thanks for all the input everyone, looks like what I was thinking is about right, 6000lbs is doable but not optimum. I think I'm going for a mainifold back exhaust, airbag overloads in the back...and now, probably a bigger tranny cooler, the stock one is tiny! I've been looking for an excuse to get an exhaust, ha, ha.

 

glad I could oblige

 

Dirt, lumber, engine blocks and other parts, furniture, my sons' stuff for college, camping gear, firewood, rocks, beer, junk (trash), appliances, miscellaneous... that's what I haul.

I occasionally pull a small trailer with aluminum cans for recycling, and tow broken-down cars home to work on them.

Nothing spectacular. It gets the job done.

 

'99 1500 QC, 360, 4x4, tow package. Trans cooler/temp gauge, atf 4, 3.5 gears. plenium fix etc.

Used to pull a 22 Foot mako (5200 lbs) no issues, LO OD, 2800 RPM at 65 MPH 265/75/16 tires 10 MPG. Pull Whaler 17 now (1800 lbs) ......in OD. 15 MPG Piece of cake.

 

I tow a 30 ft travel trailer with my 1998 ram 1500 2wd, it weights close to 7000 lb loaded, I have no problems until it comes to hills, I have not done any mods on it yet but plan on changing the exhaust, throttle body and air intake you should have no problems with a 22-24 ft trailer

 

My Truck yanks our 26ft travel trailer (5800 lbs empty or 7400 loaded) down the highway without a problem. I usually have my 4-wheeler loaded in the back too when we camp. (see pic in my gallery).

Pulling the whole rig down the Interstate at 75 mph is never an issue!

 

i tow fat chicks outta town

 

^^^ right behind him,, with their moms,,, we got some biggins up here in western ny


i just started to tow my first boat.. a 15'2" glastron tri-haul OB... me and another buddy can pick the boat up off the trailer (we arnt small dudes) but it still dont weigh no 1000lbs...

i tow in OD b/c the thing is so lite.. i shift out for hills tho.