Muddzy
Well-Known Member
Here I strongly disagree with you (my opinion only because I haven't towed with my JT yet). I don't disagree that YOU think it will be nothing but a struggle. But that doesn't mean others think it will be a struggle. I WILL be using my JT and towing a 5000lb to 6000lb trailer for over 1000 miles and I'm 99% sure I will be happy with it. There are people out there towing 5-6000lbs+ already and they're happy with it. If I'm not happy with it then something is wrong with my suspension/tires/drivetrain/etc. Will it struggle up hill? Yes. But I'm also regearing to 5.13s or 5.38s. Regardless, I don't need to go 65 uphill. And I'm going to really fry your brain: I'm going to take mine off-road. No idea yet on how steep and/or rocky I can go but I'm going to find out and have a blast while finding the limits of it. If I find I want to go steeper than the JT can handle then I'll have to decide to get a new TV. Just because you want to commute in your JT or have the most luxurious TV experience doesn't mean everyone else does.Link to people pulling 7000 pound trailers with a JT for "very long distances"?
But first let's define "very long distances".
For me a "very long distance" would begin at 1000 miles one way.
I have pulled far too many trailers in the 7-13k class with far more capable tow vehicles than a JT to know that pulling a 5k trailer behind a JT for 1000 miles one way will be nothing but a struggle. Re-read the post I was commenting on, he's in 4th gear on mild grades, LOL that may in fact be your expectation for a competent towing experience but it sure isn't mine.
I bought mine to use as a comuter between my two addresses, they are a little over 4k miles apart and are on opposite sides of the continental divide. You couldn't pay me enough money to make that trip with a 5k trailer. 100 miles in Nebraska? Sure. 500 miles across the Midwest maybe. 2000 mile round trip including large grades and high elevations? Not on a bet.
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