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Old 06-12-2013, 02:30 PM   #201
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Thanks! Glad to hear people enjoy reading about this.
Quite easy to get into really. If you have a 3/4 or 1 ton and clean drivers abstract you are in lol!
Sweet where does 1 find job info and apply to?
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Old 06-12-2013, 03:02 PM   #202
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Sweet where does 1 find job info and apply to?
Sent you a pm.
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Old 06-21-2013, 06:00 AM   #203
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Picked up a 2014 coachman 5er and delivered yesterday. WIll get a pic and details up today. Seen LOTS of people heading out camping and am jealous....packing up my Jayco today and going to the beach!
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Old 06-22-2013, 09:31 PM   #204
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I seen lots of people heading out Monday and when I went or a walk on Thursday I walk past about 6 houses that have trailers in the driveway and 3 of them were gone. Enjoy our time off.
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Old 06-23-2013, 07:01 AM   #205
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2014 Coachman Chapparal 28BHS. Towed fairly well and it seemed to flex less at the hitch than the last 5er I hauled (2014 Crossroads Zinger). After hauling 30 ish different trailers over the past 7 months I pick up on the smallest of details now. You can almost tell what a trailer weighs without even looking at the paperwork. I still prefer a 5er over a TT in terms of hook up time and towing experience. Leaving again Monday am to pick up something...it's month end and they are screaming to get trailers off the manufacturers lots.
Hitch Weight 1,320 lbs. (599 kg )
Base Weight 7,650 lbs. (3,470 kg)
GVWR 9,800 lbs. (4,445 kg)
Exterior Length 33' 7" (10.2 m)
Exterior Height 12' 1" (3.7 m)

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Old 06-23-2013, 12:35 PM   #206
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Glad to see there is no snow in your pics anymore!
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Old 06-23-2013, 02:06 PM   #207
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Glad to see there is no snow in your pics anymore!
You and me both. I was so sick of the snow by the time winter was over, I use to enjoy the snow...that is until I started towing trailers in it!
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Old 06-27-2013, 07:49 AM   #208
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Picked up this 2104 Coachman Chaparral 345 BHS. Tows awesome which seems to be the case for all the heavy 5ers I've towed. Coachman trailers seem to be fairly well built from what I have seen. Which this one had LT instead of ST tires on it but it still handles very well. Unfortunately for me and my truck though we are sitting in Sauk City, Wisconsin with rear diff problems. Hope to be up and running by end of day today, then only 22 hours to delivery point of Lloyminister, Saskatchewan.
Ha ha! I've been staring at this pic for 5 minutes trying to remember where I took it! Des Plaines, Illinois at the Oasis on the toll hwy.
Hitch Weight 1,900 lbs. (862 kg)
Base Weight 10,640 lbs. (4,826 kg)
GVWR 13,500 lbs. (6,123 kg)
Exterior Length 38' 0" (11.6 m)
Exterior Height 12' 6" (3.8 m)
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Question..?

Was curious, which transport company do you contract with?
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Old 07-01-2013, 06:54 AM   #210
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That's a big rig. Sorry to hear about your differential issues.
Thanks for sharing, I always enjoy your posts.

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Was curious, which transport company do you contract with?
Very small company based out of New Brunswick, Canada.
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Old 07-01-2013, 03:07 PM   #212
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That's a big rig. Sorry to hear about your differential issues.
Thanks for sharing, I always enjoy your posts.

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Spent 2.5 days in Wisconsin waiting on parts / repair. Now sitting in Lloydminister, SK waiting till tomorrow am when dealership opens up. Next delivery is to Stewiacke , Nova Scotia...
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Hope you had some cheese while you were here
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Old 07-07-2013, 08:16 AM   #214
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No cheese lol.

2014 Cedar Creek Cottage park model CCK40. Bit of a monster. This had a really high tongue weight so I throw the WD bars on just for fun. They did help some I'd say. Tough getting any decent MPG out of these things as they are just not designed with towing in mind. You sure know 11,000 lbs of bumper pull is back there no matter what you do though!!

Dry Hitch Weight 1,835 lbs. (832 kg)
Unloaded Vehicle Weight 11,245 lbs. (5,101 kg)
Exterior Length 40' 4" (12.3 m)
Exterior Height 12' 10" (3.9 m)
Exterior Width 102" (2.6 m)

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Great pictures, big Rig

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Wow that is a monster!!
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Just took a jayco 28 bhs (I think) to petawawa, ontario from oromocto, new brunswick as a military transfer. Then picked up another park model am amd sitting back in new brunswick. Tomorrow am I pick up my wife amd do same trip again! !! Pics when I get home friday am. 9000 ish kms in 7 straight days.
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Just took a jayco 28 bhs (I think) to petawawa, ontario from oromocto, new brunswick as a military transfer. Then picked up another park model am amd sitting back in new brunswick. Tomorrow am I pick up my wife amd do same trip again! !! Pics when I get home friday am. 9000 ish kms in 7 straight days.
OK that`s what I have, how did it tow for ya?
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OK that`s what I have, how did it tow for ya?
Just checked my paper work yup it was a 2011 28 bhs. Towed really smooth bit felt tongue heavy. Barely knew it was there, did not feel like 28 ft of trailer. Guessing your 6.0 laughs at it as well!
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OK that`s what I have, how did it tow for ya?
Just checked my paper work yup it was a 2011 28 bhs. Towed really smooth bit felt tongue heavy. Barely knew it was there, did not feel like 28 ft of trailer. Guessing your 6.0 laughs at it as well!
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