superdave150

I am thinking of buying a travel trailer that is 5 tons dry & empty, and a base V6 to tow it with. I figure the V6 has about 300 horsepower so that is surely sufficient to tow this trailer, right??? Heck, Pickuptrucks.com did it with a base V6 Ram. Add some helper springs and a set of glasspacks and I'm good!

willieboy

Don't forget the throttle body spacer...

proexpert

as long as your muffler bearings will hold up, it's all good

tomb1269

Do not forget the all important TORNADO AIR INTAKE TURBONATOR FAN GAS FUEL SAVER...............

HoustonRider

piece of cake. Change your headlight fluid when you stop for more fuel, keep it topped off. Carburetor bushings go bad with long hauls, so keep an eye on your cephalopod actuator too.

Sitedrifter

Tow capacity has alot more top do with then just horsepower.

some of these are:
wheel size
tire type
springs
gear ratio
transmission cooler
2wd or 4wd
truck style (scab,screw,rc)

Without knowing all the above, it is safe to assume you will damage your truck in one way or another if you tack on that type of load.

techrep

iTrader: (1)

Just carry about 30 feet of chow line and it's all good

humblerb

Let me know how it works out. If you are good, I'm downsizing my rig and upsizing my trailer.

jcain

I've towed wayyyyy more with waaayyy less. You're good bra', airbags and a heavy foot will be the easy solution.

bubbabud

Hell why not? they tow the space shuttle with a Toyota