Second Chance wrote:
Join and ask some questions over on the Grand Design Owners Forum - great bunch of folks over there. The forum is owned and operated by a private GD owner, not the company.
Grand Design Owners Forum
Rob
This is a good recommendation and you can join for free at first to poke around and ask questions.
FWIW, we have a GD 290BH, which is probably more/less the same frame and body as the 295. With our Chevy 2500 short bed (6.5'), we have no issues turning, backing, etc. We have the B & W Companion (t/o ball connection), so we aren't able to use the Turning Point pinbox that's included on the trailer. Our trailer sits very level when towing.
One negative comment that I'll make is that the 5er isn't just being lightened up for pulling with less truck (I never recommend anything less than a 3/4 ton for a 5er BTW), but its designed to help accommodate that as well. The axles are more forward, making for less pin weight. Seems like a decent idea, but the trailer tows like a turd when its not loaded and the truck's not loaded. On our last trip, we were very minimal...less tables and other junk in the bed of the truck and no bikes on the back of the 5er. The rig bounced front to back like a son of a gun on less than smooth roads. Its not enough to make me unhappy, but just a taught me that I need to tow heavier.
