29' Wildcat 5er

[kah68]

Hi,



I bought an 06 Wildcat 29 BHBP and I'm looking at an 05 2500 Quad shorty to pull it. Anyone own one ? It will weigh in at between 10k and 11k loaded, just wondering how it will haul, I am suspecting much like my 3500's without as much stability.



Kirk

 

[gonzo2]

Well, I haul a Jazz 2780 bh, which is similar, and A 2500 Quad short bed should handle it just fine.

That been said you may want to consider a 3500 of the same configuration to give you a comfort zone with your (legal) weights. I found that all loaded up with hitch,gear and trailer my truck is up around 9500lbs and my rig is probably a little bit lighter than yours. Stability with the SRW is excellent.

 

[BimmerAgent]

Hi Kirk. Congrats on the Wildcat. We just love ours. You might try this owners site http://68.15.40.218/wildcat/



A friend of mine pulls his 28' w/a 2500 Hemi, so I'm sure you wouldn't have any trouble at all. If I had a choice, tho, I'd go w/a 3500 if I could. Have fun! Bruce

 

[dzldpatriot]

We have a 29 Wildcat 5er as well. I pulled it with our '01 2500 2wd shortbed with no problems. Little to no trailer sway either. I had the Reese slider hitch which was a huge help. However... . we did move up to a 3500 dually. Mainly because I wanted more room in the back for the boys, and my past history tells me that a bigger 5er is in my future :-laf Your truck will handle the camper fine. Take care.

 

[Silver_Ram]

I have a 27RK which is actually 30 feet long. I tow with a 02 2500 shortbed & have no problems. I added the firestone airbags and that made the ride much better.



I have to load the majority of gear in the front end to get enough of the tongue weight on the truck.

 

[Prairie Dog]

I also own a Wildcat that we're really happy with. The only real problems I've heard is that the 13. 5K BTU A/C wont keep a 29 footer cool at all. Moving up to a 15K BTU unit solves the problem. If you want more info on your Wildcat, there's an online forum for this brand on the internet.



Enjoy!



Scotty

 

[Silver_Ram]

My air conditioner works very well in my trailer, I've never had a problem getting the trailer to cool down with the 13. 5K...

 

[Bertram65]

I have a '02 28BH, been very happy with it, I have a short bed with a 18k Reese signature series slide hitch, if I was going to do it again I would not bother with the slide, here is a thread that shows how far it goes without sliding. https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130512

 

[Prairie Dog]

My air conditioner works very well in my trailer, I've never had a problem getting the trailer to cool down with the 13. 5K...

I kinda figured someone would say that, I'm glad yours work well.

I just wanted to pass along the info from several different posts I've read about this subject.

I've never even used my AC yet ~ haven't had the TT in any weather warm enough! :{

Hope to correct that situation this year in sunny souther Ca. Oo.

 

[EricBu12]

I added on to my A/C... I had 1 15K BTU with the ducts and my 36' 5th which is act. 28' without the toyhauler garage, could not keep up in high heat (100-110 degrees) i added a 13. 5K BTU regular style so now my A/C is almost Equal to my Furnace... 28. 5 K BTU A/C, and 30K BTU Furnace.



I am able to run both A/C's on low using my 5500 gen... Trailer has a 50 amp service for the plug in so that works... . The A/C Is able to keep up now.....