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10-16-2013, 08:11 AM

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So you are saying that w/o the sway control ON you get better gas mileage? I never thought of turning it off to see if that would make a difference.

Has anyone else noticed this? I'm not sure that I need it if it does increase mileage w/o it on. My last truck didn't have it and it towed just fine with my towing setup.

It makes perfect sense. Every time the F150 corrects for sway it's applying one or more of the brakes, thereby decreasing fuel economy.

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10-16-2013, 09:13 AM

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SailDon,
Have you thought putting a sway bar on the boat hitch? You could tighten it down as tight as you can. It should prevent the tail wagging the dog.

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10-16-2013, 07:15 PM

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Shoot, forgot to take pics again. Oh well, I've got to make some adjustments to the WDH in the spring, noticed my TT is a bit nose up so I want to drop the head down one set of holes on the shank, then work out the tilt and number of links again. Unfortunately, I cannot do that in my yard as nothing is flat here.

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10-16-2013, 08:05 PM

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Dropping the nose down will not affect your w/d setup. You will be fine to simply drop it and roll.

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10-22-2013, 02:54 PM

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Just picked it up today. Traded up. First time towing with the F150 too.

2014 autumn ridge 289bhs

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10-22-2013, 04:28 PM

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Just picked it up today. Traded up. First time towing with the F150 too. 2014 autumn ridge 289bhs

Congrats, picking up my new TT on Friday cannot wait!

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10-22-2013, 04:55 PM

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Just picked it up today. Traded up. First time towing with the F150 too. 2014 autumn ridge 289bhs

Nice. Love our 2014 Autumn Ridge. Very well built. Custom ordered ours with pretty much all options, including fireplace and thermal windows.

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10-23-2013, 08:01 AM

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Just picked it up today. Traded up. First time towing with the F150 too.

2014 autumn ridge 289bhs

are you guys pulling these big Autumn ridge trailers with the ecoboost or the V8? I have a 2013 f150, with a v8.. would liked to get a bigger camper.. but a little afraid of the weight. I have the 5.0