6.4 towing experiences

[MadMatt64]

Evening everyone. I'm thinking of having a gooseneckhitch installed on my truck so I can get a gooseneck trailer to haul 2 antique tractors. Weight of trailer and tractors would come to 14-15k. Anyone have any experience putting this kind of weight behind a 6.4 powered truck. I have a 2500 RCLB with 6.4 and 4.10 gears.

 

[rzr6-4]

I've pulled that kind of weight a couple times and I just have the 5.7. Power wise you are fine, but your suspension and brakes will be near max depending on your trim and thus your rated capacity. Make sure you have it loaded with as much weight as you can on the trailer axles, and merging into traffic and stopping will both take a lot of time and distance so plan accordingly.

How far do you have to go? Across the county, not a big deal. Across the state, probly not a real fun time.

 

[MadMatt64]

It would be short trips. No further than 150 miles one way. I have a tradesmen and total payload is 3,515lbs minus me comes to 3,250. I've towed about 10k on a bumper pull with it and I was very impressed.

 

[rzr6-4]

It would be short trips. No further than 150 miles one way. I have a tradesmen and total payload is 3,515lbs minus me comes to 3,250. I've towed about 10k on a bumper pull with it and I was very impressed.

The tradesman is the best possible trim for this as it is the most plain and stripped down, and the saved weight from the extra crap is now added tow capacity.

Give it a go and see how you like it. If its a handful of times a year I would probly run it but if I had to do that every week for work I would probly upgrade to a 3500. But you can determine that in time once you've made a few trips with it.

 

[Riccochet]

That's pushing the limit of that truck. And if you are in the mountains of VA I'd seriously considering getting a 3500 diesel.

 

[nlambert182]

I'd also vote for a diesel 3500 for this application. I wouldn't opt for a diesel 2500 at all.

What you have now would "probably" do it, but doing that for 150 miles at a time will get old with a gasser real quick. That's a lot of weight to move. If it were just a couple of trips and done, then I might be ok with it but I wouldn't do it for a long period of time.

 

[tron67j]

Assuming that you don't trailer these all the time, just maybe to area tractor shows? You are at max probably but unless you start driving all the time with these things and lots of accessories you are probably fine. Just load correctly as stated above and make sure you have good brakes on the trailer.

 

[2003F350]

If it's just a couple shows a year (presuming it's shows?), I think you could absolutely get away with it. Take your time, load it right so most of the weight is on the trailer axles, and off you go. That Hemi will do it, it'll just scream and take longer. If this is an every week kind of thing, though, I would strongly consider an upgrade to at minimum a 3500, and preferably a diesel, as stated above.

It really depends on how often you're going to do this.

 

[Tulecreeper]

I would do it with mine (see below), but it would be maxed out and I wouldn't want to do it all the time or for long distances.