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Re: Open Range vs North Point
Dandy Dan wrote: My reply here is from one I did for another Open Range question: I would not hesitate to purchase another one. FYI Open Range is now a stand alone company owned by Jayco. It is called Highland Ridge home of Open Range. They are in the same building plus 2 more bigger ones where they started. Randy Graber, who started Open Range is still with the company. Wow - That's really helpful information. I did notice that their warranties are identical along with the floor plans being so similar, so that makes more sense now. Thanks for your feedback!311Views0likes0CommentsAre Open Range RV's Really Lighter?
Open Range makes a big deal in their marketing that you get more trailer for less weight. I don't see it. Floor plans that are essentially identical from other MFG's weigh almost exactly the same. I'm sure I'm missing something. Just not sure what. I'd love to hear from Open Range customers or people with insight into these things.2.2KViews0likes9CommentsOpen Range vs North Point
I'm considering a new 5th Wheel from North Point or Open Range. (Specifically the North Point 375BHFS & the Open Range 3X427BHS) The two floorplans are essentially identical. I'm looking for feedback on quality and support from the manufacturer if things go wrong. If you have a suggestion other than these two of a rear bunkhouse floorplan that would be higher quality, please suggest it. Thanks in advance.2.8KViews0likes7CommentsRe: How Legit is FifthWheelSt's Calculator?
golf_bears wrote: Any one of those trucks will pull those RVs. That is not the problem. The real issues to be concerned about are: 1--- Will the TV rear axle carry the load? What's the TV rear axle rating. 2--- Will the TV tires carry the load? What are they rated for? 3--- Will the truck stop the load? As suggested, you can change the gear ratio and/or go to a dually. Personally, I would get a dually with at least a 4.1 gear ratio. The FifthWheelSt calculator doesn't account for gear ratio. I was always told it impacted your towing, so I'm not sure how to determine how much more (or less) I tow going from the standard 3.42 gear ratio to the 4.1 gear ratio. Also, how do you determine if the axle will carry the load and if the tires will carry the load?364Views0likes0CommentsRe: How Legit is FifthWheelSt's Calculator?
BobKrogstie wrote: Your tow vehicle weight is wrong. Not even a semi tractor weighs 15500. OK - I'm an idiot. I understood that field to be for the weight of the trailer. Thanks for pointing out my error. Having said that, when I correct that with the weight of the tow vehicle (7082 lbs) it still shows that I'm 2000 lbs short of being able to tow the trailer.122Views0likes0CommentsHow Legit is FifthWheelSt's Calculator?
i'm looking to purchase a new truck and 5th wheel. The 3 trailers we've narrowed it down to are all very similar in terms of GVWR: roughly 15,500 lbs. The frustrating thing is that I've entered the specs for 2016 GMC HD 3500, 2016 Ram 3500 HD, and 2016 Ford F-350 into the fifthwheelst calculator and it says that none of them can pull any of these trailers. How is that possible? I see 5th wheels all over campgrounds with less truck.7.1KViews0likes36Comments
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