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Re: Camping with a 5th Wheel in Yellowstone Park
I stayed in Yellowstone two years ago. The only campground that has large enough spaces is Fishing Bridge. It is in about the center of the park. My 5ver is 35 feet and my truck was a longbed crew cab dually. Go to the website and use their online reservation system. It asks for lengths of rv's.200Views0likes0CommentsRe: Pulling 5th wheel through Yellowstone
US 212 is Bear Tooth Pass. It is a top ten scenic route for motorcyclists and consists of 82 full turns and 19 switchbacks. Top of the pass is at 10947 feet. Weather conditions can be extreme, it was closed on 7/28/15 due to icy conditions. I rode it last year on my motorcyle at the end of June and there was still 2 feet of snow at the top. Not sure if I would take my 35 foot 5th wheel over it. You might want to Google Bear Tooth Highway. Enjoy Yellowstone, it is beautiful.700Views0likes0CommentsRe: Difference in electric brakes
My Fuzion 302 never had good brakes. Towing it with a 2010 Dodge 3500 I had the controller set at "10" and could just barely feel braking action from the trailer when I used the controller to actuate the brakes. I had the trailer and truck checked several times with nothing wrong ever found. Finally went to MorRyde on 7/1/15 and had disc brakes installed. The tailer now STOPS!. Controller now set at 7.5!622Views0likes0CommentsRe: Finally got weights from CAT scale
Another option is to go to an after market upfitter, the guys who install flatbeds or utility bodies, they probably can do your spring upgrade and issue a "remanufactered" Data Plate with an upgraded GVWR. This is what happens with larger trucks, they come with cab and frame rails, whoever puts whatever body on it issues a new data plate with updated GVWR. Note: I didn't want to imply a "dually" was needed, only that it was over the GVWR. A SRW with the proper GVWR of course would be fine.149Views0likes0CommentsRe: Finally got weights from CAT scale
So your GVW on your F250 is 11120 pounds and that is not fully loaded. What is your GVWR for the truck? I would say you are severly over capacity for your truck. My Ram 3500 dually is rated at 12200 pounds. If I would hazard a guess your probably at least 2000 pounds over your GVWR.45Views0likes0Comments
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