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Old 01-17-2015, 05:02 PM
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This past summer. Hauling my sons F150 4X4. The ol F250 pulled it just fine.
 
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Originally Posted by Leftyizme
First image is my rig towing our 1998 StarCraft LeisureStar 29' 5th Wheel..
Wow,
I am HIGHLY impressed by your truck...
If you clean up those rv's as well as your truck they will be show stoppers !!!

Congrats on a beautiful truck !
I think that's not the nicest OLDER truck I've seen, but the nicest truck I've seen on here !!! kudo's !

But I'm SURE it would look better in my driveway
(Can you come detail mine now ?!? )
 
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Old 01-26-2015, 03:46 PM
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Not towing but packing around.

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Old 01-26-2015, 04:19 PM
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Not towing but packing around.

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Now that picture needs some 'Splainin' friend!!!

Howz that work?
 
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Oh, you mean the 5er hooked into the engine compartment or the unicycle seat? sticking out of the snow ?

I got the sled slide
 
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Old 01-26-2015, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by jdadamsjr
Oh, you mean the 5er hooked into the engine compartment or the unicycle seat? sticking out of the snow ?

I got the sled slide
LOL....

Never have seen a rack like that on the back of the truck...
 
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Old 01-26-2015, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Big-Foot
Now that picture needs some 'Splainin' friend!!!

Howz that work?
Ok here ya go. Truck is not eating 5th wheel. Hood is up because it sat all weekend while I was working and I had the battery tender hooked up. The thing sticking out of the snow is a broom. Used of course for removing snow from objects when it snows.

The yellowy thing is my portable garage. It lovingly houses my Bronco.

How's that for some splanin.
 
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Old 01-26-2015, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Big-Foot
LOL....

Never have seen a rack like that on the back of the truck...
Quite a few here. Simpler than pulling around a trailer.
 
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Old 01-26-2015, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Zip

Quite a few here. Simpler than pulling around a trailer.
Seems like a pain to load and unload.

Also it kind of eliminates use of the bed, right?

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Old 01-26-2015, 05:43 PM
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Yes it does take up the bed. Can still store stuff under the deck though. Loading and unloading takes a bit of practice. It has an 8' ramp that slides under the deck.
 
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Do you use a electric winch to load sleds.
 
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Old 01-26-2015, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by crop harvester
Do you use a electric winch to load sleds.
If this was directed at me we use neither. My ramp has some pretty good lugs going up the middle. I try to get the track of the sled set on those then try to walk it up. I have thought of setting up a winch but have not as of yet.

Loading does bring the pucker factor into the game. Hopefully I get a little more comfortable with it.
 
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Old 01-27-2015, 03:01 PM
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Those sled decks are extremely common, and as far as I know, the most common way to load it is to just drive it up.
 
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Old 01-27-2015, 05:42 PM
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Squeeze the butt cheeks together and up the ramps. I have an 8' ramp and it's still pretty steep.
 


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