Recent content by Stewie Griffin

Okay, so the wife and I took our 43' Road Warrior, that only has one AC unit for some reason, to the KY horse park cg in Georgetown, KY for Labor day weekend. As soon as we fired up the AC unit I knew we had a problem. I heard chirping and felt a vibration. Bad shaft bearing. I called around...

Looks to me like you should go with the 20" wheels since Ford putting the heavier springs, improved steering and a stronger axle ONLY with the 20" wheels. I'm not an engineer, but I'm thinking Ford's engineers know what they're doing and if you're buying a truck for towing, especially in the 1/2...

I think you'll see a definite improvement in your towing experience, there will still be some white knuckle experiences, but go slow and take your time.

Okay, so the door jam sticker says your tires should be at 44psi? So you put aftermarket tires on? That's fine, but the 44psi spec tells me that maybe your truck doesn't have a towing package. I know you have air bags on it, but you probably have softer springs and lack sway control. Not a...

Oh definitely. But you'll notice they want you to put them at 80psi "cold". Tire pressure will increase with heat as you're driving, but they account for that. I put mine at 75psi at all times. I would never drop it below 70 while towing, my trailer has an extremely heavy pin weight, so I keep...

You're rear truck tires are way underinflated if you're only putting them at 60 when they call for 80. I highly recommend putting them at 75 while towing, if not a little more. But you're going to notice the truck and trailer will get sucked into a vehicle that is passing you, then it pushes...

My advice, don't let her buy that trailer and I'm saying that without even knowing what area of the country she lives in. Towing that trailer around Kansas is bad enough, but if you tell us that she will be towing that trailer in and around West Virginia, New Hampshire, Utah or Tennessee, I...

What does the sticker on your truck's door jam say? Can you post a photo of it? Are your trucks tires aired up properly? Is the trailer dead level? What brand of tires are on the trailer? If they are the cheap Chinese tires, you might want to change them out, I recommend Carlisle's. Is the...

You don't have to be a Ram hater to speak the truth. Facts are facts. If your work truck F150 doesn't have the correct configuration (engine, gear ratio, springs, tires, tow package) then yeah, it's going to struggle with a 7,000lb trailer. But if it is a late model with the 3.5 ecoboost, tow...

No auxiliary lights. The truck is keeping track of the mileage on the trailer as I tow it just as it should. It's just odd that the truck showed over 7,000 miles on the trailer even though it had never pulled that trailer previously. I'm just going to go with it. That appears to be an accurate...

This is very strange to me and maybe it's just a glitch, but here is what I am currently experiencing. We purchased our 2013 Heartland Road Warrior new in March of 2013. Up until this spring I have only pulled the trailer with my 2008 F350. Now, if I had to guess I would say we have put...

I don't think anyone is saying to "buy" the trailer before buying a truck, they are saying to pick out the trailer you want before buying the truck.  It really is the safest way to know you are getting a truck that is a good match for the trailer. 

OP, if you're going with a 5th wheel you shouldn't be considering F250's, you should be looking at F350 SRW at a minimum.  The only difference between F250 and F350 srw is payload and 5th wheel style trailers will max out an F250 in a hurry.  You'll find that you will be overloaded if you go...

There's a reason the bigger trailers and semi trucks are 5th wheels.  They are a more stable platform.  I realize there are some cool hitch setups for travel trailers, but I have never seen one NOT pull to the left as I'm passing them on the right.  Plus, you better set that hitch up right or...

Agree with most of this except the weight of the hitch.  My 21k reese hitch has the option of taking the head off of it so you end up with two very manageable pieces.