All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: Bought a new 2019 Arctic Fox Model 865First of all sorry to hear about your issues. It's too late to say it could be handled differently at delivery time however they (Northwood) should probably step up and do something. I know all too well how one customer with a bad experience impacts a company 3 to 4 times more when compared to a positive experience. The above being said we were looking at some Nash travel trailers at one point and I had reached out to Nash with questions, it was amazing for a company that depends on customers how arrogant their response was. They more or less stated it is what it is if you can't find it good luck. When I asked a few more probing questions I got a similar response. We're not the only ones who've had this experience. I guess when times are good they feel they don't need to interact with customers or who knows. It also made us wonder if this is their response now what will their response be after the sale, good luck getting them to keep their promises, I could see needing lawyer letters to get anything resolved with them. Bottom line is we experienced similar issues with their communications and have to say we will always tell people about our experience. Hopefully they review this site and see that their reputation is starting to precede them.Re: 2014+ RAM 2500 owners: have you stopped the sway? detrick wrote: Tons of great feedback in this thread -- thanks so much for that folks. Looks like an upgraded sway bar is a solid investment, so we'll go that route. Can't see any reason not to, and some great recommendations here. Solidly leaning towards the BigWig. Rear first, but will consider doing the front, too, depending on how things are after doing the rear and new shocks. Shocks are definitely in order, truck appears to have the original factory shocks. No leaking and they perform fine even with a heavy load in the bed or a heavy trailer -- but of course the TC is a different kind of load. Leaning towards the Rancho RS9000XL for the adjustability, but Bilstein 5100s seems to get high marks by folks in this thread. Kinda ponder some of the remote reservoir shocks out there, but guessing that the cost outweighs the performance -- especially since so many people seem satisfied with the Ranchos and Bilsteins. Timbrens -- recommended a few times here so worth considering, but this truck (unsurprisingly) rides like a cinder block when empty or lightly loaded. Still on the fence about these. Finally, tires. Can't recall what's on now, but they don't have a ton of miles left on them. So will be looking closely at what we replace them with in the near future. Thanks again for all the advice, it all seems very helpful to me. And I think others may come across it and find it helpful, too. Another vote for swaybar. I put them on everything I buy now, from cars, SUVs to trucks. I would try that. As far as shocks, I've had Rancho, Bilst and Fox. My vote is for some fox's with resevoirs if available.Re: Trying to find the best TT / Toy Hauler Fit Sandia Man wrote: A quick search on the Adrenaline turned up a nearly 9.5K# dryweight and over 38' which is way too much for a half ton regardless of how your Ford 150 is configured. It has nothing to do with what your truck can pull (towing capacity), it's what your truck can carry (payload capacity) that is crucial. Go weigh your truck loaded with passengers and all cargo that will be aboard when towing, subtract that weight from your GVWR noted on the sticker on your driver door jamb. This new number is your available payload. You won't be anywhere near your towing capacity before exceeding available payload. We have a TT TH ourselves that isn't quite as heavy (10K# loaded with toys) or long (33') and use a 3/4 ton Chevy HD to haul it around, I wouldn't use anything less. Another point is toyhaulers are very tongue heavy by nature, which is only magnified when no toys are in the garage to help reduce tongue weight. Tongue weight will be at least 1500# with dryweight listed above, it will be more once loaded for travel. That directly eats up your available payload capacity. Let's pretend you are OK on payload, a 9.5K# dryweight rig will certainly be close if not beyond the mythical 11K# towing capacity of your Ford F150 with the type of use you indicated in your post. Just curious what year is your "chevy HD"?Re: Understanding towing capactity for Ford Expedition ROBERTSUNRUS wrote: :) Hi, your Expedition is close to what my Navigator is. My Navigator has a payload of 1,600 lbs. and a tow rating of 8,900 lbs. My trailer has a GVWR of 6,300 lbs and an actual tongue weight of 900 lbs. This leaves about 700 lbs for me and my wife and some other stuff in my Lincoln. Also a 35' trailer is 10 feet longer than mine and will become a big sail when the wind hits it. My opinion is to have a trailer close to 25' and no more than 7,000 lbs. for your tow vehicle. Another way to figure it out is to figure the tongue weight of a maxed out trailer and start deducting everything from your payload rating. Wait so you are giving him advise as a 2000 navigator owner? You realize there have been two major overhauls since yours right? You realize his wheelbase is 12" longer than yours? You realize his curb weight (ability to control the towed load) is significantly higher? You realize the CG is lower? Please re-read and then maybe give some advise that is more applicable like my truck isn't anything like yours but I'll go ahead and give you some advise anyway.Re: Need input on tow vehicle...I noticed a few other expedition owners posted in here but didn't mention one thing, your tires. I'm not sure what options your 15 has, my 13 came with crappy P metric tires that were about at their max before I put anything inside the truck. My Expedition weights in at 6,100 lbs without a driver. My best advice before you go jumping off a bridge or buying a used excursion (I had one and hated it on ever level of crappy from towing to ride to braking to non supportive seats) try a set of load range E tires on your truck. When I moved to the new expedition from the old one I was reminded quickly just how bad P metric tires are when towing and in general. You will see a night and day difference running some good tires on that expedition even driving around town, turn in will be quicker, you will feel less roll when turning since your outside tire will not flex as much under load, overall your experience will improve. I am running 285/55R20 Michelin LTX AT2s on mine, 50 PSI empty and 75 PSI if I've got a heavy trailer. I would also makes sure you are running your trailer tires at the best pressure possible and that they are all at the same pressure, this all contributes to instability. While you have a huge trailer as far as length I don't see a major weight issue by any stretch. On a side note I assume you mean you have a standard length expedition not the EL correct?Re: Texas Gulf CoastGo east to Florida is my advice. Being a Florida person stuck in the Houston area I can tell you that there isn't a nice beach here and the weather sucks, today it's not going to hit 55. Port A isn't going to get to 60 today either. I've been to a bunch of beaches here in TX and none have nice water or amenities or even compare to the most marginal beaches in FL. Hit Ft Desoto for a week then head down to the Glades...you will have a blast with some great people (good luck finding great people in texas), great weather, great beaches and great scenery.Re: Toy Hauler Pictures TRIPLE8 wrote: JAC1982 wrote: Hi! Just joined the forums, very informative! We just purchased our first toy hauler (first trailer at all really!). 2014 Raptor 27FS, and our TV is a 2013 F150 Eco-Boost. We don't plan on getting a toy for awhile, just were trying to think ahead. So for now the garage is our pup's domain. When we get a toy (most likely a 2 seater RZR), we will probably need to upgrade the truck too. Took it on our first trip this past weekend and had some sway issues on a 2 lane highway with lots of wind and semis going the other direction, but we learned after the fact we had the weight distribution hitch set up incorrectly so hopefully next time it'll be a smoother ride. The driver also needs to slow down!! :) We will probably add airbags to the truck. We have also added an Onan gasoline generator which works great. Looking forward to learning more! Hi, looks like a really nice combo. Enjoy Looks nice. I looked at that model too, looks super nice for a 1/2 ton and garage.Re: Arctic Fox tank size changesI can see why they did it. Not to mention the grey will just over flow to the black correct? Personally I would rather have more fresh capacity than black / gray. You can always shower outside and not worry about the gray water filling up.Re: NOT Leaving the TC family, but............ JumboJet wrote: Do you know how much stuff is carried for a 9 month old baby? No clue I've got a 3.5 year old and a 3 mo old, at least their boys...you had two ladies and a 9 mo old, that I can not imagine. I also grew up RVing and I'd say 30 to 40 percent of the people we camped with had two campers, one truck and one 5th depending on where they were going, if grand kids were going etc etc. It's nice to have flexibility.Re: Fuzion 301Yes, the build quality of the 301 is super. The only thing I did not like about it was the small bathroom and the suspension. I've never figured out why they can't use air ride like most nice horse trailers or even torsion axle to smooth things out. The frame was as thick and big as any bumper pull on the market. Be sure you are aware this unit is HEAVY.
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