We have two 18-foot open car trailers (both trailers have electric brakes on both axles). The new (2006 Road Warrior) trailer weighs 2,400 lbs. and the old (2000 Stillwater) trailer weighs 2,000 lbs.

All I have ever towed with are 2wd 1/2-ton trucks without weight distribution bars and they all towed great in my opinion.

Here is our hot rod tow unit. It's a 1964 Ford F-100 2wd truck with a rebuilt 1989 Dodge 5.9L factory roller cam engine with 1994 Magnum exhaust manifolds with dual 2.5" exhaust out the rear of the truck. It has a T/F-727 transmission and Ford 9" rear with 3.5?:1 gears. It has a Camaro front subframe with power disk brakes. It had a 350 'Vette engine in it when we bought it.
We cut up an old hitch and welded it directly to the frame and the hitch & 7-pin plug in is hidden behind the license plate. It needed a lot of small bugs worked out, but for the $1,000.00 I paid for it in daily driving condition this truck served its purpose many times over.
I even raced this truck (with a small B&M supercharger on it) for a couple years until the 350 finally spun some bearings. Thats when we "fixed" the driveline.

In 2006 with a complete running/driving 1973 Dodge Dart Sport on the trailer and a complete rebuilt 440 Six Pack engine in the bed of the truck along with a lot of tools and such. Picked up the engine in Scranton, PA for $2,750.00 and the Dart Sport in Wooster, Ohio.














Shortly after I hit two deer in one night with the '64 on my way to pick up a 1972 Demon in Eau Clare, WI. Then I picked up this 1993 Ford F-150 for better fuel economy and less worries. I bought it for $800.00. It had 128,xxx miles on it and just had a full tune up. I had to put new rear leaf springs & hangers/shackles on it ($325.00). It also desperately need new u-joints ($35.00). It had new exhaust but it was small so I bent my own 2.5" free flowing system. It had the 300 I-6 engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. A standard cab and long box with dual fuel tanks. It was a very base model truck. NO A/C, no cruise control, manual windows, manual mirrors, manual door locks, a rubber floor mat (instead of carpeting), ... a real work horse of a truck! It would get 20+ MPGs empty too.
These are the only two shots I could find quickly with a loaded trailer hooked to it.














A little over a year ago I bought a 1998 Stratus for $200.00 with a bad timing belt. I threw on a new timing belt ($35.00) and luckily it ran like a new car. I bought a new right side mirror ($33.00) for it and then traded the car even up for this extremely nice clean fully loaded 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT qaud cab 2wd 5.9L Magnum auto. It had 1,000s of dollars in quality upgrades so it was a smoking deal. I added front and rear factory chrome bumpers. It tows great and I love the extended cab. Best of all it's a Dodge. It gets about 13 MPGs while towing a loaded trailer, however unfortunately it doesn't get much more completely empty. It does need new tires though.