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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 02:34 AM
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That bathroom is nicer than some people's bathrooms at home lol. This thing is sweet. I'm pretty jealous. Looking forward to draining that water tank when I need to take a bath
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 02:43 AM
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I'm officially jealous. Such a badass setup
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by smokeshow
That bathroom is nicer than some people's bathrooms at home lol. This thing is sweet. I'm pretty jealous. Looking forward to draining that water tank when I need to take a bath
Once your two minutes in the shower are up, I will turn off the water heater and listen to you yelp like a woman!!
I'm more worried about you clogging up my *******!!

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I'm officially jealous. Such a badass setup
Thanks man!! I just hope it ends up working how I intend it to work, still have to load my truck in it and see how it all works out!! Lol
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 10:48 AM
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thats an amazing trailer. i just wish i had the coin to have something that sweet. so when does the 4x4 swap for the van start?
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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That trailer is awesome!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 11:22 AM
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sweet set up! fyi you need power for the fridge ,hot water heater and heater even in propane mode. they all use electronics to control the temps and you need spark to light the automatic pilots they have. i had to learn the hard way with my toyhauler up in the mountains on a camping trip with the family with a low battery and everything stopped working and beeped at me letting me know it was shutting down cause the battery couldnt power them no longer.
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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that trailer is badass. when I hit the lotto I'll contact you for the name of the builder!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 08:22 PM
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ballin as baller.. hope the truck fits. seems like a lot of money to spend unless you plan on get some serious miles under that sweet kiddy snatcher haha
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulyC
thats an amazing trailer. i just wish i had the coin to have something that sweet. so when does the 4x4 swap for the van start?
This Fall I'm doing the 4-link and Airbags on all four corners, after that depending on budget and time constraints it'll be the 4x4 conversion. That will be awesome!!

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That trailer is awesome!
Thanks Richard, it will fit your truck btw...I can come pick you up and you and Jake can have a grudge race!!

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sweet set up! fyi you need power for the fridge ,hot water heater and heater even in propane mode. they all use electronics to control the temps and you need spark to light the automatic pilots they have. i had to learn the hard way with my toyhauler up in the mountains on a camping trip with the family with a low battery and everything stopped working and beeped at me letting me know it was shutting down cause the battery couldnt power them no longer.
Yeah, seems like I spoke too soon in regards to not needing electricity at all for those systems. But still, it's not bad considering! I've been researching the pro's and con's for AC vs DC power and happily I don't have to go the inverter route, which can get costly too!!

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that trailer is badass. when I hit the lotto I'll contact you for the name of the builder!
Who needs the Lotto when the stock Market is right there!! Same difference, just better odds!!

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ballin as baller.. hope the truck fits. seems like a lot of money to spend unless you plan on get some serious miles under that sweet kiddy snatcher haha
Well, concerning that....
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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So... small update!!

Got the weight distributing system installed as well as a Sway controller. Sway Controller was a bit redundant but it can't hurt, only help. Although this friction type Sway Controller promises to be noisy, especially when it starts to get weathered! :/

Anyways, on to what I do best (picture whoring)

So here's the new Hitch:
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That small ball mount is for the Sway controller.

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Here is the weight distribution system hooked up:

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And then with the sway controller:

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And then...look what snuck it's way into the Trailer!!

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Turns out it fit between the wheel wells nicely

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Also plenty of room behind the truck:

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And In front too:

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I think all in all I have about 18" of clearance fore and aft and about 22" side to side. Plenty of room, so that's a bit of a relief. I think fully loaded as it is now I'm probably pushing close to 13,000lbs...


Also got a small vid of my Duramax in action!! Love this engine!!! I decided I wanted to try to back up the loaded trailer, up a 15% Hill!! Haha

Jul 18, 2013 - YouTube
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