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Jukka Heikkila
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• Helsinki, XX, Finland |
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• Registered on 7/30/2004 |
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 Posted:4/25/2005 08:24 |
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A bit late reply, but better late than never...
Marvelous combination.
My trailer, that I use for hauling goods for my wifes company is about half the size of yours, but many times full of wood = heavy.
I installed air bags for my x to help leveling the truck while hauling, and I've been very happy with this improvement. http://www.airliftcompany.com/new-index/Frameset.htm
it took a full day to install but I wasted a lot of time when looking for place to put the control unit.
reg Jukka |
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excursionman1
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• Chicago, IL, USA |
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• Registered on 3/31/2005 |
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Posted:4/25/2005 19:09 |
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GAWENT,
That is a sweet combination. Beautiful TT.  I had a 31 foot Cardinal TT that I pulled with my 2000 Ex 4x4 v-10. I also had the Hensley Hitch. That hitch is wonderful. You are absolutley right when you say you get no sway. And the availability to distribute the weight through out the whole truck. I had no sag in the rear when the tortion bars were adjusted correctly. I use to get about 7mpg pulling that rig. I was pretty well maxed out as far as weight. I since traded in the 2000 for a 2005 PSD Limited 4x4. I sold the TT a couple of years ago when I moved to Chicago from Michigan. Will be getting another TT next spring, One thing on the Hensley Hitch that I didn't like was hooking it up at the campground. It was okay in your driveway where the ground was nice and level but sometimes at the campgrounds you don't always get level ground. But it is truley a great investment. Money worth spending for the safety of your family. Good luck and happy camping.
David
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gawent
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 3/2/2005 |
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• 65 posts |
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Posted:4/26/2005 07:21 |
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Thank guys, that is one nice thing about the PSD, it gets great (well, depends on how you look at it  )mileage. Our first trip out with it I was getting 13mpg towing the trailer 70 miles from the RV dealer to our house. On the trip to and from Cloudland Canyon I was averaging 11mpg but that included climbing a steep mountain hairpin grade with the trailer once, then 2 more times without, running in town to Wally World (Walmart) so we could stock up the camper (we waited 2 months for the TT to be delivered so we just took off the day after we picked it up )
I am extremely happy with the way the whole rig turned out. I would like to say that we picked all the exterior colors out and made sure both components had chrome wheels and all. Funny thing is we did not. We just really loved the camper (which we bought first, due to the 2 month waiting period). I then went shopping for the X. The X we bought just happend to be the one the dealer had on the lot with everything I wanted and got a slammin' deal on it.
So far I have had pretty good luck with hitching up the Hensley. I have not been on super un-level ground with it yet though. The only problem that I see with the Hensley is that it can almost make you feel too confident. There was one point on our trip back home from the campground on the Interstate I looked down and I was going 78mph! 
Good luck with getting another trailer soon. Ask me next year how the Sierra is doing if you need a recommendation. 
Greg
2004 X Limited 6.0 PSD 4x4 - Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway, Timbren Rear Load Boosters, ISSPro Guages: Tranny, Boost, Pyro A-Pilar Mounted, Prodigy Brake Controller, Hensley Arrow Hitch System, PSD Badges
17,400 lbs. of CAT certified combined weight rollin' down the road in style!
1997 Exploder XLT 4x2 V6 DOHC (going, going,...) |
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gawent
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 3/2/2005 |
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 Posted:5/2/2005 15:24 |
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Hey guys!,
For those that requested, here are some more shots that I took of the "second home" during a trip this weekend to Anastasia State Park near St. Augustine Florida. Man is this a cool place to go! Lot's of history and fun things to do and a beach to boot within walking distance of the campsite! 
http://www.supermotors.org/vehicles/registry/detail.php?id=7681&s=24791#content
After this trip (roughly 900 miles roundtrip) , I am even more convinced the PSD X is the ultimate tow vehicle for camping 
I also had my complete rig weighed at the CAT scales at a truckstop on the way back home. We were still pretty much fully loaded (I don't run with full tanks - Fresh water, Grey water, Galley and Black ) Well I did forget about the beer that was consumed while at the campground that I took with me... so lets see thats 12oz cans times how many did we have... awe forget it, just add another 50 pounds to the final number  The final number was 17,340 whoppin' pounds. Still well below the X's 20k# GCVWR
Cheers!
2004 X Limited 6.0 PSD 4x4 - Hellwig Rear Anti-Sway, Timbren Rear Load Boosters, ISSPro Guages: Tranny, Boost, Pyro A-Pilar Mounted, Prodigy Brake Controller, Hensley Arrow Hitch System, PSD Badges
17,400 lbs. of CAT certified combined weight rollin' down the road in style!
1997 Exploder XLT 4x2 V6 DOHC (going, going,...) |
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CHPMustang
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• Plano, TX, USA |
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• Registered on 7/24/2002 |
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Posted:5/3/2005 09:17 |
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Looks like you had an awesome trip there with the family GA
Life sure is tough On The Road today 
Thank you for sharing pics of your trip with us,I'll have the batteries charged for our trip in two weeks to catch plenty o pics also 
Bill
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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