right now I have a tent trailer, a rack that fits on the bed of the truck to put the quad on and all the rest goes in the bed of the truck
need something different without having to buy a different truck

 

You still haven't answered the million dollar question. What is YOUR Rangers tow rating? You don't want to exceed 80% of whatever the rating is.

Also figure in the weight of whatever you will be loading into it. I haven't seen any toy hauler manufacturers yet that give very accurate real world dry wieght figures. Check out some of the toy hauler forums and you will see a lot of people have been weighing their trailers empty only to find that they exceed the manufacturers listed wieght by a considerable amount. I think even a 16ft toy hauler is going to be much for your Ranger. You really need a minimum of a full-size 1/2 ton to tow any kind of toy hauler out there.

 

not sure what the rating is. I guess I need to find out. I know its not much if your using your bumper to tow with.
it has a reciever hitch installed and a heavier rear suspension. I have no problems with the bed fully
loaded then the rack and quad on it while pulling the tent trailer

 

well did some research on it and I'm not supposed to tow anything bigger than 4500 lbs (7500 GCVW)
or you can damage your transmission or other components, so I might have to trade off my truck for a larger one

 

Hey Mucky,

I saw one of these recently at a Sportsman show, and I thought it might be something someone in your position might want to consider... (I didn't know such a thing existed).

Jumping Jack Trailer

It will hold two quads on top. Once they are off, the top deck basically folds out to a horizontal position. In the bottom of the trailer, the tent part essentailly zips into it's self, so it is it's own waterproof container.

Once unzipped, you lift the non-door side of the tent up and towards the center of the trailer, and gas spring/struts pop the rest of it up. Literally takes just a few minutes to offload and have the tent part up.

Inside are two padded bunks with a little table between.

Of course, no furnace, bathroom or anything, but it is a real step up from a regular tent. I thought it would also be a good choice for someone with a pickup camper, just to have extra room to spread your gear out or whatever, out of the weather.

I think they were asking like $3600...

 

well I traded off my truck and got a new 2005 silverado and then got a 18ft titan toyhauler
just spent 44k in the last 3 weeks

 

Hey, cool, that works. Congrats on the new rig.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

thanks I have a pic of both in my pics at the dunes

 

I hat to be the bearer of bad news, but.......................


YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS TOWING A TOY HAULER WITH A RANGER!!!

you will need to upgrade your TV first before you begin to look at T/H

go to the forums at rv.net

 

Sorry, didn't read through the entire post before I replied the first time.

Congratulations on your T/H purchase!!

where are the places that you frequent???

be sure to check out RV.net. there are some members from your neck of the woods that talk about sun damage.