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• billybob11 Posts: 1,239 Officer

  May 2021 #2

  Congratulations on all.   Enjoy!

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• amada8 Posts: 848 Officer

  May 2021 #3

  That'll get you to Colorado.......

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• Familyfisher Posts: 3,206 Captain

  May 2021 #4

  amada8 said:

  That'll get you to Colorado.......

  Within the next year, hopefully!

  Proverbs 13:3

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• ferris1248 Posts: 21,643 Moderator

  May 2021 #5

  Tall cotton is what I mean!!
  
  Congratulations Lori. I'm glad to see Brad has a fulltime caregiver now.

  
  

  "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole of the law. The rest is commentary."
  
  Rabbi Hillel (c20 BCE)

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• Nick Nikon Posts: 4,672 Captain

  May 2021 edited May 2021 #6

  
  How big is the trailer?
  
  That leather-bucket brute can tow more than 4 tons.
  
  ( New ones haul an astounding 31,000 pounds. )
  
  ( Did you keep the F-150 to tow the boat? )
  
  
  
  
  

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• LiveLine Wakulla County, FloridaPosts: 2,090 Captain

  May 2021 #7

  I've got 2017.....tons of power in that truck.  Nice ride too.  Congrats

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• Familyfisher Posts: 3,206 Captain

  May 2021 edited May 2021 #8

  Thanks y'all.   The trailer is 32 feet overall and about 7k pounds,  but that put me at about 70  percent capacity before any of our other crap went in the trailer or truck.  Anything 55 mph or over and it tended to get "floaty " even with well adjusted WDH and sway bar.
  
  Lora and I had talked about getting a bigger truck but hadn't yet convinced ourselves to drop the coin.
  
  I pulled to Lake Blackshear mother's day weekend in winds of steady 20 with gusts to 35.  That trailer dragged my @$$ all over the road.  Made the decision then that we were going with a 3/4 ton.
  
  I know towing mpg wont be great but on the highway yesterday coming home from the dealership,  I was getting 21 mpg.  That surprised the heck out of me.  I figure it'll go 15-16 around town.
  
  I didn't keep the F150.   Got a great trade in on it though.

  Proverbs 13:3

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• pottydoc Port Saint JoePosts: 5,302 Admiral

  May 2021 #9

  Dang nice truck. The difference in towing will be huge. I haven’t pulled any big campers, but boats to 35’ and have pulled equipment more miles than I want to remember. With that much weight, the 3/4 ton is pretty much a must. 

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• illinoisfisherman Posts: 5,459 Admiral

  May 2021 #10

  That Is a fine truck congratulations enjoy it in your travels

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• micci_man Somewhere in FLPosts: 14,965 AG

  May 2021 #11

  Can't go wrong with a Duramax!

  
  

  Congrats, 4WD? You don't need it but when you do it's nice to have.
  

  Common Sense can't be bought, taught or gifted, yet it is one of the few things in life that is free, and most refuse to even attempt to possess it. - Miguel Cervantes

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• Familyfisher Posts: 3,206 Captain

  May 2021 #12

  Micci, it is 4wd.  I'll engage it every few months just to keep everything lubricated.   I think I used 4wd on my first F150 about 3 times, but was glad I had it then!

  Proverbs 13:3

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• Bodine Posts: 3,095 Captain

  May 2021 #13

  Awesome, will make you much safer on the road. As I travel I 10 to Pensacola at least once a week, I see lots of folks pulling travel trailers under horse powered and under braked. Add a little crosswind and they are struggling to stay in their lane.
  

  F the feds

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