Has anyone here modded out a 13 ft flatbed to allow a TC to sit all the way up against the cab? One would need to relocate the fuel fill line and reduce the width of the last 5 ft of the 13 ft bed to allow clearance for the rear jacks and the dump no...
Why do the majority of RV manufacturers use a latching solenoid for the battery disconnect (storage) as opposed to a mechanical battery disconnect switch? Is there some other function that the solenoid is performing that an appropriately sized manual...
Every time the DRW vs SRW debate starts up, dually owners always point to the safety of having 4 rear wheels in case of a blowout while driving. What I am wondering is has anyone actually experienced (or have first hand knowledge of) a SRW blowout th...
So it has taken me quite a while to get around to posting this. Fortunately, it appears as though the bulk of the rehab work on my soggy 2003 Bigfoot 10.5E is complete. The mods to my Chevy 3500 SRW are at a point that I am feeling good about how it ...
I am considering replacing a couple windows on my Bigfoot. The old ones have the well-known gasket creep issue. Several, including the emergency exit window are leaking as well. I plan to pull these, rebond the sandwich panel and either rebuild or re...
I am with you Mark. I don’t think the blowout probability on my SRW with commercial 19.5’s is high enough to worry about. For brakes, I find my stock 1T brakes to be good as long as I don’t forget to downshift in the mountains and not ride the brakes...
Photomike wrote:If I bought a truck for a camper I would go with a DRW just to be safe.Problem that I have is that a DRW would not go down many of the trails / roads that I like to drive on. That was the reason I got rid of my little class C. Was ju...
mbloof wrote:Lantley wrote:There is always friction between road and tire.One of the reason cars cannot stop on ice is there is no friction between tire and ice.Sure the brake pads stop the wheel but on ice the wheel does not stop the vehicle.Elimina...
3 tons wrote:I’m curious due to flat bed width how one would be able to unload the camper, and then wondering is there no factory installed rear hitch?? How much would the added height difference be of a 4500 (without a bed) over a 3500 4x4, and the ...
Grit dog wrote:Ya, no inherent issues slicing and dicing a flatbed for your needs. Also not a huge deal to have a cog a little aft of the rear axle on such a big truck….except they already ride horribly and adding weight to the FA helps that. A 4500-...
