towing 9000 lbs with a 1500... did very well!!!

wflanagan12 · Dec 5, 2013

didnt really want to but my dad was towing the camper so i had to tow the land cruiser..

dodge dude94 · Dec 5, 2013

Good job. I'd have never done that myself but looks like the Ram fared well.

wflanagan12 · Dec 5, 2013

it did good until the base of the mountains the transmission was running at about 200 degrees so i stopped and had a friend drive it the rest of the way

dodge dude94 · Dec 5, 2013

Yikes. 200 is too hot. Good on you for stopping though.

Bigdaddy · Dec 5, 2013

Wow, I always like to see these ram at work thanks for the pics.

Donelam304 · Dec 5, 2013

I used to do that in my Silverado. Lol. Like I said. And is what resulted in NY buying a new 2014 Ram 2500. Lol. I had a 1500 Silverado crew cab. And transmission is gutted.

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Diller · Dec 5, 2013

That must be one heavy Land Cruiser. It sure doesn't look like 9000 pounds. What gears do you have?

bloombloom88 · Dec 5, 2013

Don't forget the atv in the bed. Nice pull!

toofart · Dec 6, 2013

Where does the 9000 lbs add up to? I see a 2000 lb trailer, with a 5000 lb SUV and a 500 lb ATV.

WhiteExpress · Dec 6, 2013

wflanagan12 said:
it did good until the base of the mountains the transmission was running at about 200 degrees so i stopped and had a friend drive it the rest of the way

200 is fine, that just means your transmission is honestly working. You'll see 240-250 full loaded pulling a grade. It's how it works. You break 250 and you'll starting breaking down the fluid.

Just make sure you kick it down to your 1:1 gear at highest, never let it hit OD while towing (specially up a hill) and you should be doing great.

jaredb909 · Dec 6, 2013

Id have to say 7-8k max more like 7.5

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WhiteExpress · Dec 6, 2013

jaredb909 said:
Id have to say 7-8k max more like 7.5

Dunno, Looks like it's got beefy tires and beadlocks, lord only know what else.
Plus the ATV in the bed.

wflanagan12 · Dec 6, 2013

Diller said:
That must be one heavy Land Cruiser. It sure doesn't look like 9000 pounds. What gears do you have?

the land cruiser is 7500 and the trailer is 1500 and we just have 4 10s

bmxnick7 · Dec 6, 2013

wflanagan12 said:
the land cruiser is 7500 and the trailer is 1500 and we just have 4 10s

That's one heavy land cruiser. My buddys Chevy on 2.5 tons with 44 in tires doesn't even weigh that much.

wflanagan12 · Dec 6, 2013

toofart said:
Where does the 9000 lbs add up to? I see a 2000 lb trailer, with a 5000 lb SUV and a 500 lb ATV.

we thought the land cruiser weighed about 5-6k but we weighed it at a loves truck stop and it was a little under 7.5k

wflanagan12 · Dec 6, 2013

WhiteExpress said:
Dunno, Looks like it's got beefy tires and beadlocks, lord only know what else.
Plus the ATV in the bed.

like the steel rock sliders and ARB bumpers

wflanagan12 · Dec 6, 2013

bmxnick7 said:
That's one heavy land cruiser. My buddys Chevy on 2.5 tons with 44 in tires doesn't even weigh that much.

the beadlocks, bumpers and rock sliders add up fast

wflanagan12 · Dec 6, 2013

i forgot to mention the land cruiser is squatted about 4 inches lol

Ocelot · Dec 6, 2013

Nice job, go RAM!

Car trailers are a pretty easy tow, but I wouldn't want to tow a 9000 lb camper. The tall walls are like towing a giant wind sail.

TRCM · Dec 6, 2013

bmxnick7 said:
That's one heavy land cruiser.

Hmmmm....So your saying your LC weighs more than a 1 ton diesel 4x4 extended cab dually truck ?

My 97 dodge 3500 CTD 4x4 dually didn't even weigh that much until I put the aux fuel tank full of fuel in the bed.

I could see the trailer AND the landcruiser BOTH being 7500, but not just the LC.

wflanagan12 said:
the beadlocks, bumpers and rock sliders add up fast

Having built some of the items you added and lifted them up to mount them, I find it very hard to believe you have 2000 lbs worth of bumper/beadlock/sliders on that LC. It is possible but I find it very hard to fathom.

The trailer & load in the pic below is barely over 11k in weight, and that's with a trailer that is 3x what you say yours weighs AND 1000 lbs of snowplow up front.

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