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Air bags improved ride while not towing?

I have a 2009 2500 HD Duramax.... I'm thinking about installing air bags and am wondering if while not towing do they improve the ride of the truck. You know less jarring....smoother ride etc ??????

hmalaga by Explorer
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tires for a fith wheel

Looking for some good tires. I have E rated tires 16". I had a blow out on rigth rear wheel twice. First time tire manufacture made it good. They said tires were defective. I replaced them with some tires from Dynamic Tire Corp and same wheel had a b...

Slider Hitch for 5th Wheel.

I have a 3/4 Ton 2012 Nissan Titan Truck. Are there any recommendations as to what Hitch I need? It is a short bed. i would like some kind of automatic slider Hitch.

ventrman by Explorer
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Trouble Opening 5th Wheel Trailer Hitch

We have a Reese Elite RE18 trailer hitch. About half the time when pulling into a campground, the release arm will not let go. We have to rock the truck in drive and reverse three or four times before the hitch releases. The problem seems to be becom...

5th wheel shaking

we have a new 5th. wheel and when we set up it shakes when we walk in it,is there any thing we can do to stop the shaking, thanks

patbren by Explorer
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Okay, For Those Without a Barn - How Do You...

for an extended period of time, how do you protect, if at all, the outside of your 5'ver? Do you cover it? If so, with what?Maybe a better way to ask this question is....what do you do, if anything, to protect the outside of your rig from the sun?T...

Height Issue

My recently purchased 5th wheel is rated at 149 inches tall. My shed door opening is 145 inches. The floor in the shed is concrete. The side walls of the shed are 168 inches. There is plenty of room to raise the door opening, but that will not be che...

Heff560 by Explorer
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Suggestions Please, hitch and chocks

Have ordered a small 5th for pickup on the other side of the continent this summer. 20' long, GVWR approx 5000 lbs, pin weight dry approx 550 lbs. It's the twin axle bigger brother to this one. This will be my first foray into 5th wheels and twin axl...

Padlin by Explorer
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2010 sandpiper towing

Looking at a 2010 345 sandpiper, unv is 10900lbs, 2000 lb hitch weight. .I have a 2009 Dodge 2500 2wd cummins, 6sp auto with does anyone see an issue towing with this truck? my owners manual says max trailer 13400 and max payload 2500.

jlscjs by Explorer
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Travel Trailer style with garage?

I am curious if anyone can tell me a brand of toyhauler that is a travel trailer style with a 12' garage? Not the type where the garage and living space are combined but an actual garage like the 5er's have. I have seen them with smaller garages bu...

kfp673 by Explorer II
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slide out awning adjustment?

i have two my slde outs with awnings. One is tight and doesn't flap, the other is loose. How difficult is it to adjust and where can i get info on procedure.

Upgrading Payload?

1) What would be necessary to upgrade payload capacity (without buying a new truck)? How much upgrade is possible (in lbs)? Any idea what the cost would be? Thanks for responses to these questions ... not suggestions on bigger, more expensive TV'...

Front cone cracked?

The round plastic nose cone on our 5er has a good sized crack in it. I noticed it a couple months ago and tried an eproxy. I stopped by to check on it this week and noticed the split was a bit larger and it cracked right through the epoxy. Is the...

MJO21 by Explorer
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New to toy haulers

Need help with the proper way to load our new toy hauler. We will be carrying two quads that weigh 1200 lbs. The garage area is rated for 3000 lbs. If I load them all the way forward we can't use either the door to the living area or the outside door...

revflyr by Explorer
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