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RE: 07 tocoma 4.0 Liter versus Ram 1500 5.7 L Hemi
Ah, the eternal truck debate.....which is better is only rivaled by the 1/2 ton is not adaquate to pull anthing crowd.
However, as a former HEMI owner now a Trundra owner, I have to say the Tundra has some issues that Toyota is being silent about. Only now am I beginning to figure out that many Tundra owners are in the Ostrich club and so entralled with the vehicle that anything contrary to the hype smacks of heresy.
Basically, hidden in the fine print of the owners manual is states that the Tundra is not designed for towing. I'm still trying to get the details of where the problems are and it's like pulling teeth.
If you tow with a Tundra, make sure you have an extended warranty.
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09/10/08 06:26am |
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RE: Dometic AC Question
Yep, I opened it up and it was a solid block of frost. Went to fan only for a few minutes and, PRESTO, it's back to normal.
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09/09/08 04:39pm |
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RE: 07 tocoma 4.0 Liter versus Ram 1500 5.7 L Hemi
I'm a die hard HEMI fan and I can tell you that you will really appreciate that engine on a long trek. Even more so with a few mountains along the way. A newer one with the MDS will probably give you unloaded towing mileage as good as the Taco.
Now if you go for the 2009, you will be the envy of every gasser on the road.
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bluwtr49
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09/09/08 04:20pm |
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Dometic AC Question
For some reason the air flow volume seems like it dramatically decreased. The Filter is clean, the fan is on high and it's also seems much quieter. This unit has the quick cool feature where you can open a large grille right on the return vent and it dumps the full fan air flow right into the living space.....but when I open it, it just doesn't seem to have much oommmph.
Any ideas about what might be going on.
Oh, the unit is only a month old and has not been run more then a few days.
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bluwtr49
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09/09/08 04:13pm |
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RE: Towing with an Audi Allroad
Is anyone in this forum has experience towing a TT with an Allroad ?
Which one? depending on the setup, they have significantly differant capabilities. I suspect the diesel would be the best. The gassers make quite a bit of HP but the torque isn't very much. You'll probably end up with a very expensive TV for a pop-up.
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bluwtr49
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09/08/08 12:11pm |
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RE: Best Electric Tongue Jack
I also have the UltraFab 3500 on my Jayco, but on my unit it requires a triangular base mount. The dealer had to cut/grind off the round base of the jack in order to install.
Based on all of the jacks I've looked at, they would all need this modification......Has anyone else had to do this?
Swmpbgy1
Nope, both the UtraFab and the Attwood just bolted right on.
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bluwtr49
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09/08/08 09:30am |
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RE: Gas Mileage with Jayco Soprt 199
I suspect not much improvement. Wind drag seems to be more important then wieght. Biggest improvement in fuel ecomony comes with reducing speed.
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09/08/08 07:11am |
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RE: Best Electric Tongue Jack
I had the Ultra Fab 3000 on out JayFeather 25Z and thought it was fine but when we bought the Tundra I found the tailgate would not open as it hit the tongue jack. I could have solved the problem by rotating it on hole but never got around to doing so.
Now with our Cougar, I put on an Attwood 3500 and the shape allows the tailgate to open. I have noticed that the Attwood makes a grinding noise when retracting which is a bit disconcerting. I'll keep and eye on it and contact Attwood and see what they have to say.
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bluwtr49
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09/08/08 07:07am |
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RE: Measured TT length
Manufacturers seem to rate them by box, but the RV lots by overall length. Easier to command higher $$$ for a 30' then a 27'.
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09/05/08 07:26am |
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RE: McKesh Mirrors
I agree that the McKesh are probably the best available. Used them on the Jeep before we bought the Tundra with factory tow mirrors. Factory mirrors are better but for an accessory item the McKesh are great.
My old ones will be an E-Bay item in a few weeks.
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09/05/08 07:24am |
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RE: mini van tow vehicle
By the time you get your 2001 all set up for towing, it might be better to trade it in on a newer model that already has a tow package. Usually a factory tow package includes extras that are really expensive to add after the fact. Quite a few folks tow with mini-vans so may might select a differant one that is ready to go.
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bluwtr49
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09/03/08 07:40am |
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RE: Leave the AC on All Summer?
I have gone both ways and found that on really humid and hot days, leaving the AC run, on a timer, for 2-3 hours a day keeps the interior dry(er). When it's only hot, I not as concerned but I don't like moisture accumulation in the TT.
A couple of years ago, I left the AC run at 80 for a couple of months and the electric bill jumped by about $60.00.
We also keep the house ac running when we're gone for the same reasons.
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bluwtr49
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09/01/08 06:33am |
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RE: 2007 Ford Expedition and Jayco Jayflight G2 29BHS
The tonque wt dry may be a bit high but you actually have some control over the "on the road" wt by your loading technique and using the FW tank to balance the TT. Careful though not to get the TW to low or problems will result.
The dealer is correct in that the W/D hitch will transfer some wt back to the TT axles. Up to 33% but I use 25% as a rule of thumb for a properly set up hitch. That should leave you somewhere around 630 lbs on the hitch. I stongly suggest a Shurline tonque scale and remember it will read high if under the tonque jack (shorter lever arm) instead of the coupler.
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bluwtr49
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08/31/08 08:27pm |
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RE: disgusting toilet question
In my experience, DW seems to work the best.
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08/31/08 08:14pm |
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RE: My first Tow...weight problems HELP!
What I find interesting about our numbers is that you have a pretty high cargo rating and a pretty low tow rating. Now I have no idea what engine Ford put in the '95 F-150's but I'm inclined to bet that you have a fairly high rear end ratio.....3.43?????. If so, simply changing that to something lower might be a relatively inexpensive way to pick up some ooomhp for pulling grades.
Regardless, it appears you are within the capabilities of the truck and I would suspect you'd be OK. As other have said, you may have some struggle on steep grades but I have no idea how many miles of mounntain driving there is along that route.
You certainly should not need a 3/4 ton diesel to pull 6900 lbs. There are a whole lot of good gassers that will do it quite nicely.
As far as the comment that a gasser will die before 100K....ignore it unless you will be towing for all of the 100K. My old chevy pickup 1/2 ton, 350 engine, towed for over 50K of it's 200K life and was still going strong when I sold it.
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bluwtr49
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08/31/08 08:23am |
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RE: RV solar Panels and how it works
To do what you want will take a generator. I doubt you TT has enough surface area to mount all the solar panels you'll need to keep that large of a battery bank charged.
Just a quick guess, you'll need somewhere around 2,000 AH of battery capacity. That comes to about 10 golf cart batteries.
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08/28/08 06:12pm |
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RE: Fuel efficency experiment
On the trip we're currently on, I slowed from 65 to 55 and picked up about 17%. Now that was with the old rig so we'll see what the new Tundra pulling the new Cougar does when we start heading south in a week or so.
Of course, as everyone know, north is all uphill an south is all downhill.
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08/28/08 06:02pm |
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RE: Heartland North Trail
We also looked at them. Interestly, all the build details they seem so proud of appear to be copied from the Jayco Jay Feather. Honestly, we were not that impressed when compared to the Jayco.
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08/27/08 08:28am |
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RE: What Size & Type TT do you pull with you Hemi 1500 Ram?
What Size & Type TT do you pull with you Hemi 1500 Ram?
Truck specs.
2008 Dodge 1500 QC SB 4x4 Hemi Auto 3.92
GVWR= 6,700
GCWR= 14,000
Max. Trailer= 8,500
We are currently looking for an affordable small lightweight easy to pull TT. Preferrably less than 25 ft. long and under 5k lbs. I still have my weight distributing hitch and sway control from my last TT (10 years ago).
So what do you pull with a similar truck and how does combo work together? Any suggestions on a TT brand size or type? Anything I should look out for?
We looked this weekend at a few 20-26 ft. TT's and realy liked the Dutchman 18B, 18F and 25C-GS.
Thanks.
Mine wasn't a Ram but it was a HEMI in the Jeep. JayFeather 25Z at ~6,000 lbs loaded. The HEMI pulled it very well even with the 3.73 gearing. Equal-i-zer hitch.
Mountains at 55-60 in 2nd gear spinning at 4200 to 4500 rpm and very happy. In some respects this was a better matched combo then what I have now.
Good luck, you should get a lot of responses from very content Ram fans.
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bluwtr49
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08/27/08 08:14am |
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RE: TT: Buy new or used?
We just went through this and the prices for new are so deeply discounted that the differance was minimal. For me, I would have to have at least a 20% (50% preferred) differance in the same model to go used, otherwise I would take new every time.
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08/26/08 10:33am |
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