Lets see your campers being towed
05-04-2012, 02:41 PM
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Where is that?
That looks an awful lot like The Whittington Center in New Mexico.
05-04-2012, 04:08 PM
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05-04-2012, 04:15 PM
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Rockwood makes some great trailers. I hope to get my new XLT set up for my Rockwood 8315BSS this weekend and I'll post some pictures.
05-04-2012, 10:51 PM
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I just bought it today for work. I think it is suppose to weigh 3600 from factory. Nothing fancy but it serves the purpose.
towed it just fine but man does it suck some gas. i think i was getting between 8-10mpg going about 65-70 . It would drop down to 5th gear and stay there sometimes. I would let off and let it kick into 6th so it didnt seem like it was struggling if that make sense.
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05-05-2012, 06:35 AM
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I just bought it today for work. I think it is suppose to weigh 3600 from factory. Nothing fancy but it serves the purpose.
towed it just fine but man does it suck some gas. i think i was getting between 8-10mpg going about 65-70 . It would drop down to 5th gear and stay there sometimes. I would let off and let it kick into 6th so it didnt seem like it was struggling if that make sense.
05-05-2012, 10:31 AM
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Your Rockwood has a very similar floor plan to my Cougar 299RKS. I wonder how they managed to get the pin weight about 250lbs less? How was descending the passes in Utah?
I had considered the Timbrens, but went with SuperSprings. I see your truck looks level where I still have a slight rake with mine. What do you think of the Timbrens? And how much rail clearance do you have?
I had considered the Timbrens, but went with SuperSprings. I see your truck looks level where I still have a slight rake with mine. What do you think of the Timbrens? And how much rail clearance do you have?
I like the Timbrens a lot. Truck rode very nice....much more comfortable than my old 2500hd. When I got home from picking up the trailer (2,000 mile trip), I took the timbrens off, then towed the trailer to storage. Even with stock suspension, the truck still sat level. But, the ride was horrible. Much more bouncy, or springy. I put the timbrens back on.
I have about 6" clearance at the rails. Fine for normal driving. My driveway is a steep downhill from the street though, and I barely had enough clearance to get in the driveway. The rails just touched the trailer overhang as I was backing down. Thats why I removed the timbrens...to see if the truck suspension would settle a little more and give me more clearance. It did not. I have my B&W hitch set as high and as far back as possible. My trailer also rides a bit nose high. The solution, which I will pursue next week, is to lift the trailer by a few inches. With the torsion suspension I have, it will mean adding a piece of square tubing between the axles and the frame.
And, descending the passes in Utah was a non event. If you leave it in tow haul, it will downshift automatically to hold your speed. If you want to manually play with the gears going downhill, that works great also. And then you've got truck and trailer brakes. The truck is quite capable of doing the things that you and I are demanding. I won't hesitate to take it anywhere I want to go.
ms
05-06-2012, 07:09 PM
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Here is the new camper. A 2012 Forest River Surveyor SV-305 31.5 ft long dry weight is 7364 hitch weight is 829#. It tows great lots of power got 10.9 mpg 90 miles down to pick it up then the first 112 miles back with trailer. Up and down hills both ways.
We going to Disney in 2 weeks 840 miles one way I would like to get better lets see.
We going to Disney in 2 weeks 840 miles one way I would like to get better lets see.
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05-07-2012, 08:24 AM
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Don't really know how they manage to get the pin weights what they are, but the easiest way is for the manufacturer to move the axles one way or the other. By moving the axles one way or the other, they can make the pin weight anything they want. Not sure how they decide what is "appropriate" for each model. In general, I think the rear kitchens have a lighter pin weight though.
I like the Timbrens a lot. Truck rode very nice....much more comfortable than my old 2500hd. When I got home from picking up the trailer (2,000 mile trip), I took the timbrens off, then towed the trailer to storage. Even with stock suspension, the truck still sat level. But, the ride was horrible. Much more bouncy, or springy. I put the timbrens back on.
I have about 6" clearance at the rails. Fine for normal driving. My driveway is a steep downhill from the street though, and I barely had enough clearance to get in the driveway. The rails just touched the trailer overhang as I was backing down. Thats why I removed the timbrens...to see if the truck suspension would settle a little more and give me more clearance. It did not. I have my B&W hitch set as high and as far back as possible. My trailer also rides a bit nose high. The solution, which I will pursue next week, is to lift the trailer by a few inches. With the torsion suspension I have, it will mean adding a piece of square tubing between the axles and the frame.
And, descending the passes in Utah was a non event. If you leave it in tow haul, it will downshift automatically to hold your speed. If you want to manually play with the gears going downhill, that works great also. And then you've got truck and trailer brakes. The truck is quite capable of doing the things that you and I are demanding. I won't hesitate to take it anywhere I want to go.
ms
I like the Timbrens a lot. Truck rode very nice....much more comfortable than my old 2500hd. When I got home from picking up the trailer (2,000 mile trip), I took the timbrens off, then towed the trailer to storage. Even with stock suspension, the truck still sat level. But, the ride was horrible. Much more bouncy, or springy. I put the timbrens back on.
I have about 6" clearance at the rails. Fine for normal driving. My driveway is a steep downhill from the street though, and I barely had enough clearance to get in the driveway. The rails just touched the trailer overhang as I was backing down. Thats why I removed the timbrens...to see if the truck suspension would settle a little more and give me more clearance. It did not. I have my B&W hitch set as high and as far back as possible. My trailer also rides a bit nose high. The solution, which I will pursue next week, is to lift the trailer by a few inches. With the torsion suspension I have, it will mean adding a piece of square tubing between the axles and the frame.
And, descending the passes in Utah was a non event. If you leave it in tow haul, it will downshift automatically to hold your speed. If you want to manually play with the gears going downhill, that works great also. And then you've got truck and trailer brakes. The truck is quite capable of doing the things that you and I are demanding. I won't hesitate to take it anywhere I want to go.
ms