haul rigs
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Topic: haul rigs
Posted By: RoadToad
Subject: haul rigs
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 12:02am
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This year we barely scraped up enuf to buy an Rpod 179. We lve it. Next year we are planning on getting a good rig to pull it. Leaning right now towards a truck with canopy- an aluminum framed F150 with a 2.7 ecoboost V6. Supposed to get 29mpg. What do Rpod owners recommend? RoadToad  ------------- 2015 RP179 |
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Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 7:41am
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roadtoad: there really is no discussion necessary here. F150!!!!!!!! hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 8:31am
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My only thought would be to consider the 3.5.. you may not stay with a light trailer, and bigger is ALWAYS better when it comes to tow vehicles.
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Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 9:34am
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I'm sure the F-150 is a great truck. However, I want to remind people that the Expedition is essentially a F- 150 with a different body. We love our Expedition for pulling the Pod, but it also is a great vehicle for other reasons-enclosed storage, seats 8, handles well, quite and powerful. We've put almost 30,000 miles in long distance travel on it and it still is great. try it before you buy something else. Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 9:53am
but you cant hose out the back end hogone
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: Craneman
Date Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 10:30am
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We have a 2011 F150 with a 3.5 Eco boost. For us it's just right plenty of power for towing and about 13-14 mpg towing. 20 mpg not towing. Moe ------------- Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150 
Jo and Gary 2010 174 2011 Ford 150 |