No no, we did not change trucks.

We did however upgrade trailers.

And to the weight police, yes I am over my payload capacities. About the max I want to go with current truck weight wise, but make no mistake it handles the load just fine. 30mph crosswinds in the video below.

2014 Wildcat 295RSX
10,100lbs loaded to go campin
16,500lbs GCW

Only thing I've done to my truck is HD Payload rear leafs and Load Range E tires.

 

Wow, Impressive towing.. The Eb towed that with ease, especially keeping it at 60 and then accelerating back up to 60..

Good Job Prime, Would hate to try that with "another" engine.

 

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I'd hate to try that with anything other than a super duty

 

Wasn't your "old" trailer almost brand new still?

I can't imagine how your wife hasn't choked you with all your truck and trailer purchases

 

Nice... And I'm stressed out about buying a pop-up camper... Haha

 

Guess I won't have any trouble with my #5000 TT..

I might have to try a video like that when I get my rig hitched up... Might also click thru more of the displays showing the mpgs, trans temp and whatnot..

That's so cool about being able to program what trailer you are towing. I guess you have to wait until it's hooked up to do that? Or can you setup the trailer before hand?

Thanks for sharing.

Mitch

 

It's just a setup in the truck apps, you can change active trailers. I keep one for the boat and one for the fifth wheel and just toggle between active ones. Would be awesome if it auto detected it(maybe we can dream?).

Yea we had a 282rkx, we camped in it a few times and decided we wanted more room in the living area. The 282rkx had a rear kitchen in a L setup, only one slide on the living/kitchen area made for some cozy camps. The 295rsx has two slides on the living area and kitchen making it much roomier. Doubt we'll be trading this trailer for a long time, truck will likely get upgraded to a super duty in 2019-2020. We ended up making $3000 on the trade, so it was a no brainer.

It accelerates really well, I'm not even being aggressive with it and really there is no reason to be.

 

What does the "GAIN" Mean?

 

Hey, making money by swapping to a bigger trailer? Sounds good to me

 

I'll have to look at it closer. Every time I've brought up the "Trailer" part in "APPS" it just says "DISCONNECTED", so never looked any farther....

I guess I can setup my TT and my little utility trailer, since they will each have different MPG's when towing each of them.

Thanks!

Mitch

 

Man that is impressive but this guy wouldn't try without buying a superduty first. Lol

 

If your trailer does not have electric brakes it will not be detected.

GAIN is the amount of power your sending to the trailer brakes, the bar fills up as you apply brake pressure on the gauges.

I fully agree a SuperDuty would be better suited for the task, probably wouldn't be able to tell it was back there. The 157' wheelbase f150s with max tow/hd payload are very impressive. Take my exact truck in a HD payload pkg you would see 2100-2200lbs of payload, which is very doable. My biggest concerns were sagging, stability, and braking... took the trailer for a test drive before purchasing and it eased my concerns.

 

Hey Prime, what kind of gas mileage you getting hauling that big boy?

I'm getting around 8mpg with the 8500 lb travel trailer.
I have a weight distribution hitch (Reese Pro Series) with Pro Series Anti Sway bars and I still feel the trailer swaying and pulling/pushing me.

I do have a bumper pull though, where you have a fifth wheel.

Chris

 

If I keep it at 60mph and not fighting wind....she sits between 8.5-9.8mpg. Almost same weight as the previous trailer I had(900lbs).