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08-08-2016, 07:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Watauga, Texas
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So what engine does it have? Do you have the towing pkg?
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08-08-2016, 08:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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it is the 5.0, 3.55 rear axle, tow package.
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08-08-2016, 08:07 AM
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Coachman 312BHDS
Join Date: Jul 2016
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They do have a lot of get up and go. My older 5.4L Lariat Screw I gave my son when I bought this one was quite doggy by comparison. We are towing about 9200 lbs in with the 312BHDS loaded and it pulls like a dream. You know it's on there but it has no trouble in acceleration or braking and we live in the foothills of the Ozarks. I do have the 3.73 rear-end w/ locking differential. Absolutely no sway or wagging. It tracks like an arrow (once it was properly adjusted).
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2017 Open Range Roamer RF376FBH 42' fifth wheel
2016 F-350 Lariat SCrew 6.7L Turbo Diesel SRW - Extang Fold-up Hard tonneau cover - Husky 16k Fifth Wheel Hitch
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08-08-2016, 08:09 AM
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#464
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Senior Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
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3/4 ton RAM w 6.7 diesel.
I just like the idea of having a TV that weighs as much as my TT. Helps avoid the tail wagging the dog problem.
We pass through the mountains often on our trips and having the diesel grunt plus braking is wonderful... if you can afford it.
Happy Camping 
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2015 Flagstaff Super V 26VFKSS Emerald... SOLD
Now camping with a new SOB Winnebago pulled by a 2021 Ford Ranger.
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08-08-2016, 08:17 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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I set out hoping to get the Ecoboost, 6.5 bed with HD payload. Problem is I had a limited # of trucks. Looking specifically at new 2015s in 2016. I wish now knowing Ford is going to discontinue the 5.0 in favor of the V6 I would have gotten it. However a good friend who is a Ford GM says to hold out a diesel half ton is coming.
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08-08-2016, 08:19 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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hopefully soon an F350 is on our cards, just wasn't in the 5 year plan with retirement about 6 years away. I may try for a used in the 2010-2013 area in two years.
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08-08-2016, 08:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Watauga, Texas
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Probably a bit more truck than needed for now, but we are trading for a FW in 2017. First TV was a 2013 GMC 1500 5.3, second is 2015 3500HD Duramax, Dually, CC, 8' bed.
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D_B Travelers - 39 nights in 2018, 58 nights in 2017. [U]1st love: 2014 TT WJ3001w, now 2016 40' FW SOB, 2015 GMC 3500HD CC DRW Duramax, TST 507rv TPMS.
"Happiness? A good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." 
George Burns (1896 – 1996)
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08-08-2016, 08:41 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
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That's a nice rig. My old work truck was a 2007 GMC, Towed well for what it was. New tech is amazing. Back in 05 I worked for a Ford dealership for a short stint. Half tons are pulling nearly as much as diesels now! (not safely, nor do I recommend haha)
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08-08-2016, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
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We stopped by bullyan rv in Duluth to look at a legacy( not impressed).
Anyways, saw a mid 2000 gas Chevy 2500 pulling a triple axle tow hauler..... some people...
2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS
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08-08-2016, 11:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny kustom
We stopped by bullyan rv in Duluth to look at a legacy( not impressed).
Anyways, saw a mid 2000 gas Chevy 2500 pulling a triple axle tow hauler..... some people...
2016 Sabre 36QBOK
2015 Ram 3500 CUMMINS
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08-21-2016, 07:55 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
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2016 Ram 2500 6.4L Hemi 4.10's. 2017 wildwood heritage glen 300bh 10k loaded and the truck handles it great.
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08-21-2016, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
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2016 Chevy 2500 4x4 with the dmax. Just went from California to Virginia with my Stealth 2515 loaded with my kids stuff (grad school), and my motorcycle. About 9200 lbs. Did not phase the truck.
Mark
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08-21-2016, 10:24 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mkgearhead
I tow my Heritage Glen 29BH with a 2004 GMC 2500HD Duramax. The only downside so far is that being a crewcab and a long bed it's really long and hard to park when I'm not hooked up to the trailer. The upside is that the Duramax pulls the trailer like it's not even there.
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Here it is with the ATV's and kayaks loaded and ready to go.
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08-21-2016, 10:28 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 65
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel for towing a 21 foot Rockwood 2109s-- love the torque and the mileage. Over 15,000 miles of towing without any problems
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09-20-2016, 01:34 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Virginia
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2005 Chevy Suburban 2500 with the 6.0.
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09-20-2016, 01:58 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Florida
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I tow a 2016 sandpiper371rebh tow with a 2006 f350 powerstroke crew cab dually equipped with the tow boss package which is overkill as the truck is rated to tow just over 18 000 #. Even for its age pulls well up and down the hills etc
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09-20-2016, 02:36 PM
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Wanna Be Camper
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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2011 F250 only things I have done in 4 years are Toyo Open Country ATII tires, JL Audio speakers front and rear with a new Pioneer sub, an SCT tuner with 5 Star tunes and Tuff Country Add A Leaf springs out back and Monroe Sensatrack shocks all around as I cannot be bothered fiddling around with air bags. It pulls our V-Lite just fine and pretty soon it will be all mine. I will not change to a trailer that this truck cannot pull as I am not ever going back to truck payments again after this one is paid for. I get 9 to 10 mpg pulling with the 87 tow tune in it and that is fine by me.
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2011 F250 Lariat FX4 Crew Cab 6.2
2011 Flagstaff V-Lite 30WRLS
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09-21-2016, 11:03 AM
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#478
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Mass
Posts: 68
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Tow Vehicle
2005 Excursion 6.0 turbo diesel towing a 2017 Freedom Express 312bhds LE. So far it has been good to me. Upgrades including bulletproofing coming.
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09-21-2016, 11:29 AM
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#479
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Coachman 312BHDS
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 273
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Great to see another 312BHDS FE LE. There aren't too many of them. I'll take the bait - bulletproofing?
Did you have many new bugs to have the dealer fix like we did? They did a great job but we had quite a few including the left rear slide seal replacement. Luckily, our dealer is good and only a few minutes away. Ours stayed back at the dealers for quite a while when we first bought it in April. We bought it as a new previous years 2016. We now have nine trips on it.
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2016 F-350 Lariat SCrew 6.7L Turbo Diesel SRW - Extang Fold-up Hard tonneau cover - Husky 16k Fifth Wheel Hitch
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09-21-2016, 01:33 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Mass
Posts: 68
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Nothing yet
We haven't had to bring it back yet. Never caught a slice that was in the awning, tried to get it replaced under warranty but no luck. I am going to use the awning tape. Oh well. Other then that it's been good. I had to fix the sliding door to the rear bunk room, wasn't installed correctly at the factory. Only took an hour to make it right. The amount of space is crazy.
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