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Old 05-12-2017, 11:13 PM
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17' ft Glastron that has been in my family since the late 70's. Trailer with boat and misc stuff in the boat totaled ~2500 lbs. Towed it ~700 mi from Ohio to Georgia averaging 75-80. The 2.7 kept wanting to go faster and still averaged better mpg than the '04 Ram with 5.7 hemi I had previously could do unladen on the highway at 65.
So cool that boat has been going strong since early on! I love these 2.7's Tow Haul mode was impressive on the engine RPM breaking on steep down hills. Stoked on your boat haul!
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Nice truck and love the dump trailer...side boards and all! Get er done!
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Originally Posted by Brettski

Looking at the material in the trailer, and the sand rake and screeders on the ground, it looks like you are installing concrete pavers?
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Originally Posted by Brettski

Nice Trailer! I have a 27ft Miska predator enclosed. Nice truck too! Cannot wait to get mine...at the beginning of July
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Thanks guys... I was doing 5 yards of mulch. Really nice to be able to grab 5 to 7 yards at a time instead of making multiple trips to my supplier. What used to take me 3 to 4 hours I now have done in about an hour. I do need some advice the jack stand foot on the Trailer is really low and I bottom out a lot. Should I add a taller block on the rear to gain a few inches or should I get new receiver hitch that is raised. I am installing a 2.5 leveling kit to the front as soon as I get some time. Please let me know your thoughts.

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Take it to a machine shop and have them weld it up higher.
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Originally Posted by Brettski
Thanks guys... I was doing 5 yards of mulch. Really nice to be able to grab 5 to 7 yards at a time instead of making multiple trips to my supplier. What used to take me 3 to 4 hours I now have done in about an hour. I do need some advice the jack stand foot on the Trailer is really low and I bottom out a lot. Should I add a taller block on the rear to gain a few inches or should I get new receiver hitch that is raised. I am installing a 2.5 leveling kit to the front as soon as I get some time. Please let me know your thoughts.

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If the trailer sits fairly level now you don't want to raise the hitch. I would suggest a drop leg jack something like this:
https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jac...JDA-5000S.html

It will allow you to crank off the ground and then pull a pin and lift the foot up all the way. It gives you more range of movement than just the crank. There are several styles, this is just one example.
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Also its hard to tell for sure from the pics but it looks like you have a mid mount like THIS. Make sure you get a high mount like THIS.
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Why not something like this? Crank off the ground and swivel the whole jack out of the way. https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jac.../BD190708.html

I've borrowed a 16' flatbed with swivel jack. Makes it a lot easier.


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