Lets see those 5th wheels
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Joined: Nov 2015
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From: Fort Worth
How do you like the Vilano , we have been looking at them and the Beacons . We are also debating on SRW versus a DRW F350 it will also be my daily driver . Does your SRW handle your Vilano well ? I noticed most of the Vilano's are in the 16k range versus the 18k for the Beacons . Good looking truck and trailer .
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From: Washington
We love our Vilano. Got it in November and can't believe how nice it is. We have the 325RL which is the smallest they make in the Vilano line, they quit making ours last year and now the smallest is the 320GK. You have to be careful with the SRW not to overload based on weights, but I have an Anderson hitch to give me some more breathing room and have had zero issues with either the truck or trailer. Knock on wood.
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From: Fort Worth
[QUOTE=SnoqMark;18577421]We love our Vilano. Got it in November and can't believe how nice it is. We have the 325RL which is the smallest they make in the Vilano line, they quit making ours last year and now the smallest is the 320GK. You have to be careful with the SRW not to overload based on weights, but I have an Anderson hitch to give me some more breathing room and have had zero issues with either the truck or trailer. Knock on wood.[/QUOTE
we really like the quality of the Vilano’s , still haven’t narrowed down floor plan yet. I’m probably going to go dually but I’m waiting on 2020 Superduties to come out before we do anything.
we really like the quality of the Vilano’s , still haven’t narrowed down floor plan yet. I’m probably going to go dually but I’m waiting on 2020 Superduties to come out before we do anything.
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It is a 351. I ordered it so I went with the three ac's. They work nice withe the power management system. They alternate by demand on thermostat. The only think I dislike is the trailer brakes. Mine is a 2019 so it has the dexter axles, it doesn't have the leaky grease seal problem. I have even manually adjusted them. Going to take it for a test pull tomorrow with the new truck, if they don't stop better I think I'm going to bite the bullet and order disc brakes.
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From: Great Falls, Montana
It is a 351. I ordered it so I went with the three ac's. They work nice withe the power management system. They alternate by demand on thermostat. The only think I dislike is the trailer brakes. Mine is a 2019 so it has the dexter axles, it doesn't have the leaky grease seal problem. I have even manually adjusted them. Going to take it for a test pull tomorrow with the new truck, if they don't stop better I think I'm going to bite the bullet and order disc brakes.
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From: Lake Hartwell, GA
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Dec 2018
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From: South Carolina
Which campground? We usually stay at Coneross or Twin Lakes when we go down there.
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The CoE did A LOT of tree clearing and this is not the same campground it was a few months ago. We are hopeful that Coneross and Paynes Creek were spared.
Luckily our site at Springfield only had a couple of trees removed.
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From: Milford, MI
It is a 351. I ordered it so I went with the three ac's. They work nice withe the power management system. They alternate by demand on thermostat. The only think I dislike is the trailer brakes. Mine is a 2019 so it has the dexter axles, it doesn't have the leaky grease seal problem. I have even manually adjusted them. Going to take it for a test pull tomorrow with the new truck, if they don't stop better I think I'm going to bite the bullet and order disc brakes.
