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Guri

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Posted: 09/20/12 11:36pm

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bkirkpatrick wrote:

Ventura? San Clemente?

I took this picture in Old Rincon (between Hobson Co Park and Faria Beach park). We spend the long weekend in Faria, this is in Ventura, CA.

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Posted: 09/21/12 09:42pm

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Looks like the "typical" Ventura fog that we would see at Emma Woods.

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eluwak wrote:

Mike Up wrote:

Just traded my 2008 Jayco Jay Flight 19BH for the new 2012 Jayco Jay Flight 26BH. Love it so far, first trip coming up this weekend.

We rented one of those over Labor Day weekend... Nice unit! [emoticon]

Thanks. You towed it with a Nissan Pathfinder v6? I had one of those but with 4WD. The hitch rating was only 600 lbs. and the 26BH will have between 800 and 900 lbs when loaded up. How did you get around that?? Did you just load the SUV instead and fill the water tanks from the campground's potable water?

Glad it's working out for you.

Enjoy your rig. [emoticon]

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2019 Ford F150 XLT Sport, CC, 4WD, 145" WB, 3.5L Ecoboost, 10 speed, 3.55 9.75" Locking Axle, Max Tow, 1831# Payload, 10700# Tow Rating, pulling a 2020 Rockwood Premier 2716g, with a 14' box. Previous 2012 Jayco Jay Flight 26BH.

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Posted: 09/22/12 02:40pm

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Mike Up wrote:

eluwak wrote:

Mike Up wrote:

Just traded my 2008 Jayco Jay Flight 19BH for the new 2012 Jayco Jay Flight 26BH. Love it so far, first trip coming up this weekend.

We rented one of those over Labor Day weekend... Nice unit! [emoticon]

Thanks!

The unit was brand new and empty, and we didn't bring along a whole lot. I put as much in the trailer as I could, which left us with an estimated 900 lbs of payload capacity left before GVWR. The V8 has a 700 lbs tongue weight so I wasn't worried if we were a little over the 600 lbs since the reciever is integrated into the frame of the truck the same in both.

We towed it about 450 miles with the first half a little more tongue heavy than the second (shifted weight around for the trip back). The trip started pretty windy, but overall the Pathfinder towed pretty well. I feel the trucks passing, but it wasn't as bad as I expected it would be.

I hope it will tow the new unit faily similar or better, if not we'll be looking at a new TV in the near future. I plan to weigh everything before leaving on the trip home too so we'll have good numbers to reference.

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eluwak wrote:

The V8 has a 700 lbs tongue weight so I wasn't worried if we were a little over the 600 lbs since the reciever is integrated into the frame of the truck the same in both.

I hope it will tow the new unit faily similar or better, if not we'll be looking at a new TV in the near future. I plan to weigh everything before leaving on the trip home too so we'll have good numbers to reference.

The Pathfinder has a very low rated front axle. Going over the 600 lbs could overload the front axle. The V8 most likely upgraded the front axle for the heavier engine and heavier hitch weight. So just beware. I see your axle ratings are the same as my previous 2005, so going to the scale is a very good idea in your case.

I traded to a longer wheel base 2008 Sport Trac with the high performance 4.6L 3 valve engine. It had a 740 lbs hitch rating and much higher rated front axle for the travel trailer I intended to buy next.

Glad its working out for you. They obviously did some upgrades over the years to the Pathfinder.

I chose to buy my Jay Flight 19BH for the Sport Trac, and didn't buy the 26BH at the time because it's heavier tongue weight would exceed the Sport Trac's 740 lbs limit. Now that I have the 26BH, wish I would had skipped the Sport trac and went right into a F150.

Good luck with your new trailer.

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New Tow Vehicle,
2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 6.0 Vortec

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Posted: 09/23/12 05:52pm

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Posted: 09/29/12 08:42pm

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Here is our new Ram 3500 HD purchased about a month ago. We haven't towed our TT yet, just a stock trailer with cattle and horses. There is a 5th wheel in our future.
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