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Jan 23, 2013 | 09:04 AM

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Who Has An Enclosed Trailer?

Looking to try towing an enclosed trailer to see how well my truck can handle it before purchusing. anyone have one i could try towing a car in with even if its just for an hour or so?

Jan 23, 2013 | 10:05 AM

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What kind of truck do you have? I have one but its obviously too far from you to do any good. I have however towed it with various trucks. I had a 2005 Ram 1500 4x4 and I was surprised it did very well.

24' trailer 3500 lb car. I would not go much smaller than a V8 1500, and at that I would ensure you get some good load levelers they make all the difference in the world.

Jan 23, 2013 | 10:49 AM

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I have a 2001 F-150 4 door with the 5.4l

Jan 23, 2013 | 11:09 AM

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I have a 24' enclosed that was towed with a 06 Dodge 1500 series crew cab pick up. It never had a problem. We went from Galveston to Jersey without a hiccup.

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Jan 23, 2013 | 01:56 PM

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how far did you tow it?

Jan 23, 2013 | 05:02 PM

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I towed a 20' enclosed with a 4000+lb silverado inside with a 05 F150 4.6L about 400 miles roundtrip without a hiccup. No load levelers or anything else.

Jan 25, 2013 | 08:02 AM

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I've towed multiple sizes of enlcosed trailers with different trucks. Just about any truck will tow one. Load levelers will make a big difference. But, with a 1500 and an enclosed trailer in windy conditions.....you will wish you were not towing an enclosed with a 1500. To safely tow an enclosed, a heavy duty truck is the way to go. With a 1500, I would suggest an open trailer.

If you are going to tow short distance on fairly flat grounds once or twice a month, you can get away with an enclosed with load leveling.

But you see what I ended up with for towing.