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11-02-2017, 05:10 PM
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Poor Fuel Economy & Trouble seeing at night.
So my dealer said my truck is good enough to tow our new 5th wheel. But I noticed we get very poor fuel economy and have trouble seeing the road at night. I asked if the back should be so low, and he that it was normal and we finished wrapping up the deal.
Totally kidding, a friend of mine sent me this photo. But I can just hear the dealer saying "Oh yea your truck is fine for towing this unit, just put in some airbags"
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11-02-2017, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MadJoker TX
So my dealer said my truck is good enough to tow our new 5th wheel. But I noticed we get very poor fuel economy and have trouble seeing the road at night. I asked if the back should be so low, and he that it was normal and we finished wrapping up the deal.
Totally kidding, a friend of mine sent me this photo. But I can just hear the dealer saying "Oh yea your truck is fine for towing this unit, just put in some airbags"
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I guess if you say he doesn't have the capacity to haul that size 5er someone will call you the "tow police". Worse I ever saw and didn't get a picture was a 35' plus TT being pulled by an old woody station wagon.. insanity.
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11-02-2017, 05:16 PM
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Sooo, what’s the problem? The RV salesman said it was good to go!
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11-02-2017, 05:16 PM
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Something is weird about that picture... why is the back of the 5er so high off the ground?
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11-02-2017, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by spoon059
Something is weird about that picture... why is the back of the 5er so high off the ground?
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Just the looks of the pic. If u zoom a bit, it looks like the trailer between the 5er and the photographer.
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11-02-2017, 05:30 PM
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11-02-2017, 05:32 PM
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11-02-2017, 06:04 PM
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Only thing I see wrong with this is he doesn’t have any tow mirrors. Newbie! Lol
Also, where’s the front landing gear?
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11-02-2017, 06:19 PM
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That’s one of those “amazing” f150s that can tow anything lol! He prolly read on here that he wouldn’t even know it was back there!
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11-02-2017, 06:22 PM
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That’s one of those “amazing” f150s that can tow anything lol! He prolly read on here that he wouldn’t even know it was back there!
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It’s the unicorn! Heavy tow, max payload that we keep hearing about
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11-02-2017, 06:31 PM
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Yep LOL!
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11-03-2017, 07:59 AM
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I'm with Spoon059. Something weird about the photo. I'm not sure that what we are seeing is what we are looking at.
Either way, I agree that the salesman said it was OK.
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11-03-2017, 08:26 AM
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The good news...his front tires will NEVER wear out. The bad news...his back tires will be shot before he leaves the parking lot.
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11-05-2017, 09:26 AM
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It's actually more aerodynamic that way and at high speed the air pushing down on the back of the RV will help to lift the front. Not sure just how much high speed it will take to level it out.
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11-05-2017, 10:21 AM
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2000 lbs goes away
I was discussing the purchase of TT, but when I checked the GVW of the TV & TT I explained to the owner that I had to back out of the deal due to the weights. That's when he explained to me that the TT salesman told him the WDH gets rid of 2000lbs. I knew then what I was dealing with so I just politely ended our conversation. Larry
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11-07-2017, 02:27 PM
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There is also a side view of this going down the road. The passenger side of the bed is buckled just in front of the rear tires. I'll see if I can find it again
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11-07-2017, 02:54 PM
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Here is the side view
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11-07-2017, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeNChelle
Here is the side view
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I think that will buff out just fine........
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11-11-2017, 11:01 AM
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No problem, just bolt a couple of wheels to the front jacks, then lower the jacks to level the unit.
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11-11-2017, 09:31 PM
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I’d say he’s just making good use of the dealership loaner as his 350 is being worked on.
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