I am looking at purchasing a 2 horse trailer, anyone have any recommendations for my hitch. Do you recommend putting on extra leafs?
I have not yet purchased the trailer anyone have any pictures of their setup.

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1999 F150 XLT, 4X4, 5.4L Supercab, Sport, Styleside, White, remote keyless,floor- shift 4wd, pwr driver's seat, tinted windows,chrome step bars, chrome grille cover, Ford bedliner,Vent Shade vent visors,Lund bugshield,Pace Edwards Roll-top cover, DEH-P400 Pioneer CD, Boston Rally speakers

 

There is a picture of my set up under the Rig Pics topic. Reese, Draw-tite, Hidden Hitch all make good hitches, I assume you are talking about a 2 horse bumper pull. You will not need to add extra leaves, your truck is fine the way it is. Since you are asking about a hitch, I assume you don't have the towing package which could possibly mean that you don't have the super engine cooling package. If you don't have a tranny cooler it would be a good idea get one. It may be possible that you have the cooling package without the towing package as it can be purchased separately or be included with the tow package.

LHM

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2000 F-150 Super Cab XLT 4x4 ORP 5.4liter V8, Towing Package, Rear Slider, Remote keyless Entry,3.55 LS, Black Exterior, Medium Graphite interior, manual shift 4x4. Current mods Gooseneck hitch,Ford Custom Molded Splash Guards, Muth Signal Mirrors, SUPERCHIPS Performance Chip, Line-X Bedliner, STROBES!!and Y pipe with duals.

 

Well on my window sticker it says 400 dollars, but you can beat that by going with aftermarket stuff. I would think you could probably get everything you need for about 200 to 250 bucks, and if you are talking about a 2 horse bumper pull, with no dressing room or anything you can probably get away with not having a tranny cooler, although it definatly wouldn't hurt to have one.

LHM

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2000 F-150 Super Cab XLT 4x4 ORP 5.4liter V8, Towing Package, Rear Slider, Remote keyless Entry,3.55 LS, Black Exterior, Medium Graphite interior, manual shift 4x4. Current mods Gooseneck hitch,Ford Custom Molded Splash Guards, Muth Signal Mirrors, SUPERCHIPS Performance Chip, Line-X Bedliner, STROBES!!and Y pipe with duals.

 

If you do nothing else, get a good tranny cooler installed.


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1997 4x4 Expedition- 4.6L, true dual exhaust w/Ravin DI/DO, K&N air filter, SuperChip, airbox mods, Edelbrock shocks, 285/75R16 BFG ATs, 2000 F150 "XLT" wheels, 4.10 gears, Auburn LS, Clarion In-dash CD player, Smitty Bilt push bars and nerf bars.

2000 4x4 F250 SD XLT SuperCab SWB- 6.8L, Offroad Pkg, Camper Pkg, 4.30LS, Tape & CD player, Remote Keyless Entry, Sliding back glass, tinted windows, 265/75R16 OWL tires, Smittybilt nerf bars & Line-X bedliner.

NoMo's site

 

How expensive is it to have the towing package added. I should have thought of this when I bought my truck.

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1999 F150 XLT, 4X4, 5.4L Supercab, Sport, Styleside, White, remote keyless,floor- shift 4wd, pwr driver's seat, tinted windows,chrome step bars, chrome grille cover, Ford bedliner,Vent Shade vent visors,Lund bugshield,Pace Edwards Roll-top cover, DEH-P400 Pioneer CD, Boston Rally speakers

 

Actually, he might already have a tranny cooler. Truth is, I haven't seen a 5.4L without a tranny cooler.

jb2001, look inside your grill. Low down on the driver's side, all our trucks have a little cooler. That's for the power steering. If there's also one on the passenger side, you already have a tranny cooler.

 

Dennis,
I will check it out

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1999 F150 XLT 4X4 5.4L Supercab
Sport
Styleside
White
remote keyless
manual shift 4X4
power driver's seat
tinted windows
chrome step bars
chrome grille cover
Ford bedliner
Vent Shade-ventvisors
Lund bugshield
Pace Edwards Roll-topcover
P275/60R17SL,OWLAll-Season Tires
17" Cast Aluminum Wheels
DEH-P400 Pioneer CD
Boston Rally speakers

 

Does anyone have any pictures of the cooler.Is there another way to locate it without looking through the grill? or should I remove the chrome grill front to locate it. No luck yet.

 

Finally, I took a real good look at the truck. There are spaces parallel with the front license plate, in there I could see 2 small coolers [looks like mini rads], one on the driver's side and one on the passenger'e side.

Is this the tranny cooler?




[This message has been edited by jb2001 (edited 04-25-2001).]