hi guys i have a 2004 gmc sierra 2500 and im looking to buy a 48 foot gooseneck enclosed trailer... now my question is do you need a daully to tow something like this or can i tow it fine with a none daully like i have??? im wondering like if it will tip easy cause you dont have the extra wide stance like you do with a daully...thanks for your time any info will be appriciated thanks
First off I think 48ft of trailer is WAY too much for a pickup, but thats my opinion. We have 48ft trailers that are pulled behind class 8 trucks. Not only would the trailer have too much shear mass that would blow the pickup all around in a wind storm but it would probably be capable of being loaded far heavier than what a pickup could handle. IF I was going to attempt to pull a trailer that large I would ONLY do it with a 1 ton long bed crew cab dually, and only a dually.
x2 That would way overload the tires on a SRW truck. Not to mention push it all over the place like Bobby said. What are you planning on hauling in this trailer??
i plan on hauling 2 2000lb drag cars and some tools total pay load of about 5000lb plus the trailer wieght.... im also looking at a 40 foot enclosed goose neck cause i jsut figured the 48 would be too much for a 2500 duramax none daully..... would the 40 footer still be too big???
In my opinion, yes it's still too long. many hotshoters would probably disagree but I have gotten blown sideways going down an icy road with big wind gusts with "only" 27' of enclosed trailer and a 1 ton dually 4x4 pulling it. It sounds like the weight is ok, I'd have a hard time seeing your trailer weighing more than 6-7K, but I still wouldn't even attempt it with anything but a 1 ton dually (with pickups in question). If I was going to do it, it would depend on the weather. If they are drag cars I'm guessing this will be pulled during the summer? What is the wind like in your area around the time you'd be pulling this trailer? The wind would be my biggest worry of all, it is scary as heck getting pushed into the next lane from a gust of huge wind.
yea ill be towing in the summer only and its not really windy around my area.... but i really wanted a gooseneck but maybe i should be looking for like a 30 or 32 foot tag behind... would that be better???
No Definetly go with the Goose. How far are you planning on pulling it?? If it is just shorter trips (50-100miles round trip) than I think you will be fine...Any longer than that then you will be pushing it. The biggest factor to look out for will be the pin weight (tounge weight for gooses), with a srw truck you may be in danger of overloading the tires weight capacity. A rear blowout at 70 with 40+feet of trailer behind you is spelling disaster.
If you go for it, get some 265's to replace the stock 245's, they have an additional 400 lbs. or so of capacity. I tow a 38.5 foot 5th wheel with my 2500 SRW, and it is rock solid. Definately go gooseneck, not tag. Marc
I think a medium duty truck would be a better choice to pull a trailer that big. Your 2500 will do it, but won't like it. Air bags and 10 ply tires with steel valve stems would be the bare minimum to try to tow something that big.
I pull a 36ft enclosed trailer with my 2500 at 15000lbs. It is heavy but I've never been pushed around by the wind and am within weight ratings on all axles and tires. I only do it a couple times a year so upgrading isn't a priority but is going to happen in the future. I wouldn't concider doing anything this long without a gooseneck. I've had a 28ft bumper pull trailer sway more than goosenecks or fifthwheels weighing twice as much. My advise, measure the cars, draw out a packing plan, then get the shortest gooseneck you can with what you want to carry. Your weights don't seem to high so I wouldn't worry much. Do get it weighed so you don't go over your trucks rear axle rating and perferably keep it under the GVWR of the truck. Just my $0.02, take it for what it's worth.
