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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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yea sadly i sold the truck a while back i wish i didnt now tho.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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sadly no pictures loaded up on the trailer with the pickup. but heres my pride and joy

 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Just bought this one. I traded our 2010 Keystone Outback for this one. 2011 FlagStaff. Fully loaded, all power jacks! I go pick it up Friday. It's right at 7,000 pounds, Keystone was 6,700 so I shouldn't have a problem pulling this with my 5.4L!






Keystone was 30 feet and this one is 31 feet.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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Nvm, I got the weight wrong on the new one. :-P

6,153 lb dry
655 lb. Dry Hich Weight
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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That's a nice trailer-- 31 feet huh-- wow-- makes me feel all insecure.
We had a 25 footer and traded it for our 20 JayFlight-- we camp in small state parks and some boondocking so smaller fits us better-- besides we are hardly ever in the trailer. But if I had a nice trailer like that...
 
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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G3 Eagle 190 bass boat...

 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by JPBeck
That's a nice trailer-- 31 feet huh-- wow-- makes me feel all insecure.
We had a 25 footer and traded it for our 20 JayFlight-- we camp in small state parks and some boondocking so smaller fits us better-- besides we are hardly ever in the trailer. But if I had a nice trailer like that...
Why does it make you feel insecure??

I towed it for about a hour and a half Friday and man this one pulls like a dream compared to the Outback. There's like little to no trailer sway at all. The Outback was bad about it. 18 wheeler would pass by and I would get blown all over the road. I had a few pass me Friday and the trailer stayed straight be hide me. I'm Impressed.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by stx2006
Why does it make you feel insecure??

I towed it for about a hour and a half Friday and man this one pulls like a dream compared to the Outback. There's like little to no trailer sway at all. The Outback was bad about it. 18 wheeler would pass by and I would get blown all over the road. I had a few pass me Friday and the trailer stayed straight be hide me. I'm Impressed.
Sorry, but the sway issue is a weight distribution/anti-sway hitch (or lack-of) set-up issue, not a trailer issue.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Smokewagun
Sorry, but the sway issue is a weight distribution/anti-sway hitch (or lack-of) set-up issue, not a trailer issue.
Doubt it. All they did is lower the hitch for the new trailer. Everything else is the same.

Unless your saying the other dealer didn't set my hitch up right.... All I know is this one pulls like a dream!
 

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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 02:20 AM
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What I tow.


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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 06:08 AM
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Finished my trip last week towing this....pictures of the car and trailer on page 37

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The truck pulled like a champ. Edge Evo on first canned setting, which isn't the tow tune, said I was getting average 16.4 mpg for the full trip.

I didn't have such good luck with the trailer. Blew three tires by the time I had hit Ohio (less than 1000 miles into the trip)

Finally figured out that it was partially my fault, didn't check tire pressures. The dealership had the tire pressures set low for some reason, they were well below max.

Once I had that sorted out, it was all gravy for the rest of the trip.

Then I drove through 7...count'em 7 tornado warnings....

So as you can all see, it was a trip from hell, but the truck pulled great. Moral of the story.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by xr8d302
Then I drove through 7...count'em 7 tornado warnings....
7 isn't bad!

As a storm chaser I can do that in about a few hours.
Glad you made it out tho!
 
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Storm chaser? You have more ***** than I do, my friend.

Do you do that in your truck???
 
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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Just picked up the new trailer today. Towed from Tulsa back to St. Louis on just the drop hitch. I'll need to pick up a W/D hitch when I load it up. It's a Pace American 24' Shadow GT:

 
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by xr8d302
Storm chaser? You have more ***** than I do, my friend.

Do you do that in your truck???
Yep, that's why I bought the truck since it has the backseat and is 4x4. But then we got into camping... So now its a TV also!

Oh and here ya go. The new RV all hooked up.

 
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