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Posted By: Victory402 on 11/06/14 05:24pm

Installed carpeting over the vinyl with hopes to keep it a tad warmer this winter. I didn't glue it down.

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 11/06/14 05:49pm

Put the Kayak on the roof, topped off the fuel tank, loaded up the fishing gear. I'm heading to the lake for some fishing this weekend.

2011 F350 6.7L Diesel 4x4 CrewCab longbed Dually, 2019 Lance 1062, Torqlift Talons, Fast Guns, upper and lower Stable Loads, Super Hitch, 48" Super Truss, Airlift loadlifter 5000 extreme airbags

Posted By: JumboJet on 11/06/14 08:16pm

Filled the TC full of water. Turned the refrig on. Loaded with food, hunting gear, and clothes.

Posted By: trailgranny50 on 11/07/14 08:30am

Finished insulating plumbing lines everywhere accessible, tested out electric heater to warm compartments with doors open, installed carpet over the chilly vinyl floors, didn't stick it down but did remove door tread and screwed carpet end under that to alleviate tripping on a loose end, changed out water hose to heated hose and packed insulation for water supply pipes, took cargo tray that holds generator to welder......again, he's very patient, to add top step after getting measurements from truck. Hard to make truck related mods when it goes to work every day. Now to process another darned deer while trying to pack for trip. No rest for the weary.

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Posted By: shake-n-bake on 11/07/14 10:40am

I just weighed my truck and camper to see what kind of weight I was really hauling around, been hauling my 2000 Lance Lite 915 on my 2004 Chevy 2500HD Long bed crew cab for over 7 years and I really never knew how much weight was on the truck, I was a little shocked! I was over my GVWR by 400lbs so I went through the camper and unloaded a bunch of stuff I didn't need to be hauling around and now I am almost 200lbs under the GVWR my camper weighs 2,620lbs with everything except water and food in it.

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 11/15/14 12:15pm

Checked the fit of my new tire chains on the truck. Better to figure everything out where its warm and dry than try it the first time in the snow. Amazing how much easier it is to get them on with a small wood block under the tire and to have cam style chains

just have to carry zip ties to secure the xtra two links of chain on the front and backside of the tire

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Posted By: jimh406 on 11/15/14 12:47pm

Winterized the other day by emptying holding tanks and water heater and using the pump bypass to run rv antifreeze through the lines. Also taped off water heater connectors to make sure it wouldn't come on accidentally.

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Posted By: garryk6 on 11/15/14 01:47pm

Buzzcut1 wrote:

Looks good buzz!
Are you running 225 or 245 70 19.5? I currently have 265 70 19.5 and have not yet got chains for them. But I have the same type of chains you show here for my winter studded 235-85-16's. Because I don't go far in the winter with the TC, and it is off more than on, the 16's are fine, but whenever we leave Kodiak, Alaska, I will probably leave the 19.5's on year round. So I am curious about chain to body clearance. The 265/19.5's are 34" tall, so the F350 is close fit. Thanks, and again, look in' good!

Garry K
Wife + 4 kids
Retired Military Family.... Alway's on the move....
2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 11/15/14 03:29pm

garryk6 wrote:

Buzzcut1 wrote:

245/70R19.5

oh and I replaced the FORD factory jack with a 12 ton Bottle jack

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* This post was edited 11/15/14 03:49pm by Buzzcut1 *

Posted By: Bedlam on 11/15/14 07:24pm

The 245/70R19.5 are the largest diameter you can still use low profile chains on the front and rear with a Ford at stock ride height. I had plenty of rear wheel well space and have no doubt you should be able to use low profile chains on the rear, but you should measure how much clearance you have when loaded with your 265's if you plan to run aggressive chains with cleats.

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