Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
IMO, power won't be a problem, but automatic transmission heat probably
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
IMO, power won't be a problem, but automatic transmission heat probably
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
IMO, power won't be a problem, but automatic transmission heat probably
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.
Guest
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Re: Towing with a 2001 GC 4.0 Inline 6
IMO, power won't be a problem, but automatic transmission heat probably
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.
will be without that external cooler. I recently pulled a 14-ft
covered flat that grossed 3350 lbs. with my '05 TJL 6-sp/4.0 using DC's
OEM class II hitch setup and factory wiring. (Love the insulted
electrical box in the end of the receiver - very nice design.)
Pulling around town, the engine has so much torque that I could barely
tell the trailer was back there. Pulling up a 7+ deg. incline at 55
mph, I dropped to 5th to keep from overheating the exhaust manifold,
and even with the cruise on, that AMC-6 didn't even break a sweat. I
didn't have electric trailer brakes, but the unlimited is heavy enough
and has decent enough braking that I didn't really need them. I
normally don't insist on trailer brakes unless the trailer outweighs
the pulling vehicle, and/or I'm pulling more than one trailer.
As someone else here mentioned, be sure you lock out OD, even on flat
ground, watch your engine temp, and you should be fine. I should
mention that I have a class ATX with 15 yrs. experience pounding the
ground, which might have made it easier for me to work with.