Great post guys. I will be considering a 260 or 270 in the next couple years and would like your opinions on a few trailer questions. I own a 2004 2500 Dodge Cummins 4x4 quad cab with a full size bed.
1. I tow a Camaro in a 24ft enclosed trailer (electric brake)and with the sway bars and load levelers, you hardly even know its back there. How much different will it be to trailer a newer 260 on a tri axle?
2. How difficult is it to launch and retrieve the 260 on a trailer that size?
3. With the newer 260's, do you need a wide load permit?
4. Do you guys stop in at weigh stations?
5. Is my current truck enough to safely tow a boat of this size? I know you guys have mentioned 3/4 ton, but I could always trade in for a 3500. Oh, and trust me, the ride in my 2500 Cummins is rough with the 24, but you get use to it at 75mph.
Thanks guys
1. It'll stay right there behind you - nice and smooth. A new 260DA will come in around 10,500. Give or take a bit.
2. No problems with most ramps - a very shallow ramp may pose some problems for a bunk trailer compared to a roller. But, I'd still pick a bunk over a roller - just put the bunk glides on it.
3. No.
4. No.
5. That'll be a great tow vehicle. You've got just about the longest wheel base out there. Dodge makes it, Cummins shakes it. Hard to say anything bad about that engine... other than all of the electronics. But all of the new ones are like that.