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kwl
Dodge Dakota
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10/20/2003
18:33:14
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has anyone ever pulled a 5th wheel trailer.i think the smallest they make are 18ft.
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dakotadwk
Dodge Dakota
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10/21/2003
18:17:56
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kwl,
I've got a 99 Dakota 4x4 Sport, V6, 4 speed automatic w/overdrive, 1800 lb load capacity, 3.92 axle ratio. I added a transmission cooler, a Jet90001 Performance (computer) module, Mac Performance direct Air intake, and a MOV5110 vortex throttle body spacer in order to get some more HP.
Without the performance upgrades, the truck has a 5,200 lb towing capacity.
I tow a 1989 24ft Shadow Cruiser 5th wheel, which has a very streamlined design and weighs 3,600 lbs empty. With water, food, clothes and other travel stuff it weighs probably 4,200 to 4,500 lbs.
I took a 3,500 mile trip this summer over the Rockies and Sierras to California and back. The long, steep inclines are slow, but the rest was just fine. I averaged 13.5 mpg.
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pkay
Dodge Dakota
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6/15/2004
22:13:03
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Female needs help on towing capacity. Have a 1996 4x4 Dakota, just aquired a horse, borrowing a horse trailer that the owner bought because the previous owner's truck could not pull it. Wondering if my Dakota can handle the trailer and the weight of the horse. Have no owners manual for the truck (bought used), HELP!
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Becky MCK
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2/22/2007
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I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE DAKOTA V6 MAGNUM 2WD. I HAVE A 18 FT. SCOTTY CAMPER. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, WILL I BE OK PULLING MY CAMPER? I THINK IT WEIGHS AROUND 3000. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED SO NO OWNERS MANUEL. THANKS
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Kowalski
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2/25/2007
08:11:56
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Does it look like you have the tow package, with an auxillary transmission cooler if an automatic ? You'll want that cooler, and you'll want to have an electric brake contoler for the trailer installed (does the camper have the electric brake wiring ?). You'll also want more than just a bumper hitch. And if you turn the caps lock off, no one will have to ask you to STOP SHOUTING !
If anyone's still wondering, fifth wheel trailers pull great, I pull about a 5500 lb 24 1/2' trailer with my 4.7.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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jayb
Dodge Dakota
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2/25/2007
19:25:00
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its not shouting its just bigger letters.
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random
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2/25/2007
19:42:04
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for pulling a camper in the mountains, mayb u should of got the v8 and 4wd. more gas but, no worry on the pull up the mountain either. just a thought.......
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Rae
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4/15/2009
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I have a 1998 Sport V6 3.9 - 5 speed and am wondering if this will pull a 3100 lb fully loaded travel trailer; it doesn't say in the manual (I can't find anyway). Thanks.
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hmmmm
Dodge Dakota
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4/16/2009
00:42:23
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I know one thing
you don't want to use the bumper hitch
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sherry
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5/02/2010
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I have a 2003 dodge dakota v6, I purchased a 8x32 gulf stream cavalier wt 6200 lbs, my manual states I can pull up to 6700 lbs with a lV hitch will I have problems or should I not pull camper with the dodge? Thanks!
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GEORGIA
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5/25/2010
07:41:42
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I HAVE DODGE DAK 2006 QUARD CAB AND A 1998
DAK EXTENT CAB AND I HAVE TO TOW IT FROM FLORIDA
TO WYOMING WILL I BE OK?
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Robert Hickma
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3/27/2011
20:35:46
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I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA V8. IM BUYING A 25 FT. CAMPER. ID LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH WEIGHT THIS TRUCK CAN PULL WITHOUR WORRYING ABOUT THE ENGINE OR THE TRANS. ALSO DO YOU KNOW OF A WEB SITE THAT MAY ASSIST ME WITH OVER LOAD SPRINGS FOR THIS TRUCK. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
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Dave Simpson
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1/16/2012
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I have a 2007 2wd 3.7 engine. do you think I can tow a travel trailer 3200lbs.
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Hauler
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1/17/2012
17:47:20
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Your 1,000 lbs over.
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Chris Arnett
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1/24/2012
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I have a 2006 Dodge Dakota v6 very basic model and I would like to know what the towing capacity is for this vehicle with a automatic transmission. I think 3 speed as you call it.
I want to buy a travel trailer and use the bumper hitch so how heavy can I go with this real basic no frills truck?
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Bob Lincoln
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1/24/2012
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Bumper hitch is only good for 2,000 lbs max - that includes the trailer and its contents.
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BONGNOODLES
Dodge Dakota
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2/18/2012
02:01:13
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your quad cab 3.9 liter dakota can not tow. for f*cks sake. i mean do you really think that that steaming pile has enough balls to even get out of its own way??no. it doesnt. only way towing would ever be possible is if you were looking at the back of a tow truck and sitting shotty with the guy wonderin why you couldnt pull your 7000 pound fifth wheel to glamis when its 85 degrees out... duhhh i swear i cud duns it...i has the tow attachment duhhh.
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K urb
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1/06/2013
07:31:54
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TO ALL:
The towing capicity of your vehicel is rated for safety. I own a dodge dakota QC 4x4, had the machanic look at it and he installed a trans cooler. I am pulling a Hybrid rated for 45oo lbs dry, 5200 max. My insurance and a local cop told me that if I were to get into an accident and the investigation were to find that my vehicle was not rated to tow the weight behind it, insurance companies DO NOT HAVE TO PAY for repairs. I am sure their are differances of opinion and some will refute it, but it actually happened. 35000, down the drain..
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