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11-03-2021, 01:16 PM
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#101
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Mexico Beach
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Does the 4500 have air suspension?
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2024 Greyhawk 30Z
2023 Jeep Gladiator High Altitude Toad
2019 Ram 3500. Traded
2016 Pinnacle FBTS Traded
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11-03-2021, 01:30 PM
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#102
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Hamlin
Posts: 70
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Originally Posted by Rock
Does the 4500 have air suspension?
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mine does not, I do know that Keldermann air ride makes a nice 4 link system to ditch the leafs, about $9K for the kit. My wife and I are kicking that idea around.
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2020 North Point 377 RLBH
2021 RAM 4500 Laramie 8' dually bed
Wife, Kiddo, RIP our beloved Pitbull Jemma :(.
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05-05-2023, 06:36 AM
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#103
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Fernandina Beach
Posts: 71
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Originally Posted by Big1
Bill2e did you ever get that DRW?
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Finally Yes!!
So now I will update this long drawn out saga of the finding the right horse to pull the big wagon.
I have been trying to buy a DRW for 2 years..........
in 2021, I lost a Ram Laramie that would have been perfect because I was stupid and didn't act fast enough. That was on me. Had a chance at a couple more, but the trucks were not right.
Then in January of 2022 I ordered a F350 Platinum DRW, it was built in September missing a few key components, but I was going to buy that truck until the dealer absolutely tried to screw me on the deal, both purchase price and trade. I walked, they were happy and sold my truck for over MSRP. I will never buy a FORD again.
Fast forward to January 2023, we went to the Tampa RV show. While we did not find a new RV that we liked better than our current 377 RLBH, I did see the new 2024 GMC Denali Ultimate on display.
New that was the truck and started to try to order, which was much more difficult than I imagined. Hard to believe that a salesperson doesn't want to take an order on a 100K truck. Finally got a hold of a dealer that actually wanted to sell a truck and ordered early February.
The truck arrived on Saturday and I picked it up last night.
All I can say is WOW, worth the wait. The New GMC is amazing and will be even better once I learn the controls.
So I finally have the right payload to (5200#) to properly handle our RV.
Lots of great info in this thread and thank you to all that commented.
Yes, my SRW handled the RV fine, but can't wait to hook it up to the new ride!
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2021.5 Northpoint 377 RLBH
2021 Ram 3500 Cummins HO upgraded to 2024 GMC 3500 DRW! Huge Difference!
2024 Basscat Caracal STS / 300 Mercury ProXS
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05-05-2023, 10:23 AM
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#104
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill2e
Finally Yes!!
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Congratulations on the new truck! I'm sure you won't be disappointed towing with the dually.
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05-05-2023, 12:51 PM
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#105
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: UTAH
Posts: 262
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Congratulations, I’m jealous, those trucks are beautiful. I’ve seen a couple of Denali's on the dealer lots and it’s tempting.
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2022 North Point 382 FLRB
2020 GMC 3500HD CCSRWLB
CURT FACTORY ball with the Andersen hitch
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05-05-2023, 08:42 PM
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#106
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 3,208
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill2e
Finally Yes!! The truck arrived on Saturday and I picked it up last night. All I can say is WOW, worth the wait. The New GMC is amazing and will be even better once I learn the controls.
So I finally have the right payload to (5200#) to properly handle our RV.
Lots of great info in this thread and thank you to all that commented.
Yes, my SRW handled the RV fine, but can't wait to hook it up to the new ride!
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Congrats on the new truck. Post up some pics when you get a chance.
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2012 Eagle 320 RLDS
2017 Ford F-250 FX4 Crew STX 6.2l
3.73 E-locker
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05-05-2023, 08:51 PM
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#107
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Joliet
Posts: 90
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill2e
Finally Yes!!
So now I will update this long drawn out saga of the finding the right horse to pull the big wagon.
I have been trying to buy a DRW for 2 years..........
in 2021, I lost a Ram Laramie that would have been perfect because I was stupid and didn't act fast enough. That was on me. Had a chance at a couple more, but the trucks were not right.
Then in January of 2022 I ordered a F350 Platinum DRW, it was built in September missing a few key components, but I was going to buy that truck until the dealer absolutely tried to screw me on the deal, both purchase price and trade. I walked, they were happy and sold my truck for over MSRP. I will never buy a FORD again.
Fast forward to January 2023, we went to the Tampa RV show. While we did not find a new RV that we liked better than our current 377 RLBH, I did see the new 2024 GMC Denali Ultimate on display.
New that was the truck and started to try to order, which was much more difficult than I imagined. Hard to believe that a salesperson doesn't want to take an order on a 100K truck. Finally got a hold of a dealer that actually wanted to sell a truck and ordered early February.
The truck arrived on Saturday and I picked it up last night.
All I can say is WOW, worth the wait. The New GMC is amazing and will be even better once I learn the controls.
So I finally have the right payload to (5200#) to properly handle our RV.
Lots of great info in this thread and thank you to all that commented.
Yes, my SRW handled the RV fine, but can't wait to hook it up to the new ride!
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Congratulations on pulling the plug. I am sure you it will perform well for you.
If you have a Furrion observation camera on your towed vehicle you may want to order this adapter from etrailer.com - https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...on/FR87PR.html
In case you haven't heard that GMC/Chevrolet has used Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to power trailer lights with less than the 12 volts needed to operate a Furrion observation camera. I found out the hard way when I got my 2021 Chevy 3500HD. As nothing had been developed at the time I got my new 2021 like the adapter from etrailer, I ended up making my own that has perform very well so far two years in. The adapter price on etrailer is as cheap as the parts I used to build my adapter and if it was available at the time, I would have definitely bought it instead of making my own.
Good luck and be safe -
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2006 Jayco 26BHS (also have a 2018 non Jayco 5er)
2021 Chevy 3500HD Crew Cab 4X4 DRW Duramax High Country
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05-06-2023, 02:03 PM
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#108
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: UTAH
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That’s weird, my 2020 gmc hasn’t had any problems with my cameras, I have a furrion on my north point and my enclosed trailer.
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2022 North Point 382 FLRB
2020 GMC 3500HD CCSRWLB
CURT FACTORY ball with the Andersen hitch
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05-06-2023, 08:23 PM
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#109
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Joliet
Posts: 90
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringneks
That’s weird, my 2020 gmc hasn’t had any problems with my cameras, I have a furrion on my north point and my enclosed trailer.
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Is it powered by your trailer lights or does is there some other method that sends a full 12v to it? It could also be that GMC/Chevy did something on newer trucks with PWM when it senses a trailer connected. Just plugging in my adapter on my 2021 trips the computer indicating a trailer is attached.
Be safe -
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2006 Jayco 26BHS (also have a 2018 non Jayco 5er)
2021 Chevy 3500HD Crew Cab 4X4 DRW Duramax High Country
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05-10-2023, 10:00 PM
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#110
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: UTAH
Posts: 262
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It is power by the truck lights for both trailers.
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2022 North Point 382 FLRB
2020 GMC 3500HD CCSRWLB
CURT FACTORY ball with the Andersen hitch
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05-11-2023, 12:41 PM
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#111
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Deerfield
Posts: 482
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill2e
Finally Yes!!
The truck arrived on Saturday and I picked it up last night.
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Congrats on your new truck. Having pulled the NP377 with a SRW 3500 for 2 seasons, before getting my DRW this past November, I can say that the pull to and from Florida this year was so much more comfortable with the dually. I think that more than anything was the piece of mind that I wasn't pushing the limits of my rear axle.
I wish that I could have waited for the 2024's. I think that adaptive cruise control while pulling would be the bee's knees on the interstates.
Again, congrats. And send pictures or you didn't really get a new truck.
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John & Donna
2024 GMC 3500HD AT4, CC, LB, Duramax, SRW
2021 Jayco North Point 377RLBH (Florida)
2019 Jayco Jayflight 28RLS (New York)
The latest government survey finds that 3 out of 4 people account for 75% of the total population.
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05-13-2023, 01:16 AM
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#112
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Lakewood, WA.
Posts: 4,538
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill2e
Finally Yes!!
So now I will update this long drawn out saga of the finding the right horse to pull the big wagon.
I have been trying to buy a DRW for 2 years..........
in 2021, I lost a Ram Laramie that would have been perfect because I was stupid and didn't act fast enough. That was on me. Had a chance at a couple more, but the trucks were not right.
Then in January of 2022 I ordered a F350 Platinum DRW, it was built in September missing a few key components, but I was going to buy that truck until the dealer absolutely tried to screw me on the deal, both purchase price and trade. I walked, they were happy and sold my truck for over MSRP. I will never buy a FORD again.
Fast forward to January 2023, we went to the Tampa RV show. While we did not find a new RV that we liked better than our current 377 RLBH, I did see the new 2024 GMC Denali Ultimate on display.
New that was the truck and started to try to order, which was much more difficult than I imagined. Hard to believe that a salesperson doesn't want to take an order on a 100K truck. Finally got a hold of a dealer that actually wanted to sell a truck and ordered early February.
The truck arrived on Saturday and I picked it up last night.
All I can say is WOW, worth the wait. The New GMC is amazing and will be even better once I learn the controls.
So I finally have the right payload to (5200#) to properly handle our RV.
Lots of great info in this thread and thank you to all that commented.
Yes, my SRW handled the RV fine, but can't wait to hook it up to the new ride!
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Great, post up some pics, we are in the process on getting a North Point 310.
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2023 Jayco North Point 310RLTS
2022 GMC Denali Ultimate DRW
Retired Army MSG
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05-17-2023, 12:33 PM
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#113
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: STL
Posts: 162
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JB13502
Congrats on your new truck. Having pulled the NP377 with a SRW 3500 for 2 seasons, before getting my DRW this past November, I can say that the pull to and from Florida this year was so much more comfortable with the dually. I think that more than anything was the piece of mind that I wasn't pushing the limits of my rear axle.
I wish that I could have waited for the 2024's. I think that adaptive cruise control while pulling would be the bee's knees on the interstates.
Again, congrats. And send pictures or you didn't really get a new truck.
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Same. Pulled the 377 30k miles with a SRW and have now put 10K with DRW and it is a MAJOR upgrade. It increases the stability A LOT, wind, trucks, bad roads, turns, etc - all of it is WAY more stable with a DRW. Also, daily driving with a DRW isn't much more challenging than SRW. Wish I would have moved to DRW sooner.
I'm pouring on because when I was considering the move to DRW I really appreciated the feedback and thoughts on here.
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05-23-2023, 02:37 PM
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#114
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Flowery Branch
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I have a 2017 SRW and virtually the same setup, it tows it with no problems.
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2017 Ram 3500 SRW paired with Cummins/Aisin
2016 Jayco Northpoint 377RLBH
B&W companion hitch(slider)
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05-26-2023, 09:56 AM
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#115
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Rapid City
Posts: 217
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Ours (2020 GMC quad cab long bed dually Denali - Duramax) pulls like a dream over the Rockies (Vail pass and Eisenhower tunnel)) and it doesn't even know what's behind it and that is double pulling a UTV as well. It will slow a bit to 40 mph on a 6% incline loaded but still cruises easily. The engineers did get that Allison 10 speed transmission right which Ford and GMC teamed together on the design. On top of the Pinnacle and flatbed behind, we also haul 100-gallon auxiliary diesel tank and 50-gallon gas tank in bed with pump and fuel nozzle(1000 lbs extra). Right decision for me and I shopped tlil I dropped and did a deal in Iowa over the net and paid $100 under invoice on an order at the time. Took 7 months to get in because of the GM strike but before the hoopla of covid. Love the TPMS sensor info screen that reaches all the way back Receiver is in the rear bumper somewhere) to the flatbed behind the coach, just set it up as a tri-axle.
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2020 GMC 3500 Dually Denali
2020 Jayco Pinnacle 32 RLTS
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05-26-2023, 12:37 PM
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#116
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Arizona
Posts: 2,324
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We added air ride on the get go. Make sure you get lifetime warranty they will fail! Just found out Rancho shocks does not lifetime their air shocks!
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05-26-2023, 01:04 PM
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#117
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Rapid City
Posts: 217
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Airbags are a must. We run 35 lbs loaded and 10 lbs empty. Amazing the difference in ride smoothness. Airlift Loadlifter Ultimate 5000 lbs. The 7500 were overkill.
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2020 GMC 3500 Dually Denali
2020 Jayco Pinnacle 32 RLTS
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05-26-2023, 01:26 PM
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#118
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Mexico Beach
Posts: 2,193
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I do not need to add them my HO Ram has air suspension. Best ride ever.
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2024 Greyhawk 30Z
2023 Jeep Gladiator High Altitude Toad
2019 Ram 3500. Traded
2016 Pinnacle FBTS Traded
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05-26-2023, 10:52 PM
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#119
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Lakewood, WA.
Posts: 4,538
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Edutron
Ours (2020 GMC quad cab long bed dually Denali - Duramax) pulls like a dream over the Rockies (Vail pass and Eisenhower tunnel)) and it doesn't even know what's behind it and that is double pulling a UTV as well. It will slow a bit to 40 mph on a 6% incline loaded but still cruises easily. The engineers did get that Allison 10 speed transmission right which Ford and GMC teamed together on the design. On top of the Pinnacle and flatbed behind, we also haul 100-gallon auxiliary diesel tank and 50-gallon gas tank in bed with pump and fuel nozzle(1000 lbs extra). Right decision for me and I shopped tlil I dropped and did a deal in Iowa over the net and paid $100 under invoice on an order at the time. Took 7 months to get in because of the GM strike but before the hoopla of covid. Love the TPMS sensor info screen that reaches all the way back Receiver is in the rear bumper somewhere) to the flatbed behind the coach, just set it up as a tri-axle.
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Nice setup.
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2023 Jayco North Point 310RLTS
2022 GMC Denali Ultimate DRW
Retired Army MSG
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