jimh406
Western MT
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Grit dog wrote:What the OP or you proposed is literally not any significant or meaningful geometric upgrade from his current truck.
Maybe autocorrect changed your word to geometric. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/wink.gif "wink") . Maybe you had a different spellchecker mistake with the $33,000 per inch comment.
Anyway, I didn't tell him to upgrade to a different SRW or keep it. However, unless someone really needs a SRW, I'd suggest something different. And, if that different vehicle is a choice, then hopefully pick the replacement before purchasing the TC.
Nothing radical, but kind of funny that my first post in this thread seems to have been on the right track .... it's still up to the person spending the money to decide.
'10 Ford F-450, 6.4, 4.30, 4x4, 14,500 GVWR, '06 Host Rainer 950 DS, Torklift Talon tiedowns, Glow Steps, and Fastguns. Bilstein 4600s, Firestone Bags, Toyo M655 Gs, Curt front hitch, Energy Suspension bump stops.
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3 tons
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Hemisport wrote:3 tons wrote:Well, FWIW with camper aboard, I just towed our trailer using a new 2.5”, 41” - 48” Reese (Draw-Tite) extension which weighs a whopping 56# even without the ball hitch…I’d previously added a Curt commercial direct bolt on 2800# hitch which mounts just below the less robust 1800# OEM hitch…Before leaving, I measured the enclosed trailer’s tongue weight at about 525# (using a tongue scale) and used the 41” pin-to-pin length…I’d estimate the V nose off-road machine trailer weight to be at about 4500# and with added V nose cabinetry and such is admittedly a bit nose heavy…Our 200mi one way trip to the higher desert went smoothly..
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What’s the rest of your setup ?
16 Ram 3500, 6.7, CC, DRW, 4x4, 4.10, 14k GVWR, 2009 Eagle Cap 995 (5,150k# est), 14’ V nose enclosed RZR trailer, RZR 1000, 660w rooftop solar, 360w ground deployable solar, two 200 a/h Lithium…
Upgrading next week to a 2023 5500 Ram 4x4, 6.7, 4.44, CC Laramie, 19.5 alloy wheels, CM flatbed 19.5k GVWR…
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Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
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jimh406 wrote:Grit dog wrote:What the OP or you proposed is literally not any significant or meaningful geometric upgrade from his current truck.
Maybe autocorrect changed your word to geometric. . Maybe you had a different spellchecker mistake with the $33,000 per inch comment.
Anyway, I didn't tell him to upgrade to a different SRW or keep it. However, unless someone really needs a SRW, I'd suggest something different. And, if that different vehicle is a choice, then hopefully pick the replacement before purchasing the TC.
Nothing radical, but kind of funny that my first post in this thread seems to have been on the right track .... it's still up to the person spending the money to decide.
It’s ok if you don’t understand, Jim.
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold
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