Photos of F-450 and Bigfoot camper.
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07-16-2007, 03:40 PM
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07-16-2007, 04:16 PM
Originally Posted by 280fx
Hey diesel_dan,
I had a 2006 Silverado 3500 DRW Duramax,6 speed Allison, extended cab with 3.73's, and it carried the Bigfoot fairly good.The Duramax had the edge on power and torque, but the F-450 beats it in every other area. With the 19.5" tires and larger brakes, I fell much more confident with the braking performance which is really important when you carry a camper this heavy. I can definetly feel an improvement with the ride, handling and turning radius. I no longer need airbags and there is almost no side-to-side sway when trucks pass me on the interstate. Overall, the F-450 feels much better and I don't feel like I am on the edge of it's limits. BTW, I do have the 4.30's.
Is that a 3000 series Bigfoot I see in your signature?
I had a 2006 Silverado 3500 DRW Duramax,6 speed Allison, extended cab with 3.73's, and it carried the Bigfoot fairly good.The Duramax had the edge on power and torque, but the F-450 beats it in every other area. With the 19.5" tires and larger brakes, I fell much more confident with the braking performance which is really important when you carry a camper this heavy. I can definetly feel an improvement with the ride, handling and turning radius. I no longer need airbags and there is almost no side-to-side sway when trucks pass me on the interstate. Overall, the F-450 feels much better and I don't feel like I am on the edge of it's limits. BTW, I do have the 4.30's.
Is that a 3000 series Bigfoot I see in your signature?
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Originally Posted by diesel_dan
No, a camper like yours would squish my truck!!! It's our old 2500 10.6 -- we absolutely loved that camper, but I couldn't convince my wife to move up to a DRW, and when I loaded it on the back and the horse trailer on a 28" extension (empty even), we were close to a thousand pounds over the rear 7k lb rating on the axle, let alone being well over the tires' rating (which was even scaryier to me). We now have a 1500 9.5, which is still a Bigfoot in all quality ways, but light enough for our SRW (sure seems small tho... )
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Very nice setup, Be sure to get out often and enjoy. Crrious as to why you went with the rear suspension kit? Did you try it before without it? I was surprised, my 350DRW use to drop about 5 inches when I put on our 5ver, My 450 only drops about an inch. Had to adjust the pin box to ride level. It is probably always better to be extra safe than not adding the suspenion kit. Again great combo.
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04-27-2008, 07:41 PM
Beautiful rig! I have an '08 F-450 and a Lance 1191. I am about to put on a TorkLift Super Hitch and 48" extension so that I can tow my boat at the same time. It seems that Ford's factory Class V hitch is not compatible with other Class V hitches, so the Reese extension won't fit. And Reese is not yet making a receiver for the 450 pickup, they do make one for the 450 cab and chassis, I almost bought that by mistake.
Are you familiar with the NATCOA (North America Truck Camper Owner's Assoc) forum? It is very similar to this site, but oriented towards truck campers. NATCOA FORUM
Good luck with your rig. It seems that you and I may have the only 2 truck campers east of the Mississippi.
Are you familiar with the NATCOA (North America Truck Camper Owner's Assoc) forum? It is very similar to this site, but oriented towards truck campers. NATCOA FORUM
Good luck with your rig. It seems that you and I may have the only 2 truck campers east of the Mississippi.
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04-27-2008, 10:11 PM
Beautiful rig! I have an '08 F-450 and a Lance 1191. I am about to put on a TorkLift Super Hitch and 48" extension so that I can tow my boat at the same time. It seems that Ford's factory Class V hitch is not compatible with other Class V hitches, so the Reese extension won't fit. And Reese is not yet making a receiver for the 450 pickup, they do make one for the 450 cab and chassis, I almost bought that by mistake.
Are you familiar with the NATCOA (North America Truck Camper Owner's Assoc) forum? It is very similar to this site, but oriented towards truck campers. NATCOA FORUM
Good luck with your rig. It seems that you and I may have the only 2 truck campers east of the Mississippi.
Are you familiar with the NATCOA (North America Truck Camper Owner's Assoc) forum? It is very similar to this site, but oriented towards truck campers. NATCOA FORUM
Good luck with your rig. It seems that you and I may have the only 2 truck campers east of the Mississippi.
The dodge and GM hitches are bolted to and rely on the bumper to reach it's full capacity, Ford's are rated seperately, which is nice as you can hook your safety chains to the bumper, and actually be safe... Sorry... owned one too many of the others and saw this issue up close and personal.
If the extension doesn't work, don't think a second thought about the SuperHitch, as it's truly a beast. Buy it on eBay, best price around...
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