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We just lemon Lawed our 5th wheel and I had to stop by our RV dealer to get the refund on the extended warranty. Probably get $500 eventually. That's another thread for later.
We recently ordered another new, different brand 5th wheel and the owner of the RV dealer spotted me and asked me what we're going to tow the new 5th wheel with?
I mentioned we're considering the 2014 F450 when ordering "opens up" in late June. Nothing definite yet. 2014 will see new trucks from all of the big 3.
The guy that owns the RV dealer is a pretty sharp guy,, but then he hit me with: "If you plan to tow it with an F450, you have to lift the RV because the F450 is too tall. The RV suspension is removed and a 4" metal box frame is installed between the suspension and the coach. The last guy we sold this RV to had to do that because he had a new F450."
Wait a minute I thought,,,, no way was I going that route. I'm a bone-stock, plug and play person. I hate radical mods to anything. The farther ya get from stock, the farther ya get from reliable and warranty coverage. The F450 is as close to plug and play as you can get. Comes with the 5th wheel hitch, has the suspension ya need, brake controller, wireing on and on. Yeah,, with the de-fucked 6.7,, the F450 may be the way to roll this time around.
So,, I tracked that customer down that did the metal box frame mod to his 5th wheel. I was determined to bust this latest fairytale.
Of all places on earth, he lives in the shit holes of shit holes,,Venice Beach. I found him,, terrific guy. I think he's the guy that developed the spray-on bedliner. Or at least he developed Da Kine' spray-on bedliner that works.
"You'll be fine stock" he told me. Then added "I did a lift & leveling on the truck +2", and replaced the 18" wheels with 22" +2.5", and much higher profile tires that added another 3 more inches to the height of the F450. On top of that, I extended the RV 6 more feet with a platform on the back to carry more ATV's. I had to box frame the RV chassis for the RV lift, it comes with "flipped from the factory suspension already" and had to shorten the pin hitch. You'll be fine stock" went his story.
So I stopped off at Galphin Ford and measured the bed height on a plain vanilla F450 they had on the lot, then stopped by the RV dealer and measured the pin height with the RV level,, added the hitch height,, and the truck and RV are dead on perfect bone stock.
Life must be good if all I have to worry about is what new tow vehicle to buy and in what color.
Be damned if it'll be black, silver or white. Probably that wild metallic clear-tint coat ruby red. But then again,, all Fords look good in white.
We recently ordered another new, different brand 5th wheel and the owner of the RV dealer spotted me and asked me what we're going to tow the new 5th wheel with?
I mentioned we're considering the 2014 F450 when ordering "opens up" in late June. Nothing definite yet. 2014 will see new trucks from all of the big 3.
The guy that owns the RV dealer is a pretty sharp guy,, but then he hit me with: "If you plan to tow it with an F450, you have to lift the RV because the F450 is too tall. The RV suspension is removed and a 4" metal box frame is installed between the suspension and the coach. The last guy we sold this RV to had to do that because he had a new F450."
Wait a minute I thought,,,, no way was I going that route. I'm a bone-stock, plug and play person. I hate radical mods to anything. The farther ya get from stock, the farther ya get from reliable and warranty coverage. The F450 is as close to plug and play as you can get. Comes with the 5th wheel hitch, has the suspension ya need, brake controller, wireing on and on. Yeah,, with the de-fucked 6.7,, the F450 may be the way to roll this time around.
So,, I tracked that customer down that did the metal box frame mod to his 5th wheel. I was determined to bust this latest fairytale.
Of all places on earth, he lives in the shit holes of shit holes,,Venice Beach. I found him,, terrific guy. I think he's the guy that developed the spray-on bedliner. Or at least he developed Da Kine' spray-on bedliner that works.
"You'll be fine stock" he told me. Then added "I did a lift & leveling on the truck +2", and replaced the 18" wheels with 22" +2.5", and much higher profile tires that added another 3 more inches to the height of the F450. On top of that, I extended the RV 6 more feet with a platform on the back to carry more ATV's. I had to box frame the RV chassis for the RV lift, it comes with "flipped from the factory suspension already" and had to shorten the pin hitch. You'll be fine stock" went his story.
So I stopped off at Galphin Ford and measured the bed height on a plain vanilla F450 they had on the lot, then stopped by the RV dealer and measured the pin height with the RV level,, added the hitch height,, and the truck and RV are dead on perfect bone stock.
Life must be good if all I have to worry about is what new tow vehicle to buy and in what color.
Be damned if it'll be black, silver or white. Probably that wild metallic clear-tint coat ruby red. But then again,, all Fords look good in white.
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