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RE: need suggestions on TV
Thanks that kind of info I was looking for
A lot depends on where you plan to haul your 8000-10000 (fully loaded) trailer. Going around the plains areas is completely different than traveling around the high mountains. I have always put the ability to safely stop my rig at the very top of the list and everything else is secondary.
Lots of vehicles will haul 8000lbs. but few will safely control the trailer on a long mountain downgrade. Different vehicle manufacturers use different methods to control or activate the trailer brakes and some are much more effective at controlling the trailer on steep and or long downhill stretches of road.
A 3/4 ton or 1 ton truck with a crew cab and a diesel engine with an exhaust brake is what I would be looking for with your requirements. The diesel with its exhaust brake will help when going downhill and the diesel itself will provide a lot more power for pulling the trailer up the hill as well. Diesel fuel costs more but it more than makes up for the cost with the improvement in fuel efficiency, or mpg.
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12/02/11 03:38pm |
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RE: need suggestions on TV
I'm a firm believer it truely depends on each individual vechile for instance my tv is a durango most would cringe til I tell them it's a V8 5.9Lt with great ratio and tow package that can tow just over 7000lbs
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12/02/11 01:15pm |
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RE: need suggestions on TV
I really am torn I kinda want a 3/4 truck but can see our family growing thus suv is the practical route, but it would hafta be used I couldn't afford new, good gas mileage is important, so is storage, 4x4, now which of the older SUVs should I steer away from I'm interested in tranny mileage (a lot of ppl sell em just before mileage indicates possible tranny failure)
I would strongly recommend a 3/4 ton SUV (or full-size Van). I have had mine for 10 years, including the years of a double stroller. If you need 4x4, the SUV is easier to find. I have the utility trailer to use when I prefer my SUV to be a pickup.
If you have three kids, they seem to multiply on camping trips. And it is nice to have space between them, so you can worry about driving and not who is touching the other.
With that said, I am close to going to a pickup since two of mine will be in college, and mine sits most of the time as a dedicated tow vehicle (because the gas mileage of the 8.1).
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12/02/11 09:36am |
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RE: need suggestions on TV
What is the leg space in 2nd n 3rd row suburban? Every used one I've come across don't have the 3 row ?!? And if we put the 3rd roW it looks liker there very little cargo (we have a double stroller) we're already a family of 5 and lots of ext family so if we have stroller back there , there wouldn't be no room for groceries. How heavy are those benches?
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11/30/11 07:21pm |
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RE: need suggestions on TV
Yes definitely a crew cab if we go with a pickup just don't know pickup trucks and what to ask for.
Is a HD ram capable? Do they have the xtra rad for towing? Etc etc
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11/30/11 05:27pm |
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need suggestions on TV
Looking @ getting another TV that seats 5 or more but can tow at lease 8000lbs like a 30' tt mountain travel could a RAM 1500 do it? I hear horror stories abt what a vechile can tow vs if they should (not looking to blow another tranny thank you)
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11/30/11 05:13pm |
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RE: battery question
I'm going to assume its frozen its been dead for 2 days now in -20C & -27c temps how long would it take to "defrost" I just need it to get a cheque dep n go buy a new battery
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11/20/11 10:42pm |
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RE: battery question
Switch them? But I thought dc aren't good for hard crank/cold crank or whatever its called for regular vechiles?!?
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11/20/11 10:05pm |
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RE: battery question
K I'm in a desperate spot kids left light on in truck combined with the cold weather drained battery I have a spare 12 volt I was hoping I Could with out any explosions ;p thank you any words of caution??
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11/20/11 09:39pm |
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battery question
Can I jumpstart or charge a truck battery with my 12vold trailer battery?
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11/20/11 09:12pm |
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review/opinions needed pls
I'm thinking of getting a Gulf Breeze Sport trs my TV can tow it but just wondering if anyone knows anything abt them or the company that makes them
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10/23/11 11:02am |
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RE: another bearing ?
Awww crap! Went to go get trailer and I have 2 slow leaks on my driver side tires :( can't even pull it outta storage til I get an air pump... And now I've got a purge evap sylinoid err reading on my truck *whaaaaa* I just wanna go camping *stomping feet like a little kid* lmao
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05/16/11 09:29am |
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RE: another bearing ?
I'm afraid to pull them apart... hubs and spindles?! I looked on u tube to see how to repack but even think abt hubs spindles and breaks oh my! Lmao
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05/15/11 10:51pm |
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another bearing ?
Okay I have a scamper (see my profile) and I'm wondering when I go to do my repack and I find out my bearings need replacing do I replace the whole unit or the offending bearing(s) how do I know whAt kind of bearing unit to get? Will they be hard to find for my scamper?
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05/15/11 04:51pm |
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comments please for reviews (looking @ new trailers)
TV 2001 dodge Durango 5.9L V8 ratio 3.55 TC 7300
Possible TT
1) Passport Ultralight 280BH
Shipping wtg: 4808, hitch 445, length: 31'2"
Alum frame
2)Kodiak 8wide ultralite 220BHKS
Unload wtg: 4294, hitch: 474, length: 24'9"
Alum frame
3)Apsen Trai l 2710BH
Unload wtg: 4646, hitch: 604 length: 28'7"
Wood frame
If anyone any reviews abt these or these matched to TV please share!!!
I also like some of the 33' trailers which are below my towable wtg but wonder if thAt is too long...
Also wondering what would you recommend for comfortable tow wtg and the wtg I should not go over....
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03/05/11 06:38pm |
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