Who tows with thier 'Hoe?

["350Vortec"]

Use to tow a 24 foot trailer with 4 snowmobiles and gear along with five people packed in the old Yukon. Never had a problem once. You should be fine.

 

[arveetek]

I regularly tow my Jeep on a trailer behind my 2-door. I don't have any issues, and it handles great with the diesel and 3.42 gearing. I do use an Equalizer 4-point sway hitch system, though. Tows straight as an arrow.

Your Jeep will be a bit taller than mine, but shouldn't weigh that much more.

Casey

 

[newmarketeod]

Glad to see all the replies, makes me feel a little better. It will only be towing maybe once a month, so after reading these replys I feel pretty confident it is up to the task.

 

[buckeye026]

i tow a 30ft enclosed trailer loaded with 8 quads all the time and she pulls great, I have upgraded my breaks and trans cooler tho. thats it.

 

[Bad bow tie]

Yessir. I tow a 23 foot Cobalt boat in the summer, an enclosed sled traier with usually 3-4 sleds in the winter and a the occassional 28 foot camper in the summer but the hoe don't like that so I usually borrow my pop's Silverado for that one.

 

[craz-28]

You should be fine on flat ground. Now since this is a crawler that your towing, I assume you'll be heading to a few places where there are some good inclines and declines. If your maxing out what your hoe can tow, you may want to not just make sure the brakes are good/new, but you may want to consider upgrading the brakes. Brake fade's a ***** and can make for a hairy ride.

I regularly pull a 3k trailer with anywhere from 1k to 2.5k lbs in gear/hardware. On the freeway or across town it was butter. It wasn't until I did a mountain trip that I expereinced fade for the first time. Lemme tell ya, it got my attention real quick!

 

[ravingmadman]

I've towed our 21' boat and just recently an F350 powerstroke through town last night.

FTW. "You know you drive a Hoe when...."

 

[95TwinTT]

You should not have any trouble pulling the car trailer with the crawler. Your trailer must have brakes for that weight. Surge brakes may be alright, but electric are best.

If you don’t already have a electric brake sending unit, you might want to try to find the “inertia” type for best performance.

There are some cheap brake units that do not use inertia but some “time out” scheme. They are especially aggravating in traffic.

I prefer the old type, actuated with the brake fluid itself. It never fails and it always knows how hard you are on the brakes by the pressure.

It is also recommended to pull trailers in drive instead of overdrive. Keeps the tranny cooler and is easier on the engine.

 

[Trvr_lumsden]

I towed 6,000Lbs on a heavy ass trailer. Not a good thing when the rear springs are wore out and the brakes need to be freshened up. But it did it, I just didn't feel comfortable going over 45 (wet roads).

 

[MUDDER TRUCKER]

i tow my jeep , does ok, but i have 456 gears and 38s, u will be ok towing yours!!!