This message is from: "lindy hild" <bah...@comcast.net>
Hi List We replaced our F(j)ord 250( gas) with a used Dodge Cummins( diesel ) truck to pull the 18' steel GN trailer. The Ford couldn't do the Blue Ridge Mountains in Va and NC, so we had our car guy go online and he found this gem. I haul a marathon vehicle and a sporty-build ( vs draft style) Fjord. We got the 4-door, and the value of the extra room is beyond rubies! Not a dually. Rather than full- length running boards, my husband found a neat step at Cabela's that unfolds ( yup, fits under the back seat for storage!) and hooks over the back tire, giving one easy access to the bed. After driving a Ford and Dodge, I will stay with the Dodge Ram even though the Ford has more legroom in the back seat and the hitch location in the Dodge truck bed is closer to the cab, which requires an off-set ball hitch to allow tight turns.( That lesson was learned the hard way.. didja know that when you put the front of the trailer through the rear window of the truck, it sounds like a shotgun going off in your ear? I didn't either-until it happened) The seats in the Dodge are more comfy, and it rides more like a luxury car than a truck. Just my 2 cents' worth Lindy (and Dagney) in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
