rtguy007

Did someone say beer? :D

Someone posted a comment in that link about cancelling their trip because there are to many closures. I am starting to feel that way. Why on earth would they tear up so many things at one time to make changes?

Warning...it will get stuck in your head. :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ept0xo_wnnk Triple Dent Gum will make you smile Triple Dent Gum It lasts a while Triple Dent Gum will help you mister to punch bad breath right in the kisser Triple Dent Gum!!!!

Since we will be at the fort for thanksgiving, I was wondering what people normally do for lunch/dinner that day. My sister made reservations for our families to have a traditional thanksgiving dinner at one of the restaurants on property (don't recall what one) but the meals are close to $60 per person regardless of age if I remember correctly. That would be $240 for the 4 of us (me, wife, 4 year old, and 2 year old). Seems a little steep for turkey and the traditional sides. What have others done for thanksgiving day when staying at the fort?

I keep getting the triple dent gum stuck in my head. Go figure.

SPOILER ALERT....in case you have not seen it. Just left about an hour ago. Good flick. Better suited for adults vs kids IMO. Was curious if anyone noticed during the first dream, when the scene changes to a haunted house, that they were playing the music from the haunted mansion at WDW. I picked up on it and leaned over to tell the wife and got shushed.

I saw some jack wagon towing a 27" with a dakota with a v6 yesterday. It was a late 90s dakota. I have no idea how it was still running. My dad had one, and I did as well but with the 5.9 v8, and I would never have attempted that. My 2013 ram 1500 was great with my TT. My issue was payload capacity. I was over and you could tell. From the outside it looked fine with a slight squat in the back. The front was looser with the TT hooked up vs not hooked up. A lot of the issue is that you can't get a diesel in a half ton with the exception of ram. That 3.0 diesel makes no sense though. You get be

127k I would buy. I looked up the towing capacity and it seems low. Payload is fine (3160-4050lbs) but max tow I can find with the diesel is 9700 to 10500 depending on a few things. Unless what I am finding is inaccurate (and it is possible since this is google), I think there are better options out there. Excluding the payload rating, most new half tons can pull that weight if optioned correctly.

Fantastic. Ours came with this and I was curious who made it in case we needed a new curtain

I was thinking about that place not to long ago. Fond memories from years past. I was much younger and remember body wars scared the crap out of me for some reason. Really wish they would do something with that pavilion.

What is the dry weight and length of your new camper? It would help for us to make some recommendations.

Really, he couldn't leave the pipes at home. I think I would go postal if I was there. Bag pipes have to be one of the most annoying musical insturments.

Also, I think that year you could get a 3.42, 3.73, and 4.10 rear end in the 2500. If you crawl up under it, there should be a label somewhere on the rear differential or axle that will tell you what it was equipped with if they dealer can't tell you. I would try and aim for a 3.73 if possible. The 3.42 increases your mpg but you also lose some low end torque. The 4.10 has the opposite effect. Will have your peak torque lower but you lose mpg. The 3.73 is the best of both worlds.

Not as much torque and payload as the 2013 and newer. I think it was 650 ft lbs and towing capacities are about 2k pounds lower. Not sure if they had coil spring rear ends that year or not. It is a good truck if you find one that was well taken care of.

Also, I am reading that equalizer and many other brand hitches are now adjusting their installation requirements which explains why some people are saying adjust so both drop the same level and others say return the front to at least 50% between hitched w/o wd bars or as close to stock as possible. Apparently it has something for to do with the newer SAE standards.

I didnt have any additional load in the bed. This isn't much different than normal. Usually the only thing on the bed are 3 bikes and a few small pieces of 2x12 for leveling. At most we are looking at 100 puns and that weight is in front of and not behind of the axle. The trailer was pretty much loaded as it normally would be.

Thanks for the offer but my funds are currently depleated. With the new truck, I have a few expenses that sucked me dry (new hitch, line x liner, side steps, expensive dinner to keep the wife happy, etc). Do you happen to know the sizes of the 3 prints?

I will do that next week. I suspect, like most companies, that they are closed tomorrow. You are right with what the manual says. My issue is that loaded vs unloaded is minimal. A 1 washer adjustment either removes to much or adds to much. I ended up ordering a 14k setup because I am over the tongue limit on the 10k I have now (what I get for trusting the dealer to give me the right hitch. At least it was free). Once it comes in, I am sure all of this will change and it will adjust differently. I know how it sits now there is weight on the brackets. Just not sure how much. I can hear it work

A was 40.5, B was 40.75, and C is 40.5 on final measurements for the front after dropping the L bracket. Rear was 43, 41.25, 41.75. If I left it at install manual default settings it was 40.5, 40.75, 40.25 for the front and 43, 41.25, 42 on the rear. Adjusted setup i am at now is 9 inch drop shank installed on the lowest setting. 5 washers and L brackets down 1.

Yeah... crazy thing is, we only invested in the ProPride because our current TV has a such a short wheelbase. I think there are other hitches out there that (with a strong TV) would work just fine. Had we known that we were going to end up buying a different TV, we would have bought a different hitch and (even though I LOVE my new camper) a different camper... an older, cheaper, one. We purchased new as the newer ones are lighter than even just a few years ago, and we were trying to keep our weight down. If we only knew then...right? :) Oh well, we do really like both the camper and the

I have read this as well but it contradicts what the installation manual shows. The closest CAT scale to me is about 70 miles away so it will be hard to make that trip to get things setup correctly. The install manual shows this: You have most likely achieved good weight distribution adjustment if your measurement on Line C of the weight distribution setup table shows that front wheel well measurement is at least halfway back to the original uncoupled measurement. See Line C on Weight Distribution Setup Table (p. 16) and Figure 19 below. It should never be lower than Line A. Line A is th

Hey if you have time you may want to check this out. There isn't much of a difference between the 2013 and 2015. They mention some times in there somewhere in compared to either chevy or ford (dont remember which one). May give you an idea on heavy uphill with a ram 2500. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMhAM4dBgnQ

So I have figured out how to adjust the equal-i-zer hitch to specs for the new truck but had some questions for those of you out there who may have some experience with this. I used the shank sizer on the equal-i-zer website and it says they don't make something for my combination (3 inch ball, 25" to top of receiver, 19" coupler height). If I adjust the coupler up or down 1 inch (or the receiver measurement), it tells me I need a 9" drop to accommodate my setup. I went ahead and bit the bullet and ordered the 9" drop shank that they make for my truck (how bad off could 1" be on the tongue rig

Wish I could swing the cost of a propride. I am still using an equal-i-zer but found out the idiots who sold me the camper spec's out the wrong one so I am overloaded and need to upgrade. Probably going to get the 14k version.

You will love the ram. They didn't change much between 2013 and my 2015. I have read that the rams rear suspension handles the wdh much better than the Ford since ford still uses leaf springs and ram is using a coil suspension. Keep in mind your wdh. You may not realize it but it will need to be adjusted. Mine required a new shank because the 2500 was about 6 inches higher than the old on and there was not enough room to adjust it down. Something to keep in mind. Not a major issue but a minor annoyance.