Getting a Travel Trailer
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Laughing Gas
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Getting a Travel Trailer
Looking at getting a 24 foot travel trailer here in the next month and pulling it home about 450 miles. Any tips for maintenance I should do before getting it? It will definitely be the heaviest I've towed with this truck so far.
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Laughing Gas
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I'm replacing the thermostat this weekend, to address some weird cooling issues I've been having.
Brakes feel great, even when I've got my 2000-lb truck bed camper in the truck and pulling the same amount of weight behind me.
Unfortunately no I do not yet have aftermarket gauges. It's on my list.
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Man, 3 c6's? Did you have a cooler on them? What were you pulling? I have a c6 on mine with a cooler an gauge. I was keeping the c6 cause it's supposed to be a pretty stout trans.
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You are probably just fine the way you are to bring it home. A 24 footer should not be horribly heavy. All in a day's work for a stock IDI. For future comfort and safety, I would recommend:
Aftermarket gages, electric sender type.
Better mirrors, OEM tripod style or west coast type.
Heavy duty turn signal flasher unit.
Quality trailer electrical connector & soldered ground to truck frame.
Aftermarket gages, electric sender type.
Better mirrors, OEM tripod style or west coast type.
Heavy duty turn signal flasher unit.
Quality trailer electrical connector & soldered ground to truck frame.
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For future comfort and safety, I would recommend:
Aftermarket gages, electric sender type.
Better mirrors, OEM tripod style or west coast type.
Heavy duty turn signal flasher unit.
Quality trailer electrical connector & soldered ground to truck frame.
Aftermarket gages, electric sender type.
Better mirrors, OEM tripod style or west coast type.
Heavy duty turn signal flasher unit.
Quality trailer electrical connector & soldered ground to truck frame.
Already got the OEM tripod mirrors, with stick-on convex mirrors too (love eliminating that blind spot!)
Already got a tow package so I've got the heavy duty flasher, and I have an older Tekonsha 2030 Mark II brake controller that seems to work -- I'll have to dial it in once I get the trailer hooked up of course.
My seven-pin connector might be questionable ... I'll have to take a look. I think it'll do the job for the trip but could stand to be upgraded.
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aww hell youll be fine, my gooseneck weighs about 4000 empty, I pulled about 20 k Gross home sunday, 58 mph the whole way. but its pretty flat in NW ohio.
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I just started pulling a 27 foot fifth wheel with my 85 6.9 IDI with ATS turbo and it actually handed and pulled better than it did with my 8.5 camper, really didn't even notice the trailer behind me.
One thing I will recommend, make sure and check the bearings on the trailer you are getting, I have seen it time and time again, good looking trailer and unmaintained brakes and bearings on the trailer. Normally when I purchase a trailer, I will, on the spot, check each bearing and repack as needed for the trip home.
Good luck and have fun with it.
One thing I will recommend, make sure and check the bearings on the trailer you are getting, I have seen it time and time again, good looking trailer and unmaintained brakes and bearings on the trailer. Normally when I purchase a trailer, I will, on the spot, check each bearing and repack as needed for the trip home.
Good luck and have fun with it.
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