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enigmaverse

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Towed my JK about 500mi round trip from Myrtle Beach to Gulches ORV Park in Lauren’s, SC. I’d say it exceeded my expectations. About 12.5mpg round trip, struggled with some of the hills but maintained 62+ the whole way and trans temp never went above 208*.

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We have been pulling this Rockwood Geo Pro camper with our Gladiator Sport (max tow package). Dry weight is 3100 lbs but when we brought it home brand new from the RV dealer we discovered all three tanks were virtually full of water (hadn’t been drained from the test fills). So... that was an additional 720+ pounds. We have used the sway bar and the ride has been smooth. Sorry we haven’t yet calculated MPG because we have taken fairly short trips of 30 miles or less. RPMs have not exceeded 4000 at any time, even with a few decent hills to climb.

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Towed my JK about 500mi round trip from Myrtle Beach to Gulches ORV Park in Lauren’s, SC. I’d say it exceeded my expectations. About 12.5mpg round trip, struggled with some of the hills but maintained 62+ the whole way and trans temp never went above 208*.

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Awesome. Would love to tow my JKU with my Gladiator (once I get it). Was thinking I would have to get the max tow even though I really want the Rubi. What's the weight of your JK and the trailer?
 

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Awesome. Would love to tow my JKU with my Gladiator (once I get it). Was thinking I would have to get the max tow even though I really want the Rubi. What's the weight of your JK and the trailer?
Trailer listed weight is 750 lbs. Jeep I estimated 5500 lbs.

I know I’m at the top of the rating... it towed much better than expected. There are a few long grades between the Myrtle Beach and Greenville and it did well. Like some have mentioned, there were a few times I felt the trailer pushing on downhill and fishtailed a little a couple times... nothing I didn’t expect.

For the few times a year I’ll take it out wheeling, its perfect.
 

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Took my sailboat home for the winter today.
I would guess total weight is about 6k little funky with the MT and reverse is useless without smoking out the clutch (needs 2 low mod) but 4low is fine. High enough my rearview is almost unimpeded.
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We tow a camper that weighs around 5500 lbs with our gear in it. After two local trips, happy to report the JT does pretty well with it.

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We’ve taken our brand new 22’ Jayflight for a few short trips. We didn’t get the towing package, so we had to install the class IV receiver, and a third party brake controller. Total weight is around 3500 lbs fully loaded. No problems at all. Maintains 70 on highway without excessive heat. Good acceleration and braking.

I’m not going to think about the mileage...

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