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My wife and I will be new to RVing. We pulled a popup to Idaho 20 years ago but not like the unit we have our eye on now. We are looking at a 34’ KZ MXT-303 Toy Hauler that has curb weight of 5,770 lb...
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Winged One wrote:Terryallan wrote:
Looks good, all in your ratings.
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Good grief, some peoples children.
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We just sold our 2011 Coachmen 295 RLDS. 6200# dry weight and 34' bumper to ball. Towed it over 20,000 miles in just over 3 years. Reese Dual cam WD hitch and Prodigy braking system. And all with a 2004 F-150 FX4, 9600# max tow capacity.
What did we just order?......a KZ MXT 303, 5770# dry and 34' Bumper to ball. And I'll still be towing with the same F-150. I must be doing something right, because I JUST changed the factory brake pads on the truck at 145,000 miles. 1/2 of those miles are towing. With the Edge Evolution, I get 13 MPG towing. The same MPG my buddy gets with his Dodge Dually 3500, but instead of $3.50/gal, he pays well over $4.00/gal. I may not tow up a steep grade pass at 70mph, but I'm well within the vehicle's capabilities and capacities set by Ford. Not some RV Dealer, not "Uncle Joe," and certainly not someone in a forum.
As long as you're within the factory rating for your TV, have a properly set WD hitch and braking system, and drive like you actually care about your vehicle, you'll be fine. I worry more about the idiots I see driving down the interstate with the front wheels almost off the ground and the back bumper almost hitting bottom on their 3/4 or 1 ton because they don't think they need a WD hitch or don't have a clue how to set it up properly. Even saw a guy at a rest stop with the lights/Brake cable jumpered to fit the 4 pin flat on his 2500 truck. Pretty sure he didn't have trailer brakes hooked up.:S
BTW.......Now I remember why it's been almost 3 years since I've been in the forums. The handful of folks throwing a fit :M at someone who's doing it by the numbers but it's not the way THEY would do it.:h
