Hey guys. So my wife came and snagged my truck from my work today (without my knowledge) which would normaly be fine exept for today she drove it 100mi +/- then proceeded to let her uncle hook his 20ft +/- travel trailer to it and pull it home (his f-250 broke down) so my truck is an 07 3.7l 6 speed 4x4 quadcab (WITH NO TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLER) so my question is to you guys, besides the obvious possible ecessive brake wear should I be worried about that hurting anything else on my truck?

 

What was the gross tow weight, and which gear ratio do you have?

 

Not sure on the weight I get to go pick up the truck in the morning ill try and check then. But I have 3:55s acording to my build sheet

 

My setup (3.7L, extended cab, 4x2, 3.55 gears) has a maximum tow weight of 4,550 lbs, and I imagine your quad cab 4x4's maximum should be at least 4,000.

 

Do you have an automatic transmission and if so, do you have the factory tow package or an aftermarket transmission cooler? If so, that should (hopefully) cut-down on the chance of your transmission overheating (depending on how heavy it is, how hot outside, what type driving conditions/hills, etc.)
Some guys posted on here before and you mentioned, the biggest issue with doing something like this is the risk of someone getting hurt if it is overloaded (esp if there were no active trailer brakes on it and its overloaded.)

 

Read his 1st post. He has a 6 speed, which means manual transmission.

I would just keep an extra eye on it for a while for noises/signs of wear, and give the wife a nice stern lecture about the difference between a Dakota, a half ton, and a three-quarter ton (F250) truck. Her uncle should have put the brakes on the whole operation as well if he understood the differences, I would keep an eye on him too.

If it was a half ton truck job, it'd be easier to swallow. My Dakota has pretty much the same tow rating as my 2001 Ram 1500 did (the truck I traded in), about 7000 lbs. But I would not even think to put it anywhere near a F250 or any other three quarter ton truck job.

 

Thanks for the info guys. So I went and picked up the truck today so far so good. The loaded weight of the trailer was 5000lbs. Her uncle said " it pulled it better than my 250 with the 460 in it". he said he only went 50-55mph though. The kicker is he didnt relize the breaks would work without a controller
So where do I find my tow capacity

 

5,000 I wouldn't worry about damage. May not have been legal, but not exceeding by much, either. If he used engine braking through downshifting the trans effectively, and started it way early, your brakes probably fared just fine. And as long as it wasn't tongue-heavy, your suspension should be fine too.

As for the capacity, here:

http://www.dodge.com/towing/D/home.html

 

Thanks for your help guy glad to here I shouldnt have to worry about to much

 

Just beware of that towing guide from Dodge. You have to lower your tow weight for:

• 3.55 gears
• V6
• lack of tow package