opinions please....on a old Lance
Me and my wife are considering buying a Lance Squire 8000 (10 foot, 9 inches). Today we sold our 1999 Fleetwood Angler. We have been truck camping for 2 1/2 years. The Lance that we are considering is...
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taycotrains,
You should have no problem carrying that Squire 8000 on your Ford 2500 truck depending on year, age, and condition of your truck, tires, shocks and true rear axle stand alone capacity but you will definitely need 3400+ capacity "E" range (80 psi) tires and airbags inflated to 40-60 lbs or other type weight support component addons. Of course your truck will squat a lot without having additional weight support items and so will a 3500 SRW truck. Your truck was built with an OEM combination of unloaded acceptable ride characteristics and reasonable carrying ability. A compromise!
We very safely carry and have since 2009 (over 80K miles now) a heavier and longer Lance TC on our GM 2500 HD diesel truck with airbags and 265 "E" Michelins. Drives and handles excellent but of course you don't want to turn a sharp corner at a higher speed any more than you would with your sold Angler. Just use common sense as you have a load and drive like that's what is being hauled. Our fully optioned out dry weight 9.5 Squire 4000 we had on our truck from 2004 till 2009 was even heavier than the Squire 8000 you had put on your truck and it went to Alaska from Michigan and all over the USA and Canada and never had an inkling of a weight issue or handling. Way over 100K mile traveled on 2 different GM 2500 trucks.
We still haul our 2150 lb boat/trailer combo and have behind the 2500 TC rig very often and this year will be hauling our heavier longer fiberglass cuddy cabin I/O boat behind the 990 TC/2500HD diesel rig with the class 5 hitch with a long extension. Speed driven is very important in regards to being truly safe and towing safely too. Never over 60 MPH period and no excuses as it's your life and others you are dealing with!
You should have no problem carrying that Squire 8000 on your Ford 2500 truck depending on year, age, and condition of your truck, tires, shocks and true rear axle stand alone capacity but you will definitely need 3400+ capacity "E" range (80 psi) tires and airbags inflated to 40-60 lbs or other type weight support component addons. Of course your truck will squat a lot without having additional weight support items and so will a 3500 SRW truck. Your truck was built with an OEM combination of unloaded acceptable ride characteristics and reasonable carrying ability. A compromise!
We very safely carry and have since 2009 (over 80K miles now) a heavier and longer Lance TC on our GM 2500 HD diesel truck with airbags and 265 "E" Michelins. Drives and handles excellent but of course you don't want to turn a sharp corner at a higher speed any more than you would with your sold Angler. Just use common sense as you have a load and drive like that's what is being hauled. Our fully optioned out dry weight 9.5 Squire 4000 we had on our truck from 2004 till 2009 was even heavier than the Squire 8000 you had put on your truck and it went to Alaska from Michigan and all over the USA and Canada and never had an inkling of a weight issue or handling. Way over 100K mile traveled on 2 different GM 2500 trucks.
We still haul our 2150 lb boat/trailer combo and have behind the 2500 TC rig very often and this year will be hauling our heavier longer fiberglass cuddy cabin I/O boat behind the 990 TC/2500HD diesel rig with the class 5 hitch with a long extension. Speed driven is very important in regards to being truly safe and towing safely too. Never over 60 MPH period and no excuses as it's your life and others you are dealing with!
