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4600lbs. 6-8% grades. I just drive it in tow mode and it does fine. Mine does not “hunt.”

My dealer is small. No way do they have $500,000-1.2 million to invest.

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Definitely know your weights. Mine are based on actually weighing the truck and trailer as loaded for travel. Also EJH mentioned a valid point. My rear bump stops have been replaced with the Sumo blue, and my shocks are Bilstein 4600’s. I knew after a test drive I would immediately replace the...

We save money traveling. There’s no place to put extra stuff, and I’m not working on big projects buying materials on the road. We also don’t buy new toys while on trips. We typically budget $100 a day for trips.

I’d second the wdh setup and tongue weight. I tow at 60mph max. I’m still on factory tires on the truck and trailer. I have about 11,000 miles towing with the Ranger and Escape 19 trailer. I have towed much of my adult life, and bought the Ranger specifically for towing. I run my truck tires...

Have fun. We have time some others do not, so take a couple of 5-8K trips each year with our travel trailer.

Installed the engine cover after all of the water / TSB threads. Didn’t want to, but it might be a good preventative since I want to keep the truck a long time. My C2500 is a 1998 and still a daily driver. I hope the same for the Ranger, but with all of the electronics, I’m not as sure.

My dealer, $100 and it took 5 hours since it was the first one. They do them in 1 1/2 hours now.

T Mobile has exactly 0 coverage where I live. ATT / Verizon work good.

Time to drive there, time home, plus 20 minutes in line. I’d have found the time to do it.

I have the $200 a year plan too. My wife has an ATT 5 gig plan, and I have a Verizon 15 gig plan for phones. We travel a lot, and bought the Ranger as our travel tow rig. It’s nice to be able to use the larger iPad screen when checking out routes and places. It also sometimes gets signal when...

I just downshift periodically until the revs go up.

But GCVW is 12,500. So you can come close. I have added some accessories, but also removed a little. The adds are greater than the removes. I typically head out at GCVW around 11,700.

Not at the truck for a picture, but it’s 1823lbs. Cost $27,214. 2021 XLT 2wd, supercab. I put pencil to paper and determined I needed 1800lbs payload, and 7000lbs towing. Then I scoured the market to find out my cheapest option. Then I looked at the XL and XLT base package and determined the...

Slow Ranger: I thought you might have found me. I drive whatever the speed limit is in whatever I’m driving.

Also, that 7500lbs is based on a frontal area that is smaller than most TT’s. Mountains, long trips, or the local lake??? While the truck can do it, at what cost to wear and tear as well as comfort. My trailer is 4620lbs, 7’ wide and tows great for me with a loaded truck. Others say my truck is...

Sept 21. Almost 12K. Almost all of it towing.

I did 4600’s in the rear of my 2wd as soon as I got it. much better, and I’m happy. I also have the blue Sumo bump stop replacements.

For me, it would come down to speed, traffic, distance, and terrain. Twenty miles, twice a year, relatively level terrain, and light traffic at 50mph and I wouldn’t even think about a concern. Steep down grades, heavy traffic, 70mph, and 300 miles and I’d probably not. Only you know the towing...