Calling all Cherokee Gray Wold 19RR owners

[rkswyo]

Hope to get my new 19rr by the end of this month. When I sold my other trailer to buy this one I let the Equalizer hitch go with it. I figured it was a little heavier than what I would need for the 19rr. (It was a much heavier trailer, 6400lb dry weight) What would you guys recomend for towing the 19rr. I have been looking at the Fastway E2 hitches, just not sure of the size. Couldn't decide between the 6000lb model or 8000lb model. I really want to stay away from the chain style. I talked to a guy at Equalizer and he told me to get the 12000lb! Just didn't make sense to me. If that's what I truly need I should have kept the one off the old trailer. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!

[heytomgraywolf]

RKSWYO, I think that recommendation would depend a lot on what your tow vehicle is. I have a 1st Generation 2003 Toyota Sequoia and with the SUV's they put coil springs on them versus the Tundra (pickup) has leaf springs. Therefore my Sequoia gets quite the "saggy bottom" with even the 400 lbs of tongue weight of the 19RR. I bought a Reese "Straight Line" series hitch with 800# bars. The Straightline series is a cam based sway control built right into the leveling bars, so there is no separate shock that does the anti-sway and then bars for the leveling.

I am very happy with my Reese Straight line hitch after pulling a 3500# tandem axle boat trailer for years with my Sequoia that didn't have any leveling, sway or trailer brakes. Pulling the 19RR is a dream compared to the boat, though the 19RR is heavier and has much more wind-drag than the boat, so you still know the small block 4.7l V8 is working hard. I have heard from others with the 2nd Generation Tundra's with the 5.7l V8 and much more trailer towing ability pull their 19RR's without any load leveling or sway control. I guess it just depends if the $800 for a hitch like this (installed) is worth to you. It has to help when you get in side winds or when a semi blows by you, even if you have a HD truck that doesn't need the load leveling help.

Tom

[rkswyo]

My current tow vehicle is a 2008 3/4 ton Dodge Cummins diesel. I also have air bags on the suspension. I have contemplated towing the 19rr without the equalizer hitch. I will at least try it when I get the trailer and see how it does. This trailer will be considerably smaller than the one I just sold. Just curious what everybody else is using.

[heytomgraywolf]

Wow! A 3/4 ton diesel! You have a "real" tow vehicle. Trailer weight and tongue weight will not be a problem for you. As far as sway control, I guess you can wait and see.

[rkswyo]

I know weight wise with the diesel it will not be a problem. I,m hopeful that I will not need the equalizer. Eventually I plan to go back to a 1/2 ton gasser. I am really anxious to pull the 19RR and see how it does. Sway control is my main concern.

[braz28]

Originally Posted by rkswyo

I know weight wise with the diesel it will not be a problem. I,m hopeful that I will not need the equalizer. Eventually I plan to go back to a 1/2 ton gasser. I am really anxious to pull the 19RR and see how it does. Sway control is my main concern.

dont worry about sway, it will take a lot more to sway a 3/4 ton diesel.

i tow my 19rr with a gasser 3/4 ton chevrolet + truck as a 700lbs box and i can barelly feel the trailer behind me... only major feel is in my wallet when i stop at the pump...i am getting 100 miles less on my gas tank then if id be driving without the trailer.

[rkswyo]

I took it on it's maiden voyage last weekend. 30 psi in the air bags, sway control unit only and it pulls like a dream. Like you said you don't even know its back there. That was with my ATV and a full tank of water. I averaged 14.5 mpg in hilly terrain.

[Camping Kyle]

Hi all, the factory asked me to post some thoughts about loading and unloading bikes with low clearance. Being a dealership, we occasionally load show bikes with very low clearance (sometimes just 2") into the various models.

To this day, we have not had a bike we couldn't load using this simple method.

[Camping Kyle]

There you go, it's our best and cheapest idea.

[heytomgraywolf]

Thanks for the pics Kyle. Pictures are worth a thousand words versus how I tried describing this option months ago. Just need a second person to hold the bike in place while strapping it down (or to lower the trailer back to level while someone holds the bike). Works, but I don't think I would trust my wheel chock to hold the bike in place with the trailer at that angle until I strap it down. Glad to have some dealer representation on this thread. Feel free to checkout "Pimp my 19RR" too. Your dealer might consider how RKSWYO closed in the cabinet over the couch versus your current dealer option.

Pimp my 19RR!