Crumgater
Well-known member
Hi all - we're new to the 5th wheel experience, and are off to an interesting start (to say the least).
We fell in love with the Elk Ridge 29RKSA, and double checked our truck ratings - all looked well, so we bought it and brought it home.
We have a 1995 F250 4x4 supercab, 7.5L V8 EFI (gas) truck, 4.1 axle ratio.
We've towed the rig about 150 miles so far, home from the dealer and one short trip across town (a football tailgate).
It seems our engine is fine with the weight... but our transmission is not.
Trying to back the rig up a slight hill into it's storage spot we blew it.
So... do we rebuild the transmission with all the bells & whistles for towing - at $4k + (we don't have the full estimate yet), or do we patch the truck up and trade it in on something newer & heftier? (i.e. a 350 diesel)
Is it better to know we put the full monty transmission in, or buy a newer beefier truck?
Opinions please!
Thanks!
-TT
PS - we have two weeks 'til the next tailgate event... so time may become critical, too...
We fell in love with the Elk Ridge 29RKSA, and double checked our truck ratings - all looked well, so we bought it and brought it home.
We have a 1995 F250 4x4 supercab, 7.5L V8 EFI (gas) truck, 4.1 axle ratio.
We've towed the rig about 150 miles so far, home from the dealer and one short trip across town (a football tailgate).
It seems our engine is fine with the weight... but our transmission is not.
Trying to back the rig up a slight hill into it's storage spot we blew it.
So... do we rebuild the transmission with all the bells & whistles for towing - at $4k + (we don't have the full estimate yet), or do we patch the truck up and trade it in on something newer & heftier? (i.e. a 350 diesel)
Is it better to know we put the full monty transmission in, or buy a newer beefier truck?
Opinions please!
Thanks!
-TT
PS - we have two weeks 'til the next tailgate event... so time may become critical, too...