Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
03-16-2006, 10:24 PM
#61
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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, 11:07 PM
#62
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
AND TRAILER BRAKES!
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
03-16-2006, 11:07 PM
#63
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
AND TRAILER BRAKES!
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
03-16-2006, 11:07 PM
#64
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
AND TRAILER BRAKES!
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
03-16-2006, 11:07 PM
#65
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
AND TRAILER BRAKES!
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Walt & Lynda Johnson wrote:
>
> 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
03-17-2006, 12:39 AM
#66
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
In article <1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
03-17-2006, 12:39 AM
#67
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
In article <1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
03-17-2006, 12:39 AM
#68
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
In article <1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
03-17-2006, 12:39 AM
#69
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
In article <1142520046.626467.216760@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
dmacintire <dmacintire@cuna.coop> 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.
Does the Jayco have electric brakes?
/herb
03-17-2006, 10:50 AM
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
"dmacintire" <dmacintire@cuna.coop> wrote
> ...... Factory spec say 5000lb but ....
Your GC may be capable of towing the trailer slowly on a flat road but my 87
Cherokee with the 4.0 six and automatic can barely get itself up a good hill at
50mph, let alone pulling any major load. OTOH my 1993 GC with the V8 has *lots*
more power and a more flexable auto tranny. Still, I'd hesitate to pull any
5000# trailer very far or fast. Naturally YMMV.
We've RVd a lot and were I looking at a trailer I'd buy a 5th wheel and a
suitable pickup, else a motor home. A 5'r is mucho easier to haul and hitch than
any conventional trailer.
Good luck ....
> ...... Factory spec say 5000lb but ....
Your GC may be capable of towing the trailer slowly on a flat road but my 87
Cherokee with the 4.0 six and automatic can barely get itself up a good hill at
50mph, let alone pulling any major load. OTOH my 1993 GC with the V8 has *lots*
more power and a more flexable auto tranny. Still, I'd hesitate to pull any
5000# trailer very far or fast. Naturally YMMV.
We've RVd a lot and were I looking at a trailer I'd buy a 5th wheel and a
suitable pickup, else a motor home. A 5'r is mucho easier to haul and hitch than
any conventional trailer.
Good luck ....
