Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-29-2015, 11:08 AM
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WALMART! DUH! Forgot about that!
And yes,...
WALMART! DUH! Forgot about that!
And yes, I'm checking to see if I've got a wrench that's big enough. Already thought of that when the auto store had one hanging right by this stuff.
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-29-2015, 11:00 AM
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-29-2015, 08:29 AM
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Haha! Yes, that's where this started. I'm...
Haha! Yes, that's where this started. I'm planning on getting a simple ball hitch for the Sierra to make things easy. I'm keeping the WDH for the future because the plan is, eventually (this fall?)...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-29-2015, 07:36 AM
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-29-2015, 06:55 AM
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Numbers without sag:
TRAILER: Ground to...
Numbers without sag:
TRAILER: Ground to bottom of tongue - 18 1/2"
TRUCK: To TOP of receiver: 19 3/8
So according to eTrailer, I need a 1" drop. Mike, you've got a good point that this doesn't...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-24-2015, 07:57 PM
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-24-2015, 11:50 AM
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Yeah, exactly. I know I need a 2" ball... but...
Yeah, exactly. I know I need a 2" ball... but it's the receiver I'm asking about.
I was thinking on just buying a few, seeing which works, and returning the rest. However, if I can save a trip to...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-24-2015, 10:21 AM
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Subaru... what is this two-foot-itis you speak...
Subaru... what is this two-foot-itis you speak of? :)
DocBrown, do you have a suggestion on the ball receiver I'll need for the truck with the X17Z? Anyone have an answer? Bottom of the hitch is...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-23-2015, 08:39 PM
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-21-2015, 09:01 PM
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Yep... that I did. Assuming the weight of the...
Yep... that I did. Assuming the weight of the trailer was spot on and the tongue weight was right, the total was 3480. 2860 for the trailer, 620 for the tongue.
This is why this thing may not make...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-21-2015, 05:20 PM
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-21-2015, 09:15 AM
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-20-2015, 09:18 PM
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Thanks for the feedback, folks. This sucks. We...
Thanks for the feedback, folks. This sucks. We bought the Cherokee and the X17Z thinking it'd work. I guess I can thank the trailer salesman for that one. I told him the tongue weight we were working...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-20-2015, 07:17 PM
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I think we're packed pretty light, but that's...
I think we're packed pretty light, but that's opinion, I guess. I could be wrong.
I just read the 'how to' guide for weighing your vehicle. That's not at all how we did it. We disconnected the...
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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Tow Vehicles
06-20-2015, 02:44 PM
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2014 Cherokee and X17Z, WDH, Tongue Weight...
Essentially another 'can I tow it?'. I know. Great first post :)
Anyway, we went to the CAT scale today. Assuming I did everything right, the x17z supposedly has a tongue weight of 620 with LP,...
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