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RE: Cargo trailers with tongue extensions
I haul a camper with overhang and tow an enclosed using the extend the truck hitch method. I prefer this because it works with all me trailers, and less off tracking in turns mentioned by others.
Departure angle of the truck is greatly reduced.
I wonder if a hinge built in the extension that allows it to only go “up” when it is grounded would work for departure angle?
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noteven
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01/23/20 08:35am |
Truck Campers
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RE: 4 season camping
I have a 30ft Roughneck Travel trailer that functions fine at -35F. I wouldn’t call it “4 Season” because it doesn’t have woo hoo stickers proclaiming 4 season. It uses 4 gal propane per day in those conditions. It prefers a supply of 110v ac power for the 2 x 40,000btu rv turbofan furnaces.
It wouldn’t be that handy getting to the ski hill cause it weighs 9000lbs dry. But it will keep you warm.
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noteven
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01/23/20 08:23am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: The Verdic is in, New Ford 7.3 V-8 Gas mpg not so Great
Did both trucks decide direct gear in trans was used? If yes 6 or 10 speeds doesn’t matter for a highway cruising mpg test.
Wind and cooler denser air for red truck.
It would take some work but a test using 91 gas to allow the ecm to optimize timing vs the “minimum” recommended 87 would be interesting on a $/miles basis
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noteven
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01/22/20 09:53am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: The Verdic is in, New Ford 7.3 V-8 Gas mpg not so Great
7.3 V8 gudzilla EcoBoost 600hp!!
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noteven
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01/22/20 08:22am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: 4 season camping
Escape trailers Chilliwack BC - 4 NW season capable. (going to rain, light rain, wet rain, wet snow).
Talked to an owner last week. They had used theirs which was spec’d for cold weather at -10F no freezes.
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noteven
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01/22/20 08:16am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Anyone with the Ford 6.2 Carrying TC
I am hauling a 2900lbs camper on a 2012 F350 4x4 6.2 / 6spd Torqshift towing a 20ft enclosed trailer at 3200lbs +/-.
My 20' enclosed trailer is about 3500 lbs empty and loaded 6000-8000 lbs based on what I bring. Are you sure yours is that light when full?
It’s a light bike hauler. 2400lbs empty, 1 x 500lbs bike and some tools and camp chairs n stuff.
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noteven
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01/21/20 08:40pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Las Vegas Truck Camper Storage
Check out Overton RV storage in the Moapa Valley. It’s not in the cities of LV though. About 50 minutes from Speedway Boulevard.
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noteven
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01/21/20 05:41pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Anyone with the Ford 6.2 Carrying TC
I am hauling a 2900lbs camper on a 2012 F350 4x4 6.2 / 6spd Torqshift towing a 20ft enclosed trailer at 3200lbs +/-. Performance is decent. The trans has a useful manual mode that will hold gears nicely. Grade braking feature works ok. The engine is multi-fuel - I’ve never used 85% ethanol. It pulls happier on 91 vs 87 at everyday rpm 2000-3500. 9-10mpg in calm airs, 7mpg in 30mph head wind in 4th at 3500rpm. Mpg hand ciphered cruising at 60-65mph on western roads. Engine will pull hard at over 4000rpm. Dash fuel mpg is within 1/10th mpg. Apparently 5-Star tunes tidy up the transmission shift personality for tow/hauling. A camper stuck up in the air makes a great downhill air brake.
I’ll get laughed at for not actually knowing what axle ratio I have, but road gear (6th) is really tall - 1600 rpm? at 70mph - gives decent mpg empty for a tall truck but useful for towing downhill. 5 and 6 are overdrive ratios. It is quiet and nice handling (for a twuck).
The Fast Lane Truck crew dyno’d a 2017 6.2 vs a new 7.3. Results were interesting...
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noteven
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01/21/20 05:33pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Mount trailer tires yourself at home?
I don’t have a balancer so I use a shop.
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noteven
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01/15/20 10:51am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: better to adjust wd hitch for heavy load? or for unloaded TV
On my old school chain on the end of the bars hitch one chain link adjusts weight transfer to the front axle in about 200lbs increments. Adjusting does change the handling of the truck.
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noteven
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01/09/20 08:34pm |
Towing
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RE: Eh Weight Police!
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noteven
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01/08/20 08:47am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Eh Weight Police!
Biggest danger danger: The brakes on that trailer might yard the hitch right off the pick em up twuck.
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noteven
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01/07/20 10:42pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Now up to 715 campsites
Thank you Ralph. Happy travels in 2020
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noteven
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01/05/20 04:53pm |
Public Lands, Boondocking and Dry Camping
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RE: F450 vs F350 SRW payload
“Commercial” truck tires max speed ratings are at maximum load for the tire.
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noteven
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01/04/20 12:34pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Well didn't know it was Tumbleweed Season
Did the chem trails cause them to migrate?
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noteven
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01/01/20 04:40pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: F450 vs F350 SRW payload
So is a F450 like Ford put 19.5’s ( and wt steer axle) on a F350 thinking that increases capacity without checking here first?
:)
Yes, just like it.
Except, the F450 pickup has axles that are intended for 19.5’s, and are rated higher by the axle manufacturer, and bigger brakes to go with the 19.5’s that are much heavier than the tires and wheels available on the F350’s, which increases the unsprung weight, rotational mass and momentum, which has a negative effect on the brakes ability to stop the vehicle. The 19.5’s also factor into other suspension components like the springs and shocks chosen for the vehicle.
Other than that, it’s exactly the same. :W
:):)
:) :)
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noteven
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01/01/20 04:38pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: F450 vs F350 SRW payload
So is a F450 like Ford put 19.5’s ( and wt steer axle) on a F350 thinking that increases capacity without checking here first?
:)
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noteven
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01/01/20 03:31pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: F450 vs F350 SRW payload
What Grit said^.
Wide track steer axle & front leaf springs? 19.5 moccasins available...
Also does the 450 pickup have straight SAE 34” wide frame rails back of cab?
Kind of a “derated” F550 available as a pickup (complete vehicle) that flies under the “commercial vehicle” flag down at the dmv and insurance office?
My F350 chassis cab pops up as “commercial” on the computers....
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noteven
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12/30/19 01:21pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: F450 vs F350 SRW payload
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noteven
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12/27/19 06:06pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Very good video on Buddy Heaters
Catalytic heaters do Not have ceramic tiles
They have "glass"? mat that is coated with Platinum
Which is the catalysis
Yes “tile” was an incorrect term. It has screen like mats as you describe.
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noteven
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12/27/19 05:49pm |
Tech Issues
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