Here’s how this 270,000 mile RAM 2500 Cummins did towing a 12,000lb 5th wheel back from Canada 🤙🏼 

You are lucky to be alive dude! Not because of the age of the truck but of the tires on the trailer, your steer tires and trailer brakes.

Beautiful video, great views and a great family

Gavin I wish I could give you 100 thumbs up for sharing the road trip you did with your beautiful family. Thanks, Andy in Vermont.

Thanks for taking us along for a beautiful journey. As fellow Utah'n and a long time 5th wheel owner towing 1000's of miles, I would not have even attempted to tow that 5th wheel without 14 ply tires on trailer, good tires on truck, full brake inspection and bearings checked or repacked. Titanium's 5th wheels were made in Canada and considered to be one of the best trailers out their 20 years ago - until Glendale RV Manufacturing went bankrupt. They patented the cap over design that allowed for a shorter overall tow length. I noticed some side wall fiberglass delamination on the drivers side of trailer which is a possible indication of water penetration (inspect the roof membrane for leaks as soon as possible). Even a small roof leak can total destroy an RV / trailer. The old truck did great, but safety must always come first; invest in the best possible tires on all wheels, especially when towing. Thanks again for sharing this adventure.

I’ve spent some time in Montana over the last 5 years and have been to that border crossing north of Eureka. It’s a unbelievable beautiful but very very expensive area if someone wanted to live up there. It’s great in the summer and fall but winters can be brutal and the spring is very wet. Thanks for the video.

For future reference, don’t switch between power levels on the truck. The 68rfe transmissions are self learning and take a few hundred miles to “learn” the tune. Also , locking out 6th gear will save a 68rfe transmission.

I really enjoyed your dip in the river and I LOVE your dog! ! 😍😚😙

Beautiful views man amazing ive wanted to move to wyoming or montana for years but hard to give ul the Summers in Texas and warmer air for 7-8months big trade offs for sure.

Stumbled across this video with the algorithm. Saw the title and thought hmmm.... I own a 2001 Dodge Ram 4x4 5.9 Cummins 6 spd manual, shortbed crew cab with upgraded turbo, Edge chip, air filter, exhaust brakes, muffler and many others including AirLift airbags. My payload capacity is around 2,900 lbs. I tow a 2019 Outdoors RV travel trailer dry at 8,600lbs with a gvwr of 11,000lbs, with a tongue weight ranging from 1,200 to1,400 lbs. I weigh 260, my puppers combined about 160 and my DiamondBack bed cover leaving me (after tongue weight) of about 700lbs of payload for guns, atv (on top of my bed cover), tools, etc. I knew nothing about this until I bought my trailer. After a bit of education because I didn't want to hurt my furkids or anybody else on the road, I actually know quite a bit about it now and am stunned by people who refuse to look at anything about this while towing their beautiful family and furkids around... 30 seconds of research says that 12,000lb 5th wheel, COMPLETELY DRY, has a pin weight of 2,400lbs (20% x 12k) all part of your truck's payload. That 2011 shortbed crew cab diesel has an approximate payload capacity of 2,050 to 2,160lbs of MAX PAYLOAD (www.rambodybuilder.com/2011/docs/ram/rammlup2500.pdf). So, if your truck was completely and utterly empty, no humans, furkids, a bottle of water, etc, you'd be at least 240lbs over your payload towing that completely empty 5th wheel. Add your family, you, your pupper, the weight of the hitch in the bed of the truck, any supplies tucked inside the bed or inside the truck, you're at least 1,000lbs over that truck's payload. Not only are you endangering your family's lives, you're endangering everybody else on the road. I have airbags, they absolutely do nothing to increase the payload capacity of your truck, only to help level it out which it should be with your sway reducing hitch anyways without airbags if set up correctly. Google videos, stories on over payload while towing rv tragedies. It's all about what that truck's axles can handle and that's why payload is so important. The only thing that can increase payload is adding leaf springs. I promise you'll never do it again if you read this and research this a bit. Your family is beautiful. Sooooo many people out there doing the same sh@t through pure ignorance. On a lighter note, thank you for visiting and loving my state :^) I live in Trout Creek, MT. I marvel at the beauty here every day I wake up!!

I would call that a miserable trip

lol i love trips like that... its fun the view and nature is beautiful

LOL nothing like dropping major coin on a new oil burner only to get punked by Dodge when the time comes to impress the FIL. It was pretty classic that your FIL sends you on this ridiculous journey to pick up a clapped out camper and he could only spring for 2 new truck tires. Towing 12k with front end problems and a completely bald tire with belts showing? Nevermind you had 4 of his grandkids in the truck. Good times for sure!

nice truck, love your videos bro keep doing it

Geez why even take that truck out with bald tires and overloaded…not safe. 4 little kids on a massive road trip. Hats off to you guys for that stress.

beautiful family

There is also height adjustment in the fifth wheel tongue, looks like one more bolt hole you could go down.

14 ply best tires to buy. Built like a tank

Luckily you didn't rip the whole side of the trailer apart. I have seen major destruction on the trailer when a tire blows.

You’re a hottie! Real man.

You should of inspected all the tires before you left and checked the date codes. They only last a few years. Trailer tires are not like regular car/ truck tires.

The fifth wheel axles needs lifted kit and that would be fine .

Is Mowgli a Ridgeback/Mastiff cross?

Did he have any trouble with it.

Sweetheart kitties 😍😚😙

270k IS 270000 MILES BRO

i bet your over your cargo weight

And the 5th has water damage.