Towing A Travel Trailer 2k Miles With The TRX

[RobsTRX]

I do not have access to the V part of the frame to mount the brackets. It is flush with the Nose. Only the tongue is accessible. Seems impossible on this setup. Not my actual trailer but same brand and model.

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I used to own one of the largest trailer dealerships in the country. If that is the same trailer the TRX will have no issues without a weight distributing hitch. With that said I have a 23' steel framed wedge snowmobile trailer and have used a distribution hitch. Instead of using the lift latches you can threw bolt the chains to the frame underneath then you use a jack to torque up the the bars and simply attach the chains with the U bolts. They can be hand tight. The chains then stay with the trailer not the hitch. The problem I see is in that photo your trailer does not have a "A" frame. You can through bolt them to the plate that is under the front ramp and the same on the other side if it has some thickness. If it doesn't reinforce it. In any case it can be done and you will not need to set the bars with a lot of tension.
Here's a kit that has bolt on brackets

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[TRX_MI]

So, if you're anything like me, you're wondering how your TRX will tow on long distances but you can't find anything online about it. Well I have some good news for you. I just completed a 2000 mile round trip from Southern AZ to Northern UT towing a 26ft Grey Wolf Travel Trailer that has a UVW of 5795 lbs and a tongue weight of 725 lbs. I used a ReCurve R3 weight distribution hitch (which is AWESOME). Additionally, we carried about 300 lbs of extra weight in the trailer for all of our gear, sheets/blankets/pillows, food, cooler, etc. All in all I would say we were a little over 6k lbs. In the cab, it was me, my wife, and 2 kids. Total body weight was roughly 490 lbs. To keep the payload down, I only put our outdoor folding chairs in the bed of the truck and kept the cab pretty clean w/ the exception of a small cooler for snacks. Here's what I learned:

- You absolutely need a wdh w/ sway control
- I had about 2.25" of rear sag
- The front raised .75"; it was a little light but honestly I forgot about it almost immediately
- The truck pulled amazing through all of the elevation changes w/ basically no sway. And it was really windy almost the entire way home through Utah, NV, and AZ. It was also a headwind... But the wdh/sway control was amazing and the truck handled it like a champ. It never ran hot and towed as you would expect a RAM truck to pull
- Gas mileage: on the way up: 7.8mpg (caught a tail wind in Utah); on the way back: 6.2mpg (lots of headwind). To be clear, I didn't baby it. I ran 70-80mph the whole trip. I'm sure you can do better if you slow down (but where's the fun in that?)

Bottom line is the TRX is exactly what I wanted it to be: extremely fun to drive on the daily, an off-road beast, can tow if/when I need it to, and is a real head turner! Hope this post helps ease some of your tow concerns.

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Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

 

[HighHP]

I do not have access to the V part of the frame to mount the brackets. It is flush with the Nose. Only the tongue is accessible. Seems impossible on this setup. Not my actual trailer but same brand and model.

Check this out in the install manual.

https://help.andersenhitches.com/install-weight-distribution-hitch

 

[Two]

Or, use any normal WD hitch, with a "cross bar" attached to the tongue.

 

[Raven]

I have this same trailer and have towed it a lot with my SRT GC. It pulled it well but the tail wagged the dog a bit over 70 mph. Hoping the TRX pulls and stops it much better but I don’t think it will as far as stopping. The SRT has huge Brembos on there. Has anyone put a weight Distribution hitch on one of these trailers?

I have the same trailer. The trailer has electric brakes so there should be no issue with stopping as long as you have a brake controller and have it set up properly.