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FORD MEETS RV GROWTH WITH THEIR MOST CAPABLE MOTORHOME CHASSIS
EVER
Celebrating the growing popularity of RVing and the
increasing luxury RV market, Ford introduces the new 2008
F53 Super Duty Class A lineup that has been fully
re-engineered for better driving dynamics, more diverse
offerings and reduced noise, vibration and harshness. The
new chassis borrows heavily from the new 2008 F-Series Super
Duty – and was proven out on many of the F-Series “Built
Ford Tough” truck durability tests to improve on the Ford
RV’s 25 percent quality advantage customers reported in Ford
surveys. More... |
NEW and Improved
You're going to love this newly redesigned
PopUp 2 Hitch.
Smoother acting and trouble
free. They've made the best hitch even better.
One pull of the handle to raise the ball is all it will take
to convince you that this is the hitch you want. Simply pull the rod to raise the ball and push
to lower it from your trucks wheelwell. More info....
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New
CAFE standards allow for towing considerations from RVIA
While
the new levels will encompass a majority of vehicles
that tow RVs, there is good news for the RV industry in
the legislation.
President Bush signed into
law the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32
years, mandating automobile manufacturers meet a (CAFE)
standard of 35 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2020.
First, separate fuel economy standards for cars and
trucks will be maintained with different standards to be
set for pickup trucks weighing between 8,500 and 10,000
pounds and for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Second,
the framework for establishing fuel economy is based on
“one or more vehicle attributes” which will allow
consideration of vehicle towing capacity.
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  Tired
of your headlights shining in the trees? Stinger
Hitch Helper introduces a dually version.
Rated for 2000# tongue weight. Stinger Hitch,
simple to attach to your receiver hitch and then just add trailer or
cargo, what a difference it makes ! Great for those heavy slide-in truck
campers. Improve your truck or SUV's
handling. Stinger Hitch Helper use it when you need it. Take if off when
you don't. Feel safe again with this new load stabilizing helper.
See the details, pictures and video for safer towing and a level rig...
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Hidden Hitch
Launches a New Line of ATV Hitches
Hidden Hitch recently
launched a brand new line of dual receiver hitches built to
provide All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) enthusiasts both a cargo
management and towing
solution. Hidden Hitch ATV hitches were designed as dual
receivers, allowing riders to take full advantage of their
hauling capabilities by providing them the ability to haul
additional items while towing a trailer.
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Heavy Duty Pickup
Trucks, New Race. The Year of Emissions.
 The
excitement builds with each jet ride to the next new truck media
launch, biggest year I can remember for major truck changes.
Most of it brought about by the new low emission laws for diesel
engines that began January 2007. GM totally redesigned the whole
truck. Ford has the most mechanical changes with a new nose and
diesel engine, Dodge changed the diesel for the new emissions
law and reintroduced it's chassis cab model.
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I
don't use my knees to climb up into my pickup bed anymore,
putting my weight on my knee on metal isn't as fun as it use to
be. Access Steps allows easy access to your truck bed.
 Many of the newer trucks have
tall bed sides so you can't just reach over the bed rail
anymore. This means you have to climb into the bed to reach
anything. And then there's the long way down. Access Steps are
simple to install and stay out of the way. Access Steps will
work with or without a receiver hitch. The
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They are bold and sexy!
I consider them the best built mudflaps I've found. The new model has a polished
aluminum yoke, and heavy wall
aluminum tubing. Still adjustable in, out and up, down. Which is so good for my truck reviews which range from a tall
H2 to a Nissan Frontier. And I review new trailers too, any mudflaps can
protect your trailers from mud, that's a slow speed problem. But the
damage comes from....
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 Featherlite SURV, a heavy duty trailer for your Toys. We camp at Tiger
Run in Breckenridge and Circus Circus Koa in Vegas. We installed
Power Vision mirrors,
Hell-Ya
Hitch Helper, Valley Odyssey
brake controller and Truck Bedz. Featherlite built an "off-road" toy
hauler that's made like a tank, so you can get to the prime
remote locations for 4-wheeling or 2-wheeling or just a HQ for
outdoor adventure.
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 PML Ford F250 Differential Covers Install,
If you've read your trucks owner manual, there is a different
schedule for normal use and "severe or trailer towing". For some
maintenance schedules you change oil twice as often for severe use. Towing
stress creates heat, heat breaks down the oil faster and you know what
happens next. A lot of us overload our trailers especially using
3/4 and one ton pickups.
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Featherlite unveils ultimate SURV for outdoor enthusiasts
The amenities in Featherlite’s newest Sport Utility Recreational
Vehicle (SURV) Model 7941 make it the ultimate hauling vehicle
for outdoor enthusiasts and their motorized equipment. The
durable aluminum SURV’s enhanced style and functionality is
highlighted by a spacious garage, two slideouts and a ‘stand-up
bedroom’.
The 40-foot fifth wheel with 12-foot garage features two space
expanding slideouts, including a 12-foot slideout with sofa
sleeper and dinette and a slideout in the bedroom area. The new
design includes a “stand-up bedroom” that allows for additional
head room to make moving around easier than in other similar
trailers. It also includes a bedroom “loft” with a queen bed in
the rear of the trailer.
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 is
the best known name in trailers.
Featherlite is the first aluminum trailer I can remember seeing. Back in the
seventies, gooseneck trailers were the new thing. And since 1973,
Featherlite is still ahead of it's time. They stood out then because of the
exceptional quality and uniqueness just as they do today. We are very proud
to have
Featherlite
Trailers
join us. You'll be surprised at how many types of trailers Featherlite
builds. From the famous horse and stock trailers to car, cargo, dump and
motorcycle trailers.
Click for loads more.
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Propane safety tips for RVers
(July 2, 2007) -- "Propane
equipment should be checked and maintained at least once
every two years and every time an RV is transferred to a new
owner," said Wayne Lock, gas and safety manager for the BCSA.
Ignition of propane gas within an enclosed space can result
in explosion, and it can be ignited by many sources
including pilot lights, open flames, smoking materials,
electric sparks, and static electricity.
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 New
Truck Repair Technology comes to Trailers.
If you follow my articles, you
know how big a fan of new technology I am. At the new Transwest Truck
Trailer RV facility, is an awesome machine called a Road Simulator. Looks
kind of like a dyno, but does use rollers to test brakes rolling resistance
and balance. Transwest uses it to test all their new horse trailers so
they are ready for your roads. It can find just a torn axle seal leaking on
the brakes. It would surprise you how many "new axles" on new trailers are
over greased, limiting your trailer brakes ability. With the kind of
traffic we pull trailers in, testing brakes becomes routine. And worn
suspension maybe be causing your rig to ....More....
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 I’m
reviewing a 2006 GMC Sierra SLT HD 2500 now with the Duramax
with 360 horsepower and 650 torque right from the factory is
addicting.
I towed a new 6
horse Cimarron trailer through Eisenhower tunnel in January out the west
side in a snow storm and had complete control with the manual switch on
the new 6-Speed Allison that let me down shift by pushing a button
making the torque converter lockup in each gear as.....More... |
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Cadillac Escalade ESV
Platinum and
B&W's new Tow & Stow receiver hitch towing a Hart Medallion.
This is luxury, the
2005 Cadillac Escalade. Twin screens for the DVD, keeps both 2nd and 3rd
row busy watching "The Incredible's" again. But for
me there are heated & cooled cup holders. And they work, keeps
my coffee at the right temperature until the last drop. How
about hot and cold seats?
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Dodge Expands Commercial Presence,
Charges into Class 4–5 Segment with
All–new 2008 Ram 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cabs All–new
chassis cabs showcase dominant commercial capability, durability
and dependability.
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 New 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500
with Cummins 6.7-liter turbodiesel engine is first Chrysler
Group BLUETEC vehicle and first to meet
stringent 2010 truck emissions standards in all 50 states.
6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel engine achieves 2010 NOx
emission standards three years early, making it the
cleanest.....Read
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 Quadrasteer
GMC towing a
Zeppelin travel trailer to
Estes Park at the
Spruce
Lake RV Park. The Denali is on the move again showing off it's
backing skills in the picturesque Rocky Mountains. It makes me want
to move to the hills near the Big Thompson River.
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 Popup
Industries RV3 5th-Wheel to
Gooseneck Adapter Do you have too
many hitches for all of your different trailers? There’s bumper
pull, gooseneck, fifth wheel, you name it there’s just too many
combinations out there sometimes. Pop up industries helps out
here by offering their fifth wheel to gooseneck adapters. This
handy little product allows you to tow your fifth wheel camper
using the gooseneck hitch you already have in the bed of your
truck thus eliminating one hitch from your collection. Pop up
industries has been around for years starting with their PopUp
Gooseneck ball hitch and now with many hitch extensions for
short bed trucks,
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 New
Featherlite
all-aluminum
Sport Utility Recreational Vehicle
SURV trailers designed for easy towing & comfortable living
during outdoor adventures.
New for 2006,
Featherlite SURV trailers are designed to haul ATVs,
motorcycles, dirt bikes, dune buggies, cars and more, available
in a gooseneck or bumper pull platform.
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 2005 Ford F350's
TowCommand trailer brake controller, Towing
Featherlite, and reviewing
TireStep.
Plus Elk Herding at Estes Park. The first manufacture to offer a "built
in" trailer brake controller, Ford introduced the TowCommand
last fall in the 05 SD. I tried it at the Ford proving grounds.
This is an update towing in the Rockies.
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 Quadrasteer
Tour Part 4 Reviewing Outfitter's Caribou popup
camper, showing how far into the mountain forest I can get with this
truly versatile combination. We tow boats & horse trailers, because
we can. There is enough payload capacity left for the tongue weight
of a boat or 2-horse trailer. Also Torklift's camper tie down
review.
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  Hummer
H2 proved to be a great trailer tower. Equalizer wdh made it a easy
pulling a 34' travel trailer from Nevada to Colorado in December threw
mountain passes and snow storms. Read the story from
Ultimate
Hummers Magazine. |
| General Motors and Workhorse Custom Chassis Combine
Forces To Market New Class C Motor Home Chassis,
more.. OnStar comes to RV's
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 If
you have a over-head camper, this is for you,
especially newer Heavy Duty trucks have longer
rear leaf springs, causing more wheel travel and lean with a camper.
SuperSprings for a level truck and less lean on
curves. SuperSprings also works as a torsion axle similar to a
anti-sway bar.
SuperSprings
Anti-Sway Safety Stabilizers do not replace the existing springs, but
function together with the vehicle's existing suspension system, providing additional support only as required, when the vehicle
enters a bend, turn, swerve or when carrying a heavy load.
Discover More...
SuperSprings:
•Do not stiffen
the ride when your vehicle is empty or on a straight road, as do
overload springs. •Are inexpensive and easy-to-install. •Require no
maintenance. •Reduce rear end sag and sway due to heavy loading.
Today's light trucks and Vans are designed for smooth ride and comfort
when empty or lightly loaded. When fully loaded, the softer suspension
in these vehicles tends to let the rear end sag, compromising safety and
comfort.
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 If
you want to see a well built trailer, check out horse trailers.
Torsion axles and well designed hitches, make for a trailer that
can take dirt roads, pastures and county fair ground potholes
for decades. I will look for RV travel trailers that have
torsion axles & the structure integrity to give you a trailer
you'll feel save towing. Like the grand daddy of RV trailers,
Air Stream. |
 Hell-Ya
introduces a dual version. I saw it at SEMA and brought it home.
Rated for 2000# tongue weight. Updated
Review: Hell-Ya Hitch Helper did keep the nose heavy
trailer from dragging the jack again & some of the wavy pavement
between Salida & Green River through Utah, felt better. Even
curves seemed easier to handle. Towing a 8000 lb
Featherlite
SURV, after attaching Hell-Ya, measured again & found the truck
set up an inch higher. Of course I had to be extreme in my
testing so...
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The
5th-Wheel, Toy Hauler, Travel Trailer, Slide-in Truck Camper, & Accessory Review |
Superchips Announces All-New
Cortex Vehicle Performance Programmer Line with a Two-Year Powertrain
Warranty The Superchips
Cortex comes with all of the same great features that
Superchips’ users have come to love, including
programming up to three performance tunes to enhance
power, economy, and drivability. These features include
the ability to save factory settings; program for
performance, towing, or economy; tune transmission
settings for improved drivability; read and clear
diagnostic trouble codes; adjust speed and RPM limiters;
and recalibrate speedometer/odometer for tire and gear
swaps.
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  Play-Mor
Toy Haulers, take
those fun toys and the house too, check out Triple T's Play-Mor
trailers for family fun anywhere! Click
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 RaceToter.com Medium Duty Toters and Haulers
save you thousands with the features you want and the towing ability you
need. GM C5500 and Freightliner M2 Chassis.
Call 1-800-829-8643 and save thousands.
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Brighton
Ford of Colorado, Small Town
overhead can save you money on the Internet.
I used to sell trucks on the Internet and I know how to do my
search before I Ieave the computer. I leased a new car and
bought a used truck from Brighton Ford of Colorado. Family owned dealership with a
remodeled
showroom in a small farm town.
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SuperSprings introduces overload stabilizing
spring for Class C RV Ford E450.
With the great rear overhang Class C motorhomes have, they need
a little help. The SSA21 sets on top of the factory spring and
self adjusts to improve handling and stabilize the load.
For application
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 Now
there's help for the short-short beds. New from PopUp, the
SB116. The long short bed solution. It's "16" inches
of extension. Before you loose your pickup trucks rear window or
worse, check out the solution. Shortbed trucks are the most
popular. But the trailer manufactures don't know it yet. Finally
backup with the tailgate down and without hitting the propane
tanks.
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RV5 Extended
King-Pin
An Extra Ten Inches
Clearance Between Your Truck and RV.
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More trailer
swing.
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Easier
hook-up.
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Clamps to
standard king-pin.
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Bolts to
king-pin box.
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Installs
quickly and easily.
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Precision
laser cut fabrication.
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24,000 lbs.
Gross Trailer Weight.
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6,000 lbs.
Gross Tongue Weight.
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Long lasting
powder coated.
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100%
complete.
 
Everyone
who tows an RV needs more clearance between the
truck and trailer.
You can always use
more room for maneuvering, especially if your
towing with a short bed truck. And, an extra ten
inches between the rear bumper and the bulkhead
of the trailer makes things easier, too.
The RV5 is
fabricated from precision laser cut steel plate
which is welded to the high standards you expect
from PopUp. The finish is powder coat for years
of protection and good looks.
The RV5 is held
securely to the trailer king-pin box with a
strong king-pin clamp. It also bolts to the
king-pin box for additional stability. The
installation fasteners provided are Grade 8
More info
order now
$349
Alaska, Hawaii and
Canada Shipping $150 extra click
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 Popup
soft side slide in truck campers can give you more tongue weight left for
your trailer and improve MPG.
See my reviews with the
Apex and
Caribou. Visit
Outfitter website |
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 Cushion
EZ Clean
 Ground rubber tires mixed with a binder
similar to sprayed in truck bedliners, poured in place and trawled
on to the trailer floor, like cement. It dries to 3/4" thick, and completely seals the trailer floor. No more
removing heavy mats to clean the trailer. It has a non-slip
surface that horses
can't paw through. A one step system, takes 30 minutes to do a
3-horse trailer. Truck bedliners do an amazing job of protecting your
truck bed, now you can get that kind of protection for your
trailer &
keep the cushion effect of rubber mats for your horses
comfort.
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 Stop
tire cupping, vibration and premature wear on those expensive
truck, RV & trailer tires.
Centramatic
automatic wheel balancers have been saving money on tires for
semi-trucks for over twenty years. Now you can automatically
balance your tires, wheels, hub and rotors or drums while you
drive. A balanced tire doesn't cub, vibrates less & lowers the
tire sidewall temperature from less flexing, giving you longer
tire life. 5 year warranty, made in the USA.
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 Bridgestone
Winter Driving School at Steamboat Springs CO. The skiers aren't the
only ones having fun! Surrounded by ski slopes, this international
school teaches you to drive well when the weather's bad. I attended
the trailer class and trailer driving course.
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Torklift
announces truck camper frame tie downs for the Titan.
Torklift Central Welding
now has tie downs for the
 Nissan Titan Crew Cab and King Cabb.
No drilling required, just bolt them to the truck frame for the most
solid way to attach slide in campers to your Titan.
Read
more... Torklift makes frame tie downs for all truck makes &
for HD trucks,
and
SuperHitch receiver
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USRider Cautions Horse Owners about Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning.
Lexington, Ky., (Oct. 15, 2007) –
Two children and their grandparents from Tomah, Wis., were
killed by carbon monoxide fumes inside the horse trailer where
they were sleeping the night of Oct. 11. The family runs a
well-known Clydesdale horse-breeding operation called Clay’s
Clydesdales. They were in Madison, Wis., for the World
Clydesdale Show.
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 Updates
from each event, pictures & commentary,
MrTruck.com
Presents:
"Hart Horse Trailer Safety and Tech Tour," With
the latest trailer safety and technology accessories on
exhibit on tour, come by and watch demonstrations We'll
be displaying some helpful technology for safe towing. Stop by,
see our display and ask questions.
Click for the "Tour" schedule,
see when we'll be in your state. |
Be careful when using an hitch extension for trailering with a slide-in
camper. This puts more leverage on the trucks receiver hitch. And
usually lowers your trailer capacity by a
third. Read the label and use
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For
heavy slide-in truck campers, I like a dually the best. They are
a pain because they are 8 ft. wide. Extra tires make me feel
safer. On the new Ford Super Duties, which started with the 99
models, have longer springs to improve the ride. Dodge and Chevy
have also stretched their rear leafs for a better ride and more
wheel travel. In 2003 the Dodge 2500/3500 rear leaf springs are
3 inches longer. But this also allows more spring travel.
Campers are notorious for side wind. In these newer trucks, they
move too much side to side with a camper. I recommend
SuperSprings automatic overloads on the rear.
This should stabilize it. This is true whether a single or dual
rear wheel. Slide in truck campers, travel trailers, and sport
ramp trailers are growing in numbers as the baby boomers are
enjoying more recreation as they near retirement. You'll see
more RV trailers and campers on your block.
Dualls,
Full Floating Axle
E-Z On System,
it can save your marriage or your
hearing when backing up trailers.