tow rig with trailer pics

[freeflow]

Ok whats everybody using for a tow rig and is it your daily driver?
If u can post up pics of your truck with a trailer and your off road rig on the trailer. And specs on the tow rig.
I wanna see what people got for a tow rig and what options they went with.
Im leaning towards getting a superduty 7.3 crew cab

 

[desertrat67]

Lets see the trailer and specs on that also.

 

[MTMike]

'05 Dodge 3500 Dually Stock 325/610 CTD, 48RE Trans
'06 PJ 83"x18' 14kGVW Trailer w/ removable fenders and rear loading support jacks
'73-87 Chevy Crew Cab Abortion trail rig
'72 Campfire 9.5' Slide In Camper

I daily-drive the Dodge when the camper's not in there.

 

[K5Glazier]

1st tow rig-'99 Ford super cab dually, 7.3 PS, auto, stock. yes dd.
Trailer- home made, 4000lb axles, both with elect. brakes
'90 blazer, 454 roller+ (020), beefed 700R, D44, 14sf detroit locked, 456 gears, 4" BDS front springs. DIY shackle flip on 35's BFG mudders.
2nd tow rig- 87 30' pace arrow fully loaded.

 

[MNorby]

check out www.towrig.com man!!!

here is mine with my in progress truggy and a friends truck. That is my $715 34' trailer. Tow rig is a 97 dodge 2500 12v cummins, 5" lift and 315s. Airbags in rear and a little engine mods

 

[stallion85]

Here is a pic of my 05 Dodge CTD 2500 QC. It is a DD and the trailer is a 7K rated 18' dovetail from Carson trailers. Not a bad trailer for the price. Notice matching rims on tow rig/trail rig I just love it....lol

 

[Drey]

That is my $715 34' trailer.

How the hell did you get a Gooseneck for 700 bucks

 

[MNorby]

paid $625 for it and rebuilt it on the shop time so shop could use it too

 

[tunedportk5]

here's my tow rig

 

[yellowK20]

2000 F-350 V-10 auto 3.73's
1998 Sub 454 4l80e 4.10's
1979 k20 406 th400 Np203 3.73's my DD cuz it's ''Coolest" and gets the best mileage next to it is MY trailer it's a 22' dove tail with4000# axles with brakes on both

The F-350 also pulls the "ranch" 35 foot tandem axle dual dovetail goosneck and various stock trailers

 

[MTMike]

paid $625 for it and rebuilt it on the shop time so shop could use it too

It was in a bad state of disrepair when he picked it up..... what a difference $100 and a whole sh*tload of man hours can do for an old beat up trailer

 

[jekbrown]

no pics yet, cause I haven't built a trailer.

Tow rig is a '75 C20 camper special with a 454 / th400. I'm leaving the drivetrain pretty much stock 'cause she runs really well. I have a very nice bench seat I'm gonna install in there (thanks Bruce!) and a 40 gallon 'Burb tank to replace the saddle tanks (thanks again Bruce!). A flatbed will replace the stock longbed. The flatbed will have a couple of spots where I can bolt my HF hoist to so I can lift heavy parts (up to 1000 lbs) into the bed without killing myself. Once I get some time to work on the beast, there will be a build-up thread. At sub-10 mpg it sure as heck won't be my DD... lol!

j

 

[afroman006]

Tow rig/DD- 98 Chevy K3500 with vortec 7.4, bone stock. Runs good, gets 10 mpg empty and 7 towing.
Trailer- 20' deck bumper pull piece of ****. I got ****ed when I bought it but I didnt know any better at the time.
Trail truck- 84 Chevy C20 aka Pigpen

 

[MNorby]

It was in a bad state of disrepair when he picked it up..... what a difference $100 and a whole sh*tload of man hours can do for an old beat up trailer

Yeah, it was scary. Built new tongue out of old semi frame, deck was left over deck material from 5 flatbeds we decked at work lately, paint was leftover paint from trailers and a bunch of man hours

 

[FRIZZLEFRY]

I have an 01 F350 with a 7.3 and its my dd right now.The trailer is a 7000lb 16 footer.

 

[Avery4jc]

Most of you have gone with F*rds for your dd/tow rig. Is that because there are a bajillion (<--yeah bajillion) of them on the road and can be picked up fairly cheap or is there another reason?

-Avery

 

[FRIZZLEFRY]

Its cuz Ford makes a great truck

 

[85mudblazin]

Heres mine:
01' Chevy 2500HD 6.0L, 4L80E
Trailer is a 18' 7000lber

 

[MTMike]

Most of you have gone with F*rds for your dd/tow rig. Is that because there are a bajillion (<--yeah bajillion) of them on the road and can be picked up fairly cheap or is there another reason?

-Avery

I don't get the affinity for Ford tow rigs either. My reasoning for my tow rig choice was this: I wanted a Cummins, it just happened to come with a Dodge truck wrapped around it

 

[Avery4jc]

I don't get the affinity for Ford tow rigs either. My reasoning for my tow rig choice was this: I wanted a Cummins, it just happened to come with a Dodge truck wrapped around it

Yeah that's what I would think the philosophy behind a "tow rig" would be. Get the drivetrain that you want then buy whatever truck comes around it. I guess people like the PS though. Seems hypocritical for some reason, lots of guys have jeeps/toyotas/chevy/GM/etc. but the Chevy vs. Ford thing seems to be very strong, at least where I live.

-Avery