Recent trip to Florida for Biketoberfest. Off roading near Mayport NAS in Jax. 30' Raptor Toy Hauler being towed by my 2013 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew 4x4. Harley Tri-Glide in garage of Raptor.
The Ram towed the trailer really well. The new 8 speed transmission was awesome. Trailer was 7,800 lbs. Harley was 1,200 lbs. All the power you will ever need, Hemi was great. I need to stiffen the rear end a little. Even with weight distribution bars it sagged a bit.
Recent trip to Florida for Biketoberfest. Off roading near Mayport NAS in Jax. 30' Raptor Toy Hauler being towed by my 2013 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew 4x4. Harley Tri-Glide in garage of Raptor.
The Ram towed the trailer really well. The new 8 speed transmission was awesome. Trailer was 7,800 lbs. Harley was 1,200 lbs. All the power you will ever need, Hemi was great. I need to stiffen the rear end a little. Even with weight distribution bars it sagged a bit.
Thanks for the advice ALLPAR, I will look into the TLC air bag suspension. Sounds like it will do the trick with any load. Also, thanks for the compliment
InDeepWaterBlue, it's a great area.
This is from New Years, out at Superstitions in the Imperial Valley. The trailer isn't actually that heavy. My friends picked a horrible camp spot and i had to jack the back of the trailer up to level it. So the back of the truck looks totally weighed down.
Picture of the Ram after the girlfriend and I decided to venture down to the river on a slick dirt road... I know the picture sucks since it was at night and no mud tires yet but they are coming
I posted already in the Power Wagon section but, might as well post here too!-Had some fun at The Flats this past weekend, it was cold (40 degrees), nasty (pouring rain), and muddy (slick red clay) but we had a lot of fun! We hit the trails, they were very difficult with the greasy clay! (had to pull cable twice and had to have a buddy winch me sideways to get me off trees I slid into three times, at one point I slid sideways down the trail, at another I dang near slid off a 15 foot drop when the trail turned but my truck didn't want to! You could literally put you vehicle in park and put the e-brake on and still slide down the trail at some points, it was that slick! One of the times I had to pull cable, I fell on my face right after stepping out of the truck!) I don't have any trail pics but, I have some from playing in the mud pit!!!
This fun:
Makes for this nasty mess:
Which took eight hours to clean to this point:
Just ignore the dents, they are from previous wheeling trips (some got ummm… "reinforced" on this trip though), it can be tough squeezing a Power Wagon onto trails that Wrangler owners say are "really tight and technical", LOL!
Not the greatest pics but it's all I grabbed this past weekend out shooting. Finally paid it off so now it's time to save up for some stuff. I have a video my niece took climbing a ledge I will try to post. Doesn't seem like much but it is surprising what this thing can do in 4 LO.
Plans include a LED light bar for the rack on the bed, 12,000 lb winch behind the front bumper, rock sliders, fender flares to cover up a rusty fender that the dealership only sanded down and covered over. Not sure about the lift. Might just do a 3" body lift. I dont wheel hardcore anymore, thats what the blazer is for. 315 all terrains for shoes.
Added a 6" RCX lift this weekend. Going to be putting 5100's in the front to level it out, have new Cooper Stt's sitting in the garage waiting for my Moto Metal 962's in a 20x12 to come in.
Went out for a quick run tonight, road dried up a lot today though, didn't even need 4x4 Shoulda went earlier but not bad. Can't wait for lift and 35's...