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Nov-06-2022 09:59 PM
Darryl&Rita wrote:
This is probably the worst forum to ask a question like this. Head over to Escapees.com, get on hte HDT group, get the word straight from the ones doing it.
Nov-06-2022 02:10 PM
Nov-06-2022 06:40 AM
Nov-05-2022 12:57 PM
valhalla360 wrote:ddm502001 wrote:wapiticountry wrote:
Going to be a heck of an inconvenient daily driver when you get to wherever you are going.
That is purpose of Toy hauler 30 footer, we ride and used to ride out to places on our Harley, packed light lived in Hotel rooms, this makes convenience in getting there, safety in size and equipment where have a SD F250 7.3 dsl, bought new in '99, 340,000miles and had pulled a general 5ver for a few years, wind prone, hard on the lighter trucks, hard on brakes. Been witness to too many flip overs, caught a edge and went offroad to crash incidents, worked Vol Fire for a number of years and can unabashedly state, today's pickups can pull a RV fine, however they are prone to bad circumstances doing so.
Have had a Class A for over three decades, truck size is not a bother but a boon for myself. Dragging a 5ver behind it will be as running empty where can back off throttle possible push over 8mpg. My 7.3 on a good day towing 12000# gets 10 but runs out of power to maintain momentum.
But what do you do when it's raining? I get taking the toys and using the motorcycles when it's nice but there are better options.
Not as convenient as a pickup but if you cut it down to a single rear axle and day cab as suggested, much more reasonable and still overkill for a 30ft 5er.
If you are paranoid about stability (and a 1999 3/4 ton pulling a 30ft 5er shouldn't be a concern unless there is more to the story), you can always go dually.
Keep in mind, in the 25yrs since you bought the 1999, pickups have gotten a lot more capable. From the factory, your 1999 had a whopping 235hp and 500ft-lb of torque. The 2022 is 475hp and 1050ft-lb. I suspect the towing experience would be a little different.
Nov-05-2022 12:33 PM
Second Chance wrote:
I'll have to agree with everyone above. I've always coveted a Freightliner SportChassis (quite a bit smaller than your truck), but even it would be overkill for our 15K fiver. The F350 dually does the job just fine. You also don't say what state you live in and getting the truck to where you can register it as an RV (if your state allows it) is extra trouble.
Rob
Nov-04-2022 12:36 AM
ddm502001 wrote:
worked Vol Fire for a number of years and can unabashedly state, today's pickups can pull a RV fine, however they are prone to bad circumstances doing so.
Nov-03-2022 11:48 PM
ddm502001 wrote:wapiticountry wrote:
Going to be a heck of an inconvenient daily driver when you get to wherever you are going.
That is purpose of Toy hauler 30 footer, we ride and used to ride out to places on our Harley, packed light lived in Hotel rooms, this makes convenience in getting there, safety in size and equipment where have a SD F250 7.3 dsl, bought new in '99, 340,000miles and had pulled a general 5ver for a few years, wind prone, hard on the lighter trucks, hard on brakes. Been witness to too many flip overs, caught a edge and went offroad to crash incidents, worked Vol Fire for a number of years and can unabashedly state, today's pickups can pull a RV fine, however they are prone to bad circumstances doing so.
Have had a Class A for over three decades, truck size is not a bother but a boon for myself. Dragging a 5ver behind it will be as running empty where can back off throttle possible push over 8mpg. My 7.3 on a good day towing 12000# gets 10 but runs out of power to maintain momentum.
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Oct-24-2022 05:44 PM
TXiceman wrote:I have no doubt about that. I assume many cater to the toy hauler crowd and have plenty of space. My point was there are places with tons of room. Have seem plenty with 10+ large RVs in a big circle and no marked spaces.time2roll wrote:
Toy hauler? Many of these never go to an organized park. Rather they park in an open range area on BLM or similar land and pull out the toys and run the trails.
Not sure it would be much worse than a 45' class A pulling a second vehicle or trailer. I see plenty of these on the road.
Strange that we see many Toy Haulers in private, state and COE parks.
Ken
Oct-24-2022 05:40 PM
time2roll wrote:
Toy hauler? Many of these never go to an organized park. Rather they park in an open range area on BLM or similar land and pull out the toys and run the trails.
Not sure it would be much worse than a 45' class A pulling a second vehicle or trailer. I see plenty of these on the road.