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    Towing to Alaska: A rookie’s experience

    We made a bit selling the trailer and true to the assertions of many it did sell quick. Interestingly to a fellow moving back down to Texas, which is where the trailer was originally purchased! I was happy to see we were able to cover all the costs of the trailer; purchase, registration, the...
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    Towing to Alaska: A rookie’s experience

    Pilot! Pretty easy to narrow down most folks that head north I guess.
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    Towing to Alaska: A rookie’s experience

    Yes, this seems plausible to me too. Thank you for the insight!! Glad you enjoyed the post.
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    Towing to Alaska: A rookie’s experience

    Yes, the Milepost is a great resource! We brought a few gas jerrys "just in case," especially considering the low gas mileage while towing. Thankfully we didn't need them, but it feels good knowing you've got the option.
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    Towing to Alaska: A rookie’s experience

    The borders are closed for "non-essential" traffic and we were also concerned about crossing. Our move had been set in motion well before the whole COVID thing started. We had lined up our place in Anchorage in February (for an April move-in) and already committed to moving out of our place in...
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    Towing to Alaska: A rookie’s experience

    (Part 2) The Weight I’m not going to explain all the weight terminology, but you can find plenty of info on that elsewhere on the web if you need it. My goal with the weights was to ensure that I was within the gross weight limit of the truck, the gross weight limit of the trailer, the gross...
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    Towing to Alaska: A rookie’s experience

    Disclaimer As stated in the title, I’m a noob when it comes to towing. Before this move I’d probably towed 10 or 15 miles total in my life. So, this post isn’t about how you SHOULD do it, but rather how I DID do it. Hopefully it will be interesting to read, might help some people out, or...
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    No problem KeepRight, thank you for sharing your experiences and advice, very much appreciated. I'm sure this will all help make my towing experience more enjoyable and less stressful.
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    I went back and forth on this, 1/2 ton vs 3/4 ton, when thinking about buying the truck and making this tow with it. In the end, given my experience level, I decided I'd rather have a little too much truck than just enough. All the same I knew that I'd have to pay close attention to setting it...
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    This is basically keeping the tongue weight from being too low, right?
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    @KeepRight No offense taken!! This is exactly what I'm looking for as I fairly new to towing, especially heavier loads. Your number one rule seems spot on to me! The rest of the post was packed with good advice, I'll definitely be reading through it a few more times. I'm already planning on...
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    That is an awesome video!!! They did an excellent job breaking down all the factors and clearly showing the results with the actual numbers. Best towing video I've seen on youtube and I watched quite a few!! I had always heard that airbags were not the solution to towing heavy loads, that's...
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    Just another thought I had...the WDH will add about 100 pounds to the hitch area, but will also take some tongue weight away (right?), so will I just break even or can I expect to actually lower the tongue weight with the WDH? Also, is the goal of the WDH to reduce tongue weight or to help...
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    Thank you @crash68. I was wondering about the WDH, I did hear that anything over 5K needs one. To be honest I don't yet know exactly how the weights are going to work out, we'll be packing the trailer with our apartment for moving. Just went off some kinda rough figures I found online for...
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    Ball Mount Height for Enclosed Trailer

    I'm hoping some people with experience towing can weigh in here... I'll be towing a 6x12 or 7x14 dual axle enclosed trailer with my '09 Ram 2500. It's all stock; wheels, tires, suspension, etc. Hitch receiver height is about 22". I understand that "standard" tongue height on a lot of these...
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