Lets see those 5th wheels
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Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Crowville Louisiana
I had a 09 single wheel F350 tuned. I up graded to the 15. I cant believe how much better it pulls. The truck must have soft rear springs because empty it rides like a half ton. But towing I feel every bump that the camper hits. I can see bags in my near future.
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: southeast PA
There's lots of us with bags on our duallies, you're not alone. That soft spring for a decent unladen ride really sucks when you put weight on it. Imo ford screwed everyone that uses their trucks.
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From: DFW, TX-GoldCanyon, AZ
Raising hand and nodding like a goofball...
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Upstate NY
We have towed the 5er on the current trip over 4K miles and over 5K total though 14 states so far with the air bags at 30 psig. The combo is towing like a dream with the truck running about level and no wallow on the worst bumps. We did a couple back roads unhooked and 30 psig on a washboard surface is not very smooth (wrong, dam' rough at that pressure plus 80 psig in the rear tires )
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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Cambs, England
There are a few but most people use them as show trucks & wouldn't dare take them places that we go to, I wanted to take a photo the other day of the dually in a remote country lane to show the size of some of our roads, but there wasn't enough room to open a door!
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From: Cambs, England
That's just the way our tags/license plates are, the blue part has GB for Great Britain on it & is an EU thing the rest of the plate is reflective & I have no idea why someone decided that we need a different colour on the front & rear. Older vehicles (pre '72) can have white or silver digits on black.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Upstate NY
OMG - that in Merrie Olde England!!!!
Beside the fact you are driving from the wrong side of the truck on your narrow roads, your towns and the way folks park would give me heart failure. At least the mirrors are high enough to not get bashed.
Looks like fun though
Beside the fact you are driving from the wrong side of the truck on your narrow roads, your towns and the way folks park would give me heart failure. At least the mirrors are high enough to not get bashed.
Looks like fun though
