500 pulling an empty 16' flatbed, it noticed the trailer. And the already less than stellar fuel economy took a dump.

Or did you not notice that the trailer was there? That seems to be common, unfortunately, but I doubt that you're so insensitive that you didn't.

My 24' open pulled very well behind the 1500. It was setup for towing with the 3.92 posi and HD towing setup. Fuel economy was never very good. It was very well balanced.

 

[Jimmy N.]

My 24' open pulled very well behind the 1500. It was setup for towing with the 3.92 posi and HD towing setup. Fuel economy was never very good. It was very well balanced.

I've never questioned that a 1500 can pull a trailer. It's the safety aspect of it that scares me.

A light tow vehicle with small brakes and tiny mechanical components is not what I like to tow with. Sure, if it was a Kia, Tesla, or even a Charger, back there I wouldn't feel so bad about it. But a Challenger?

Seriously, though, there's just no way I can not feel a trailer behind a 1500, and that bugs me. In contrast, with 25,000 lbs. behind the 3500 there's no forgetting that the weight is there, but it doesn't really affect handling. Of course, that's with gooseneck trailers, which are infinitely nicer to pull.

If there's one redeeming factor for bumper pulls, it's that you can use a WD hitch on them. On the other hand, you almost have to.

 

[DavidKFla]

I knew that it was there. I would take precautions and give myself plenty of room. Same with the 2500 and the enclosed. I do have experience driving 18 wheelers years ago and was professionally trained.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I do have experience driving 18 wheelers years ago and was professionally trained.

Ah, that's where we differ. I only have experience with a 14-wheeler (okay, 22 when pulling doubles) and never had any professional training. Can't even say that I learned on the job, as I never did drive for anyone, or commercially.

But then you know how much fun it isn't to not have a trailer behind the tractor. That's at least an advantage with our light duty pickups...they can be stopped a whole lot better than a bobtailing tractor.

 

[DavidKFla]

Ah, that's where we differ. I only have experience with a 14-wheeler (okay, 22 when pulling doubles) and never had any professional training. Can't even say that I learned on the job, as I never did drive for anyone, or commercially.

But then you know how much fun it isn't to not have a trailer behind the tractor. That's at least an advantage with our light duty pickups...they can be stopped a whole lot better than a bobtailing tractor.

I didn't enjoy it even a little bit.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I didn't enjoy it even a little bit.

Bobtailing, or driving a tractor trailer in general?

I thought it was great fun, and a superb learning experience. Didn't know a thing about tractor trailers before buying mine.
And figuring stuff out, including how to drive it, was a challenge I'm glad I decided to take on.

 

[DavidKFla]

Bobtailing, or driving a tractor trailer in general?

I thought it was great fun, and a superb learning experience. Didn't know a thing about tractor trailers before buying mine.
And figuring stuff out, including how to drive it, was a challenge I'm glad I decided to take on.

I was driving in and out of the NYC area. It got old really fast especially running the NJ Turnpike in a wired truck.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I was driving in and out of the NYC area. It got old really fast especially running the NJ Turnpike in a wired truck.

Ouch. That does not sound like fun, at all. I generally left by 4 AM or earlier to miss most of the L.A. traffic.
Coming back home could be a different story, but sure did help hone my shifting skills.