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Ok one more question, at 5-6000 lbs, will I have any problem stopping the camper down a steep hill? My driveway is crazy steep. I pulled my truck at the steepest part and it said the truck was sitting at 13 degrees. I think the driveway is steeper but maybe I'm wrong.
I just don't want to get half way down and the trailer push me on into my house.
When you want to creep with a big trailer, 4 wheel drive, low range can be your friend, as long as you do not have to turn very much. Or you could just shift trans into 1st gear. You have to use your own judgement. We don't know what your driveway looks like.
Ok one more question, at 5-6000 lbs, will I have any problem stopping the camper down a steep hill? My driveway is crazy steep. I pulled my truck at the steepest part and it said the truck was sitting at 13 degrees. I think the driveway is steeper but maybe I'm wrong.
I just don't want to get half way down and the trailer push me on into my house.
Thanks for all your help guys.
If you're only going a few mph and your driveway is paved and not iced, then you'll have no trouble stopping. I probably wouldn't want to park it on that steep of an incline though.
Make sure your trailer brake controller is adjusted correctly as well as the trailer brakes themselves. Our camper has manually adjusted brakes, some have auto-adjusters.
If all that stuff is working correctly, you shouldn't notice that much of a change in braking performance while towing. Your truck should not feel like it's being pushed or pulled by the trailer when braking.
Here are a couple pic's from our recent camping trip to one of our favorite fall camping locations, Lake Murray, OK. 2015 Cruiser RV Radiance 28RLSS, 160 Mile round trip ave speed 65, ave mpg about 7, using 91 octane and rear truck tires at 50 psi. I was hoping for better. The day we drove home had head winds of 15 - 20 mph. Pulling to Florida from TX in a couple weeks will go through several tanks of gas on that trip, hoping I get better than 7.
^Is that a 5.0 or Boost? And what rear gear ratio do you have? That seems low to me. I pull a 8k+ Springdale with my 14 XLT Boost with 3:73 max tow and get minimal 9-10mpg.
^Is that a 5.0 or Boost? And what rear gear ratio do you have? That seems low to me. I pull a 8k+ Springdale with my 14 XLT Boost with 3:73 max tow and get minimal 9-10mpg.
Yeah, it's low. The level and bigger tires aren't helping that any. It's a balance between looks, utility, etc. I edited my signature to include the rear axle ratio, but the EB was there. So it's a Boost with 3.73 rear end. I weighed the new camper on the way out this trip. It was 6220 hooked up to the truck with all axles weighing in at 14220.
Yeah, it's low. The level and bigger tires aren't helping that any. It's a balance between looks, utility, etc. I edited my signature to include the rear axle ratio, but the EB was there. So it's a Boost with 3.73 rear end. I weighed the new camper on the way out this trip. It was 6220 hooked up to the truck with all axles weighing in at 14220.
My 2012 Eco with 35's & 6" lift got better than that
12-03-2014, 01:10 PM
