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Old 05-12-2014, 02:55 PM
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He obviously has more money than I do.
same here lol
 
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I think it has more to do with brain cells than money, and on the lower end rather than the upper.
 
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I'm gonna be dragging around my parent's trailer quite a bit this summer... So I picked up a new hitch, set it all up, and of course took pics

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Originally Posted by drey04
I ride my truck hard at the dunes, but not like this guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM-M...ature=youtu.be
Great video. You want to try something crazy? Drive a truck with a 900lbs snow plow at 50km/h. The snow flying up over the hood covering the winshield.
 
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I'm gonna be dragging around my parent's trailer quite a bit this summer... So I picked up a new hitch, set it all up, and of course took pics



Great looking truck! Happy camping!
 
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Great looking truck! Happy camping!
thanks!
 
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Old 05-12-2014, 08:46 PM
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Dennis you cant get that load any more level than that!

Never seen that type of load level bar setup. Hope those lower brackets are completely bolted through the Frame??

Awesome how it works to throw the weight up front of tow rig.
 
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Love the truck!
 
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Old 05-13-2014, 04:57 AM
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Dennis you cant get that load any more level than that!

Never seen that type of load level bar setup. Hope those lower brackets are completely bolted through the Frame??

Awesome how it works to throw the weight up front of tow rig.
Thanks! It's the dual cam system by Reese. It's a load leveling and sway control system in one. I love it. My dad had it on his old trailer too. Yes, the lower brackets are bolted through the frame.

It took quite a bit of playing around to get it all dialed in the way I want it. I hitched and unhitched a half dozen times, adjusted the tilt of the hitch head, took lots of measurements, etc.

She looks good now
 
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Great lookin truck Nike
 
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How long did that hitch system take to dial in? How long is your parents trailer?
 
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Man it would be nice to have that on our landscaping trailer, my truck feels like it fishtails when i go over 35 with it.
 
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May I suggest that if your trailer is swaying then it might be loaded incorrectly. This use to occur with mine when an inexperienced employee from a landscape supply yard would load my trailer to close to the rear with gravel or soil. Also check the hitch height. Had too short a hitch on the lifted 150 and trailer was not level causing swaying.
 
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Originally Posted by tjcprop
How long did that hitch system take to dial in? How long is your parents trailer?
About 30 minutes or so... I was taking my time.

The trailer is a 30 footer. It's a Keystone Sprinter rated at 7600 dry and 9300 gross. It has a slide out too.
 
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Old 05-13-2014, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by tjcprop
May I suggest that if your trailer is swaying then it might be loaded incorrectly. This use to occur with mine when an inexperienced employee from a landscape supply yard would load my trailer to close to the rear with gravel or soil. Also check the hitch height. Had too short a hitch on the lifted 150 and trailer was not level causing swaying.
That could be possible, we have two mowers in an enclosed 16ft trailer and we put the heaviest towards the front but the rear one may still offset it enough. I bought a drop hitch so the trailer sits pretty level but other than that it never use to sway before my lift.
 


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