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way2roll
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Jul 11, 2020

Forest River RV Cedar Creek Silverback 29RW - feeback

We think we have decided on the FW we want to buy. First I am well aware of the reputation FR has on quality and support. But I have to say after shopping several dealer lots, this particular unit seems to be of better quality than most other FW's in it's range. I've owned several RV's over the past decade so I am not totally in the dark. We really like the floorplan and the length, the options it has - toppers, W/D, whisper quiet AC's, auto level, nice appliances etc. Anyway, I ramble - anyone have any feedback with these? I will say the dealer has a fantastic reputation and been decent to deal with so far.

I have been looking at F350's but the weights on this one make me think I could be ok with an F250. Dry weight 11,414, GW 14k, pin weight 2,350, cargo 2,936. I am shopping F350's but they are hard to find. I open up more options if I broaden my shopping to F250's also.

Thanks!
  • You will not regret getting a F350, for towing a rv with around 3k pin weight.
  • We too are on our 2nd Cedar Creek (also kept first one 10 years). We took our brand new 2019 unit straight to Orvan from the dealership....and he found and made some adjustments & repairs now for future issues that might arise. He was fantastic...showed us a few tricks.

    WE pulled our 2009 32WRL Silverback, 14K GVW, with our 2008 GMC 2500 D/A. We were well over the trucks GVWR - I had added airbags when I bought the trailer and after about 5 years I added wider wheels and tires to increase that capacity. At times the trailer was pushing the truck - but I never had that "white Knuckle" feeling. I could feel some improvement when I added the wider tire/wheel combo. The truck had no problems stopping the trailer.

    Our current CC Hathaway is much heavier (GVW is 16.3K), hence we have a 2017 GMC Dually D/A. Big improvement as far as stability goes. I also added disk brakes on this trailer....so the trailer can stop the truck.

    I hope this helps. Good Luck,
    Mike
  • I am not sure what your heard about quality and support but from our experience their support and quality are on par or a little above other brands. We are on our second Cedar Creek and have been very pleased with both. We had the first one ten years and this one is six years old. We only bought new because we wanted some things that were not available when we purchased our first.
    The one thing that Cedar Creek has that no one else has, to my knowledge, is Orvan Fry of Amish RV. Orvan worked for Cedar Creek for 15+ years and then opened his own repair shop and works only on Cedar Creeks. He finds and repairs things that other dealer shops were not even aware of. I have heard that some folks actually pick up a new unit and take it to Orvan for his inspection and to repair if needed before they even take it home.
    Now all that being said, the Silver Back's specs that you are considering are nearly identical to our CC 30RL. We pull with a 250 HD Chevy Duramax and have no issues. We are very close to our limits on pin weight and GVWR. We don't carry every thing but the kitchen sink but do have everything we need for extended trips. I hope this helps.