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Re: 1999-2003 7.3L f250 vs. f350 fifth wheel towing
I've had both SRW's & DRW's. I've been hauling with a DRW since 1998 (our 1999 F350) and I will never haul with anything else. Consider what happens when you are pulling a heavy trailer and one of your rear tires gets punctured...would you rather have 3 tires holding up the trailer at that point or 1? Also, you will love the dually when hauling in a crosswind... you can see the trailer swaying a bit, but you don't feel it. Two negative aspects are less traction in snow with four tires in the rear and you have to pay 50% more for a set of new tires. Our current tow vehicle sitting beside our trailer here in Yellowstone National Park is a 2009 GMC 4x4 3500 DRW extended cab with the Duramax diesel. I love everything about it except the ground clearance and the manufacturer. It hauls our 5th wheel much better than the '99 F350 7.3L so you might consider some Banks accessories for your 7.3L when you get it.1.8KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Replace back up camer and monitor?
I like slarsen's solution. I also have my monitor in the inside rear view mirror position, but it doubles as a mirror and is shaped like one. I got it from one of the Amazon stores & it has two video inputs so I can switch from the camera that is aimed at my 5th wheel hitch to the rear view camera by pushing a button. I bought six waterproof, 12v wide angle video cameras from Amazon and mounted 2 of them in my truck. (The other four are used as security cameras to feed my household security DVR and alarm system...all 12v & solar charged.) Both of my truck cameras are wired with disconnect plugs in the vicinity of the trailer plug. I found out about the dual video mirror gadget from a guy that had front & back cameras on his motor home. His front camera looked down at his front bumper from the top of the rig so he could see how close he was getting to things with the front bumper. If you are looking to replace the whole system, check out farm implement dealers for the wireless video systems they use to monitor their seed planters, etc. They seem to be a bit cheaper than RV setups and you know they have to be rugged if they are intended to be mounted on a corn planter!411Views0likes0CommentsRe: Diesel Fuel
wintersun's last comment proved to be true last summer when I got some bad #2 diesel (not biodiesel)in SD. My 2009 GMC Duramax gave no warning that we had a plugged filter and no warning about water in the fuel. My cost to get back on the road was over $9,000. If it's a fuel issue, GM won't cover the cost, regardless of the performance of their filtering system and warning system. I now have a pre-filtering system w/ boost pump (AirDog) because I know that the GMC warning system and filtering system doesn't work and the GM warranty is worthless in that respect.327Views0likes0CommentsRe: RDS Auxilary Fuel Tank
I can only echo what most other responders have said. My 45 gal RDS tank works great. I bought a small electric pump (identical to the one shown in one of the pictures here) and tapped into the fuel return line from my auxiliary AirDog II fuel filtering system. It works great and gives me greater freedom of choice where to fill up.452Views0likes0Comments
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