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It's more like a cottage, but it does have wheels and a hitch although you need a permit to tow it on the road.
haha, that seems to be the top of the evolution food chain :thumbs:
A similar popular approach in my neck of the woods is that once a TT or 5'er owner gets tired of hauling their trailer around, they move to a seasonal or annual lease site at a popular campground and shift the trailer to more of a fixed vacation home. Some even sell their tow rig and "build in" the trailer with screen rooms, patios, etc. Eventually when we get tired of dragging it around the country we may do the same...
I am interested to know what brand golf cart fit in the bed of your super duty. Thanks.
Any of the 2-seater carts have a short enough wheel-base for all 4 tires to fit in the short-bed Superduty, including 2-seaters with a rear bench seat conversion (like mine). However an actual 4-seater cart (not a conversion like mine) will likely have too long of a wheelbase which would move the rear tires onto the tailgate preventing you from propping it upward to clear the trailer tongue.
Yeah it's interesting, I moved from a 32' travel trailer to a 38' fifth wheel, however my overall tip-to-tail length front of truck to rear of trailer remains unchanged! That additional 6' of length is offset by the 5'er overhanging the cab and by the lack of TT tongue and hitch length.
Well, that wasn't big enough, so now we have the 2015 6.7 F350 and 2016 XLR Thunderbolt 395. Hopefully this monster will hold us for awhile.
Beautiful 5'er! I noticed in those pics that you added a 3rd AC? I've been having trouble keeping my garage cool and have an AC pre-wire for a 3rd unit back there. Any tips or input on the process?
Also, any concern with rear axle GAWR pulling that big guy with the SRW? I'm close to the max with my stock wheels being the limiting factor.
Thank you. It definitely took some getting use to while pulling it around.
Originally Posted by xcntrk
Beautiful 5'er! I noticed in those pics that you added a 3rd AC? I've been having trouble keeping my garage cool and have an AC pre-wire for a 3rd unit back there. Any tips or input on the process?
Also, any concern with rear axle GAWR pulling that big guy with the SRW? I'm close to the max with my stock wheels being the limiting factor.
I ordered it with the 3rd AC w/ energy management from the factory. It is a separate unit and is not ducted with the bedroom and living room units. I feel it's definitely worth having if your going to use the garage as a living space. We use it as our son's bedroom when the quads aren't loaded back there. With all 3 AC units running, the garage is often the coldest part of the trailer. If you're pre-wired for a unit back there, I'd do it. I've heard the hardest part of installing it is getting it up on the roof.
I don't have any concerns with my axle or wheel/tire ratings with this trailer. The biggest reason I bought this unit was it's low pin weight and being able to pull it with a SRW. I didn't want to have to drive a DRW around for the other 90% of the time I wasn't towing during the year. My pin weight fully loaded for a week of camping (empty garage, 1/2 tank of fresh water) came in at 2850. When I load my son's rzr170 and my 4x4 quad in the garage, it drops into the 2600 range. I also shopped the Keystone toyhaulers when I was looking, but their pin weights were quite a bit higher than the XLR. If I remember correctly, a similarly sized Keystone listed around 3400 on the pin.
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