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Re: Worries about clearances
Edd505 wrote: troubledwaters wrote: Seriously, there is a campground down the road and you think you are the first guy to ever pull a trailer down that road? Walk down and see if the humps all scared from other campers making the trip down. It didn't look to be scraped up, but I'm assuming the other steep switchbacks probably deterred a lot of people with larger trailers away. This is a back-county type site that is way off the beaten path. Most people coming here are canoeing in and tenting on islands or tenting by a small beach.468Views0likes0CommentsRe: Worries about clearances
Jframpey - I think that angle would be greater, your system actually makes me more confident that I shouldn't drag this in there! I have no way of changing my attack angle either...unfortunately due to the degradation of the road on each side. BizmarksMom - I am not too big a guy to back out if I cannot make it... but with an extremely steep gravel hill with some washout taking place on one side on the and a 50deg corner behind me.... I'm pretty much committed when I go down this hill.. its all in or not in at all. troubledwaters - I am most definitely not the first one to tow a trailer down there.. but this is Ontario crown land road access camping... the roads are there but not maintained in the slightest. I would be willing to wager that no one with a halfton with regular clearance and a 30 ft trailer is going down that hill with confidence. Most trailers in these sites are 18-24 footers or pop up trailers with nice tight wheel base separation from the tow vehicle.468Views0likes0CommentsRe: Worries about clearances
Did my due diligence and went tonight after I got directions. I would have posted this much sooner if I had known the spot and scenario earlier. I will have a spotted and I always have tow straps. The hill down is steep and once I get on this road... Im Committed... There's no turning back. I am thinking it's best to find a different spot... Not thibking it is worth the risk.158Views0likes0CommentsWorries about clearances
Hey guys... Looked around the forum but couldn't find the exact answer. I'm pulling a 28ft jayco trailer with a 2015 F150 supercab with 5.0L and 3.55 gears with weight distribution hitch. Done all the math and not overloaded... Even mindfull enough to weigh all my cargo as it goes in and took the trailer and truck to the scales. My concern is that we are going camping this weekend at a new spot with friends and there's one spot on the road that is downhill at a decent grade and has a hump in the middle that has a drop off the other side. I have concerns regarding clearance going down and up the hill due to the long wheel base and getting hung up. I understand there is no rule of thumb here... But any advice or words of caution etc. Would be greatly appreciated.6.1KViews0likes22Comments
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