Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
03-16-2006, 04:58 PM
#51
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
I had to go look the thing up:
http://www.jayco.com/html/catalog/fl...=74&mod_id=329
Your owners manual should give the towing capacity with the specific
axle ratio that you have. This towing capacity is based on the axle
model, axle gears, tranny, frame, and tires. Adding the equilzer hitch
does not change that, just makes it easier to tow. It should also give
you some ideas on how much you would need to change the axle ratio to
bump the capacity.
No matter what you do, this is going to be right up there in terms of
reasonable towing capacity for a GC. Your trailer is high and wide, lots
of wind resistance from the front, lots of side area for the wind to
push around. I suspect that you will find short trips to be fine, long
hauls across windy Nebraska and Wyoming to be a bit hard on you and the
truck.
dmacintire wrote:
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
http://www.jayco.com/html/catalog/fl...=74&mod_id=329
Your owners manual should give the towing capacity with the specific
axle ratio that you have. This towing capacity is based on the axle
model, axle gears, tranny, frame, and tires. Adding the equilzer hitch
does not change that, just makes it easier to tow. It should also give
you some ideas on how much you would need to change the axle ratio to
bump the capacity.
No matter what you do, this is going to be right up there in terms of
reasonable towing capacity for a GC. Your trailer is high and wide, lots
of wind resistance from the front, lots of side area for the wind to
push around. I suspect that you will find short trips to be fine, long
hauls across windy Nebraska and Wyoming to be a bit hard on you and the
truck.
dmacintire wrote:
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
03-16-2006, 04:58 PM
#52
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
I had to go look the thing up:
http://www.jayco.com/html/catalog/fl...=74&mod_id=329
Your owners manual should give the towing capacity with the specific
axle ratio that you have. This towing capacity is based on the axle
model, axle gears, tranny, frame, and tires. Adding the equilzer hitch
does not change that, just makes it easier to tow. It should also give
you some ideas on how much you would need to change the axle ratio to
bump the capacity.
No matter what you do, this is going to be right up there in terms of
reasonable towing capacity for a GC. Your trailer is high and wide, lots
of wind resistance from the front, lots of side area for the wind to
push around. I suspect that you will find short trips to be fine, long
hauls across windy Nebraska and Wyoming to be a bit hard on you and the
truck.
dmacintire wrote:
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
http://www.jayco.com/html/catalog/fl...=74&mod_id=329
Your owners manual should give the towing capacity with the specific
axle ratio that you have. This towing capacity is based on the axle
model, axle gears, tranny, frame, and tires. Adding the equilzer hitch
does not change that, just makes it easier to tow. It should also give
you some ideas on how much you would need to change the axle ratio to
bump the capacity.
No matter what you do, this is going to be right up there in terms of
reasonable towing capacity for a GC. Your trailer is high and wide, lots
of wind resistance from the front, lots of side area for the wind to
push around. I suspect that you will find short trips to be fine, long
hauls across windy Nebraska and Wyoming to be a bit hard on you and the
truck.
dmacintire wrote:
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
03-16-2006, 04:58 PM
#53
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
I had to go look the thing up:
http://www.jayco.com/html/catalog/fl...=74&mod_id=329
Your owners manual should give the towing capacity with the specific
axle ratio that you have. This towing capacity is based on the axle
model, axle gears, tranny, frame, and tires. Adding the equilzer hitch
does not change that, just makes it easier to tow. It should also give
you some ideas on how much you would need to change the axle ratio to
bump the capacity.
No matter what you do, this is going to be right up there in terms of
reasonable towing capacity for a GC. Your trailer is high and wide, lots
of wind resistance from the front, lots of side area for the wind to
push around. I suspect that you will find short trips to be fine, long
hauls across windy Nebraska and Wyoming to be a bit hard on you and the
truck.
dmacintire wrote:
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
http://www.jayco.com/html/catalog/fl...=74&mod_id=329
Your owners manual should give the towing capacity with the specific
axle ratio that you have. This towing capacity is based on the axle
model, axle gears, tranny, frame, and tires. Adding the equilzer hitch
does not change that, just makes it easier to tow. It should also give
you some ideas on how much you would need to change the axle ratio to
bump the capacity.
No matter what you do, this is going to be right up there in terms of
reasonable towing capacity for a GC. Your trailer is high and wide, lots
of wind resistance from the front, lots of side area for the wind to
push around. I suspect that you will find short trips to be fine, long
hauls across windy Nebraska and Wyoming to be a bit hard on you and the
truck.
dmacintire wrote:
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
03-16-2006, 06:46 PM
#54
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
It just takes a Class one to tow a Jeep behind your trailer. More
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
03-16-2006, 06:46 PM
#55
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
It just takes a Class one to tow a Jeep behind your trailer. More
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
03-16-2006, 06:46 PM
#56
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
It just takes a Class one to tow a Jeep behind your trailer. More
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
03-16-2006, 06:46 PM
#57
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Posts: n/a
Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
It just takes a Class one to tow a Jeep behind your trailer. More
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
commonly seen towing a boat.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> How about towing a trailer, with another trailer hitched to the back of it?
> Some of the things that they get away with in the States, would make your
> hair stand on end. If you already have straight hair, it would curl it.
>
> Earle
03-16-2006, 10:24 PM
#58
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
Hi,
I tow regularly a 3000# trailer with my 1997 JGC 4.0 litre. My route
runs regularly through the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire and
I have no problems at all. A few grades require 2nd gear and 3500 RPM.
Yes, these aren't the Rocky Mountains.
Keys to my success...I keep the O/D locked out when towing and keep
speed up to keep air coming in the radiators.
Walt
"dmacintire" <dmacintire@cuna.coop> wrote in message
news:1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
I tow regularly a 3000# trailer with my 1997 JGC 4.0 litre. My route
runs regularly through the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire and
I have no problems at all. A few grades require 2nd gear and 3500 RPM.
Yes, these aren't the Rocky Mountains.
Keys to my success...I keep the O/D locked out when towing and keep
speed up to keep air coming in the radiators.
Walt
"dmacintire" <dmacintire@cuna.coop> wrote in message
news:1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
03-16-2006, 10:24 PM
#59
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
Hi,
I tow regularly a 3000# trailer with my 1997 JGC 4.0 litre. My route
runs regularly through the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire and
I have no problems at all. A few grades require 2nd gear and 3500 RPM.
Yes, these aren't the Rocky Mountains.
Keys to my success...I keep the O/D locked out when towing and keep
speed up to keep air coming in the radiators.
Walt
"dmacintire" <dmacintire@cuna.coop> wrote in message
news:1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
I tow regularly a 3000# trailer with my 1997 JGC 4.0 litre. My route
runs regularly through the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire and
I have no problems at all. A few grades require 2nd gear and 3500 RPM.
Yes, these aren't the Rocky Mountains.
Keys to my success...I keep the O/D locked out when towing and keep
speed up to keep air coming in the radiators.
Walt
"dmacintire" <dmacintire@cuna.coop> wrote in message
news:1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
03-16-2006, 10:24 PM
#60
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
Hi,
I tow regularly a 3000# trailer with my 1997 JGC 4.0 litre. My route
runs regularly through the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire and
I have no problems at all. A few grades require 2nd gear and 3500 RPM.
Yes, these aren't the Rocky Mountains.
Keys to my success...I keep the O/D locked out when towing and keep
speed up to keep air coming in the radiators.
Walt
"dmacintire" <dmacintire@cuna.coop> wrote in message
news:1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>
I tow regularly a 3000# trailer with my 1997 JGC 4.0 litre. My route
runs regularly through the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire and
I have no problems at all. A few grades require 2nd gear and 3500 RPM.
Yes, these aren't the Rocky Mountains.
Keys to my success...I keep the O/D locked out when towing and keep
speed up to keep air coming in the radiators.
Walt
"dmacintire" <dmacintire@cuna.coop> wrote in message
news:1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
> This GC does not have factory towing, so I have added a weight
> distrubution hitch with a sway bar and a HD trans cooler. I have
> heard that I should change the axel gear ratio from 3.55 to the
> optional 3.73 but have also seen post that just say the trans cooler
> and WD hitch. I'm planning on pulling a Jayco Feather 19h 3,400 dry
> weight and 4,450 loaded, with a hitch weight of 405.
>