Overkill
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Overkill
OK- so my new truck is a bit of overkill for this trailer, but I still love it!!! 
Seriously do not even know its back there until I look in the mirrors.
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Seriously do not even know its back there until I look in the mirrors.
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Thanks for the comments. Can't wait to take my kids out tomorrow night for a little local camping trip.
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I'm a bit partial to the grey as well!!! It does squat a bit more than I thought it would, the tongue weight is 400 lbs but the ride is nice and soft so i'm ok with a little squat.
Thanks for the comments. Can't wait to take my kids out tomorrow night for a little local camping trip.
Thanks for the comments. Can't wait to take my kids out tomorrow night for a little local camping trip.
I had overlooked that it's a 250, they seem to sit almost level empty, at least from the pics I've seen.
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I'm a bit partial to the grey as well!!! It does squat a bit more than I thought it would, the tongue weight is 400 lbs but the ride is nice and soft so i'm ok with a little squat.
Thanks for the comments. Can't wait to take my kids out tomorrow night for a little local camping trip.
Thanks for the comments. Can't wait to take my kids out tomorrow night for a little local camping trip.
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When I got my f250 I hooked up to one of my work trailers and was pretty upset. I posted here immediately warning as many folks that I could to beware of the soft rear springs.
It was told to me by several of the "gurus" that the weight rating is the same as in past but the spring packs are longer for '11 and up. They also removed one for the standard package as compared to prior years. Drove me crazy until firestone finally released the air bag set, had to wait several months.
Nice set up, pop ups have come a long way in recent years.
It was told to me by several of the "gurus" that the weight rating is the same as in past but the spring packs are longer for '11 and up. They also removed one for the standard package as compared to prior years. Drove me crazy until firestone finally released the air bag set, had to wait several months.
Nice set up, pop ups have come a long way in recent years.
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Jäger
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Looks like a good start to a great time!
We took our previous trailer for one trip after I got my '05 PSD. It was an older pop-up trailer that weighed about 3K. I found myself doing 90 MPH in the passing lane after blasting by a line of cars and rigs, completely forgetting about the trailer in tow! I was very lucky a trailer tire didn't grenade.
Enjoy your camping trip!
We took our previous trailer for one trip after I got my '05 PSD. It was an older pop-up trailer that weighed about 3K. I found myself doing 90 MPH in the passing lane after blasting by a line of cars and rigs, completely forgetting about the trailer in tow! I was very lucky a trailer tire didn't grenade.
Enjoy your camping trip!
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Something else to consider in regards to the squatting in this circumstance -
That cap on the bed adds a few hundred lbs to the truck alone. Add in any gear in the bed and the tongue weight of the trailer and it adds up. That's not to say the springs aren't weak, but it may not all be as light as you think. The fiberglass caps with the windows weigh a bit themselves.
On the topic of the lighter springs on the 250's - I would be curious if those with the 250's have the same "bouncing" I do in my 350, usually noticeable over expansion joints on freeways where there is a rhythmic rolling bounce.
That cap on the bed adds a few hundred lbs to the truck alone. Add in any gear in the bed and the tongue weight of the trailer and it adds up. That's not to say the springs aren't weak, but it may not all be as light as you think. The fiberglass caps with the windows weigh a bit themselves.
On the topic of the lighter springs on the 250's - I would be curious if those with the 250's have the same "bouncing" I do in my 350, usually noticeable over expansion joints on freeways where there is a rhythmic rolling bounce.
