joe189man

I am driving over 1200 miles one way with my roommates Gimli canada to pick up a 70's toyota land crusier and bring it back to colorado, so 2400 miles in about 4 days. my question is what should i get besides guages, i am going to get autometers when i get a chance. not sure on what trailer we are taking yet i assume a rental, should i get a trailer brake? smarty? other?
any suggestions would be great thanks

alMout

You will definetly need a brake controller. I like my Prodigy and you can get the Dodge wire harness that plugs right in under the dash, simple install. Make sure the trailer brakes are working.
You don't need to increase power as your stock truck will pull that load without problem.
Make sure you have a good spare for the trailer. If the vehicle you are hauling does not run, you may want to get one of those ramps that are used to change tires on a tandem trailer. This way you will not have to unload the trailer to change the tire. Either that or a bottle jack large enough to lift the trailer while loaded.

klx650a2

Get a good trailer brake and definitely gauges

joe189man

ok what i will get those two things here before the trip any thing else?

VIN#Diesel

Might be a bit off-topic, but wouldn't it be cheaper just to ship the vehicle to you? By the time you factor in fuel for 2400 miles, food and lodging for 4 days, trailor rental and incidentals you should be well over $1000 even without buying any parts for your truck for the trip and assuming no one is losing paid work time. Just something to think about.

trksrfun

heres a list if whats in my truck when i haul..... straps, tool bag (screw drivers, adj. wrench, duct and elec. tape, a 3/8 drive socket set (the kind with its own carry case) combination wrenches up to 1'', channel locks, tire gauge, brake fluid, zipties.) work gloves, and sometimes a rain jacket. a spare and everything that goes along with changing a flat... might seem like a lot of stuff but i prefer bring it with me just in case. sorry for the long post just givin ya an idea.

Tree DR

I'm guessing the other person it paying expenses. Tools, jack 4way lug wrench for trailer and let me go since I already have all that stuff in my truck.

morpheus

Seriously, have it shipped.Besides wasting 4 days of your life, wear on your truck, you'll be spending $700 on fuel right off the get (at an optimistic 14mpg and $4.10/gal)

Figure it's .58/mile to drive the truck, it roughly $1400 to get you there and back.

Surely, for $1200 you can get the car shipped. No wear on the truck and you get 4 days of your life back.

dieselfumes57

a chevy duramax

ataboy9026

I agree the cost of fuel/time off work,etc. wont even compare to having it shipped. But the weight of the thing on an open trailer and only pulling one time you will be able to get by without a brake controller. It would be better to have one but your brakes will stop you fine if your careful, that many miles in 4 days you wont be doin much stoppin anyway. I towbar my truck home 1000 miles with no brakes and i am sure mine weighs more than your with a trailer. You should have a brake controller over 3000-4000 lbs. but if this is going to be your only time pulling you'll be fine.

joe189man

this should clear things up
i am hoping that the fuel costs will be covered by my roomates dad he is a doctor up there and just bought her a benz so i dont think it will be a problem, we are driving straight through with 3 people so no lodging and also we are going up for canadian thanks giving so the trip is a two fer
i will get the gauges and possibly a smarty and all the towing stuff you all mentioned and a trailer brake depending on what kind of trailer we get