Trailer shopping...need advice!

ric · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:09 pm

I would get the lightest trailer possible. Aluminum. Call the boat yards, they got stuff in the used pipe.

The Eco Boost is pretty cool, I saw it at SEMA last year. It's not a replacement for diesel, but for the average yuppy riding around in his F150 on 22's it will be quicker and should be better MPG then the standard V8. Towing a trailer? No clue. Probably horrible.

Modern diesels can also almost double the MPG compared to their gasoline counterparts in any situation. They also have power off idle, where gasoline engines do not. Towing a heavy load that makes a world of difference. I drove a Chevy 3500 Duramax with a 3 cubic yard dump bed for a summer. Filled with rock or empty, I couldn't tell and it didn't care either.

230 Mike · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:13 pm

Ben,

Just get yerself an ol' school F350 with a REAL diesel, make sure you CHIP IT, and put these all over your trailer:

By the way, what kind of trailer do you have? :mrgreen:

I love this place...

ric · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:23 pm

230 Mike wrote:

Ben,

Just get yerself an ol' school F350 with a REAL diesel, make sure you CHIP IT, and put these all over your trailer:

By the way, what kind of trailer do you have? :mrgreen:

I love this place...

Don't forget the mud flaps

Bliss36 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:25 pm

Cap'n Morgan wrote:

ric wrote:

A 2006+ Cummings turbo diesel in the dodge 2500 gets 20mpg @ 70mph on the highway. Chip it? Mid/high 20's. Around town... 18-20. Towing 8000lbs chipped? 12-16. Unchipped... 10ish.

That is some very interesting advice about a trailer. Gee thanks.

Can you also tell me if I tow a trailer at night, will it be dark ?

WOW! I'm still wiping my lunch off the monitor after this one :lol:

230 Mike wrote:

Ben,

Just get yerself an ol' school F350 with a REAL diesel, make sure you CHIP IT, and put these all over your trailer:

By the way, what kind of trailer do you have? :mrgreen:

I love this place...

Then I read this :lol:

Well done gentlemen!! Well it looks as if this thread is now completely off track and where it's going nobody knows. Anybody got some good crockpot recipes they would like to share? What kind of weather do you think we will have in April? Hey look that squirrels got a bushy tail....................

Paul I. · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:52 pm

Cap'n Morgan wrote:

ric wrote:

A 2006+ Cummings turbo diesel in the dodge 2500 gets 20mpg @ 70mph on the highway. Chip it? Mid/high 20's. Around town... 18-20. Towing 8000lbs chipped? 12-16. Unchipped... 10ish.

That is some very interesting advice about a trailer. Gee thanks.

Can you also tell me if I tow a trailer at night, will it be dark ?

You DO have away with WORDS!!

230 Mike · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:58 pm

Bliss36 wrote:

Anybody got some good crockpot recipes they would like to share?

GREAT idea!!

How about crockpot chicken & waffles?

ric · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:17 pm

230 Mike wrote:

Bliss36 wrote:

Anybody got some good crockpot recipes they would like to share?

GREAT idea!!

How about crockpot chicken & waffles?

Duck and waffles. That's the new thing here in Florida.

Bliss36 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:19 pm

230 Mike wrote:

Bliss36 wrote:

Anybody got some good crockpot recipes they would like to share?

GREAT idea!!

How about crockpot chicken & waffles?

If the moon was made out of bbq spare ribs would you eat it?

What's your favorite planet.....mine is the sun? :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKCu4P9YT9I&feature=related

ric · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:55 pm

A useful thread:

http://www.smwebhead.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5855

230 Mike · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:02 pm

Bliss36 wrote:

If the moon was made out of bbq spare ribs would you eat it?

What's your favorite planet.....mine is the sun? :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKCu4P9YT9I&feature=related

LOL

So what kind of tires you gonna put on that new trailer? :twisted:

acguy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:21 pm

Wow this is great entertainment for the winter months.

Ben
I am on my second FW trailer and have had no issues with either of them except for the crappy tires! I have never had electric brakes so I can't speak for that. The surge brakes seem to be just fine for me having towed our Vista, with a Tundra down some busy highways and at times some heavy breaking

Here is a local trialer shop that makes a pretty good product and I have never heard anything bad aboujt there trailers. It's roughly a 2.5 hr drive from Port Huron on the Canadian side.

http://www.crowntrailers.com/

firecadet613 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:23 pm

Wow, what'd I miss.

Ben I think your truck will do just fine. When I went from my Durango to my 2500 I stopped using the WD hitch, not sure how the rear end springs on Tundra's are but you may not need it.

Go FW or aluminum is my suggestion. Loadmasters are nice but you pay for it.

acguy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:38 pm

firecadet613 wrote:

not sure how the rear end springs on Tundra's are but you may not need it.

I have towed my 248 with my Tundra many times, I have the TRD suspension and it barely squats, You will have no issues!

Bliss36 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:49 pm

firecadet613 wrote:

Wow, what'd I miss.

Ben I think your truck will do just fine. When I went from my Durango to my 2500 I stopped using the WD hitch, not sure how the rear end springs on Tundra's are but you may not need it.

Go FW or aluminum is my suggestion. Loadmasters are nice but you pay for it.

Yeah I guess you can say things got a little weird :lol:

I've been calling around and so far Venture is the cheapest, but surprisingly Loadmaster is the second cheapest and that's well equipped! I've checked on Trailmaster, Heritage, Integrity, EZloader, Loadmaster Aluminum(Fl.),Loadmaster(OH), and Venture. I have a few more calls to make on new ones and even a couple used one's, but right now it's between a Loadmaster or Venture.

Paul I. · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:56 pm

Bliss36 wrote:

Cap'n Morgan wrote:

ric wrote:

A 2006+ Cummings turbo diesel in the dodge 2500 gets 20mpg @ 70mph on the highway. Chip it? Mid/high 20's. Around town... 18-20. Towing 8000lbs chipped? 12-16. Unchipped... 10ish.

That is some very interesting advice about a trailer. Gee thanks.

Can you also tell me if I tow a trailer at night, will it be dark ?

WOW! I'm still wiping my lunch off the monitor after this one :lol:

230 Mike wrote:

Ben,

Just get yerself an ol' school F350 with a REAL diesel, make sure you CHIP IT, and put these all over your trailer:

By the way, what kind of trailer do you have? :mrgreen:

I love this place...

Then I read this :lol:

Well done gentlemen!! Well it looks as if this thread is now completely off track and where it's going nobody knows. Anybody got some good crockpot recipes they would like to share? What kind of weather do you think we will have in April? Hey look that squirrels got a bushy tail....................

We were talking about my trailer. NO NO!! It was your trailer??

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