kevin588127
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We just got back from our first long trip with our new toy hauler and I'm very impressed with this truck. I took delivery of the truck last August and had only done 200 mile trips with a toy hauler that we had outgrown and planned on replacing. Over the winter we purchased a puma 27TSB that is more in line with our current needs. On paper it was a great fit for this truck, but due to Iowa weather, we couldn't find out until last weekend.
The puma weighed in at 10k and 1400lbs on the ball. This was loaded with a SXS and all our gear for a long weekend of trail riding. We left from NW Iowa, through Missouri and ended up in Ozark Arkansas. It was 500 miles one way with near perfect weather.
I was pretty nervous to set out on a long trip with a completely new hauler but this setup made the whole trip with no drama at all. My worst tank of fuel was 7 mpg and best was 9 mpg with most of them being in the 8 mpg range. Hand calcs came in pretty close to the EVIC every time. Surprisingly, my best mileage was in the hills of Arkansas. The worst was in the flat lands of Iowa.
Take aways from the trip:
The trailer camera/digital rearview mirror is my new favorite option.
The trailer TPMS is great and I wish I would have ordered it from the factory. Thanks to some members here, I was able to add it myself a few weeks before the trip.
Ramboxes have storage for days. Still one of my favorite options.
I HATE the 31 gallon tank. Come on ram, give the short beds a 40 gallon tank. At 200 miles I had to be looking for fuel.
The biggest downside to owning a gasser is finding gas stations that can accommodate a 56' rig at the gas pumps. I carried 5 gallons in the bed and had to use it once to get us farther from a city to a less congested truck stop.
One of the biggest surprises was that this truck is capable of gaining speed on some pretty decent grades without feeling like it's going to spit engine parts all over the pavement. I love the hemi 8 speed 4.10 combo so far.
The puma weighed in at 10k and 1400lbs on the ball. This was loaded with a SXS and all our gear for a long weekend of trail riding. We left from NW Iowa, through Missouri and ended up in Ozark Arkansas. It was 500 miles one way with near perfect weather.
I was pretty nervous to set out on a long trip with a completely new hauler but this setup made the whole trip with no drama at all. My worst tank of fuel was 7 mpg and best was 9 mpg with most of them being in the 8 mpg range. Hand calcs came in pretty close to the EVIC every time. Surprisingly, my best mileage was in the hills of Arkansas. The worst was in the flat lands of Iowa.
Take aways from the trip:
The trailer camera/digital rearview mirror is my new favorite option.
The trailer TPMS is great and I wish I would have ordered it from the factory. Thanks to some members here, I was able to add it myself a few weeks before the trip.
Ramboxes have storage for days. Still one of my favorite options.
I HATE the 31 gallon tank. Come on ram, give the short beds a 40 gallon tank. At 200 miles I had to be looking for fuel.
The biggest downside to owning a gasser is finding gas stations that can accommodate a 56' rig at the gas pumps. I carried 5 gallons in the bed and had to use it once to get us farther from a city to a less congested truck stop.
One of the biggest surprises was that this truck is capable of gaining speed on some pretty decent grades without feeling like it's going to spit engine parts all over the pavement. I love the hemi 8 speed 4.10 combo so far.
