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Re: New fusion420 or new XLR 420?
Wow ! Is this a snowplow forum now ? Lol.... You all have made very honest and legit points and I truly have taken everything into consideration. I'm a newbie on here but not to the TH world as I mention before I had a 38 Raptor and pulled it with a Chevy 3500 with no issues. I feel very comfortable with the decision to go with the 3500 mega especially with the XLR being lighter than the fusion. Once again thank you and safe pulls to all! #Taken, I spoke to Kim the rep for XLR and started building a 420 and I am going to get the Tuson sway, correct trac and Equa-flex suspension among a ton of other things ! You were right about how accommodating they are too...She is going to do some custom stuff inside for me as well ! I will keep you posted as I progress....371Views0likes0CommentsRe: New fusion420 or new XLR 420?
#taken, Please let me know what you find out about the pin and dry weight of the XLR. Jeff Couch's RV nation shows the XLR420 Dry weight @ 14,716 and the Pin weight @ 2,537 which if that's correct ? then the Pin is about 1200lbs lighter than the Fusion ! #All FYI, I'm going to get the 6.7 Diesel 3500 4x4 Megacab SRW. I've talked to 10 different people since i started this thread and all of them plus most of their friends pull similar TH's with 1 ton SRW's. Thank you all for your input...251Views0likes0CommentsRe: New fusion420 or new XLR 420?
#NC Hauler #taken, Thank you both for your input and yes I understand the DRW would be the best/safest way to go. But if I run airbags and go to G rated tires on the 2500 Mega, other than some sway from the coil springs would that still be unsafe? The SRW 2500 has the same Axles, brakes, motor & tranny as the SRW 3500 and the 3500 has E rated tires. So other than some possible sway in heavy wind, why would the 2500 with bags and G rated tires not be as safe as the 3500 SRW? My whole point here is I don't want to drive a buck board everyday for work and I'm only going to tow the trailer 6-8 times a year and a small trailer will not work for us.201Views0likes0CommentsRe: New fusion420 or new XLR 420?
Ugh ! I'm a realtor and really don't want to haul my clients around in a 3500. The dodge dealer said the 2500 mega has Everything the 3500 has except the stiffer suspension. He said the brakes are the same as well so that's why I thought by adding the air bags I could accomplish both a decent ride and still tow the trailer I want? So if the only difference is the suspension then why would a SRW 3500 be better than a SRW 2500 with bags if the bags hold the truck level? Is it because the 2500 springs are just too week even with bags ? Solutions / Thoughts ?201Views0likes0CommentsNew fusion420 or new XLR 420?
Hi all, I'm a newbie and I've narrowed my search down to a new Fusion 420 or new XLR 420 and would like any constructive advise from how good the warranty service is from each company to pros and cons of each trailer? I've chosen these two because of the floorplan / side porch that both offer. They are almost identically equipped and the only thing that seems to stand out to me is the cabinet hinges are resessed on the Fusion and the hitch weight is about 1100 lbs more ? Also, I plan on towing it with a new Dodge 2500 megacab 4x4 diesel and plan on using the firestone airbags to help make up for the lack of payload. Hopefully someone has some actual working knowledge to share :)5.2KViews0likes39Comments
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