After 18 days and 3,700 miles...we're back!!

wmoses wrote:
I have to ask about the truck towing that trailer. What is the rear end gear ratio on the truck and what are its towing capabilities?

Rear end for my 2005 F-150 is 3.73:1 LS (limited slip). Properly equipped I'm rated to pull a maximum of 9200 lbs.

wmoses wrote:
I assume you have a 4-speed automatic.

Correct.

wmoses wrote:
How did the tow go especially over all those mountains, with the RV loaded including water?

It depended a lot on the grade and also on wind speed. When the wind was at my back I was able to get up grades with MUCH less effort. Most of the time I didn't push the pickup when pulling uphill and just let my speed decrease without dropping into a lower gear. But in some cases the pickup actually runs better by shifting down.

wmoses wrote:
Do you know what the weighed weights of the RV was?

I didn't actually weigh the RV. My dry weight is 5440 lbs. so if you figure 40 gallons of water at 8.35 lbs per gallon that comes to 334 lbs. Two 7 gallon propane cylinders weigh about 55 lbs each (total 110 lbs) and when you consider water in the hot water heater at 50 lbs, and all our junk both inside and in the front storage hold (let's say: 400 lbs) you come to 6,334 lbs as a conservative estimate--or let's just round it to 6,500 lbs. (Obviously that figure will be disputed.) :)