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First time pulling fifth wheel with the ranger


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It handled the weight ok and stoped very well with the trailer brakes but the 3.0 really struggled going up hills. I could only hold 55 mph on the hills. I know i know i was probaly over loaded a little bit but still the performace seamed a little weak. I attached a photo of the trailer i was pulling .......





















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haha holy shiet!
 

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Soooo how steep was this hill? LOL
 

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(((fack))))

shit, my old Chevy was so much misery has a pull like that kind of thing that I burn engine. and to date I have a ford 2500 for pulling my fifth wheel and since I have no problemo
 
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You need a couple more stickers to help with the horsepower numbers. Possibly a rear spoiler to help keep the drive tires from spinning...lol
 

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DAMN MAN! I don't know how you did that without racing stripes haha
 

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pretty impressive... does the wind blow that rig all over the place?
 

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I get the feeling he just parked in front of it guys. :D
 

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I get the feeling he just parked in front of it guys. :D
My first clue was that the leg on the trailer is down, second was that the rear tire - fender gap is too big even for towing a boat trailer. at least it got some strange looks at work when i showed the other parts guys!:icon_cheers:
 

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i feel so gullible...
 

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I get the feeling he just parked in front of it guys. :D
My first clue was that the leg on the trailer is down, second was that the rear tire - fender gap is too big even for towing a boat trailer. at least it got some strange looks at work when i showed the other parts guys!:icon_cheers:
Not to mention that thing could hold about 10 Ranger's (properly stacked of course). :D
 

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being that its a weekend warrior that can haul 4 or more small off road toys id bet you could almost park the ranger inside of it! i pulled an empty tandem axle landscape trailer with my 3.0l and it did not like it one bit. of course that was before the regear but i still dont think it would like it.
 

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I was just messing wuth yal :D, i just parked in front of it. I need someone to photo shop the legs off the picture, i wanted to take this picture for a long time but i never could with the tire gate i use to have. If the ranger wasnt to heavy and you took one of the rear bunk beds out it would fit in there. I think it would go through the floor or bend the rear door :icon_confused:, i bet people driving by were like wtf :badidea:
 

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I got the joke... I was playing along... I work for an RV dealer, I know one of those tri axles puts a hurting on our 2500HD, it would probably snap a Ranger in half. Most weight upwards of 15K easy, unloaded.
 

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