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Thu, August 27th, 2009, 02:40 PM
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Yeah, as soon as I started to lose a lot of traction in the sand, I was kicking myself for not going with adjustable air bags in the rear end! When I first started looking at them a few months ago, I was thinking about how nice it would be to have an air compressor in the bed of the truck to fill my tires when I needed to.
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Thu, August 27th, 2009, 11:35 PM
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You can still do the upgrade! That's the one good plus about the air bag systems in my opinion too! The onboard air compressor!  Lars 
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Mon, September 7th, 2009, 08:33 PM
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Glad your truck pulled the trailer, TXWolf!  I was kind of thinking of you during our trip. I seem to recall our TFT being up in the 215 region a couple of times (long uphill climbs at 65 mph). Be very careful about exceeding 65 mph with a trailer. Trailer tires are rated at 65 and if you drive faster than that, they can fail - it certainly shortens their life. I had a pair fail after about 5000 miles (chord separation). Same goes for pressure in those tires. Keep them at the recommended pressure, and check them before any day of towing. - Jack
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Mon, September 7th, 2009, 10:44 PM
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Well, I picked up a 10GAL air tank the other day. I'll take it with me the next time we go to the Coast (within a few weeks, I'm sure
). And thanks for the warning about the tires, Jack. I can definitely do 65MPH if it means possibly saving a life if a tire blows.  We're taking the trailer to a State Park tomorrow. It's in the Texas Hill Country, so I'll be taking it slow and easy. I hope to get the gears and larger tranny cooler after the first of the year. Or maybe those will be an early Christmas present to myself!
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Thu, September 17th, 2009, 01:42 PM
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Well, we made it back from our trip to Pedernales Falls State Park with no problems at all!
 Heeding Jack's warning, I kept the speed between 55-65mph, and still made it to our camping spot with plenty of time to spare! LOL I still plan on getting the truck re-geared, along with a larger tranny cooler. Now that the wife and I have a couple of trips with the trailer under our belt, we'd like to use it more often. I can't believe that I waited this long to get a travel trailer! It really came in handy when it rained all day Wednesday down here! LOL Sitting in a cool trailer and drinking a cold beer is a LOT better that trying to keep the water out of a tent while you're drinking a beer!  This was also my first stab at backing up the trailer into a camping spot ... and it was almost too easy!  I was able to put the trailer EXACTLY where I wanted it ... which was with the back door of the trailer over a large rock that we used to get to the first step easier. There is also something very, VERY wrong about hand-feeding an 8-point buck ... and wishing that you had your hunting knife with you! LOL 
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Thu, September 17th, 2009, 05:19 PM
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   Something is definitely wrong with that picture. But definitely an experience.
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Thu, September 17th, 2009, 08:38 PM
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Super picture TXWolf! I have one of Janet petting a doe down at the Research Station in the Chiricahuas. She had been an orphan (black tail) that was hand raised by them. She mated with a wild white-tail and now has a pretty well grown up fawn that lives there too.
Good you're having good times with your trailer! We enjoy ours too! - Jack
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