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10-10-2009, 01:38 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Mesquite, TX, US
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New Ride!!!
Okay guys, here is my new ride. I purchased it today at M&L Motors in Lexington, North Carolina and floated back to the 5th wheel. It is a 2008 Dodge Ram Laramie 5500 with the hauler bed on it. It had 2000 miles on it. It has almost everything but the kitchen sink on it. I got a fabulous deal on it.
It does not have an air hitch yet. That will come Tuesday.
I'm excited. Now I need to see about some customizing.
Joe
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10-10-2009, 05:41 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Windsor CA
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Beautiful Truck!
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10-10-2009, 07:44 AM
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C'mon....
... spill the beans , how much, more pics of the bed , etc. !! 
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'03 3500 QC DRW 4WD 6SPD..SB DD3250 ,PMCR, aFe,torque tube,DD 2's,SPS 62/14, 4" exhaust, Titan,GN & 5'er hitches ,Autometer Phantom II pyro/boost ,XM radio .'93 W250CC ,NV4500, DISTRIBUTOR OF THE CHALLENGER & DOMINATOR CAR HAULERS, OWNER/OPERATOR OF DOUBLE M TRANSPORT
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10-10-2009, 09:55 AM
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nice !!!
details please
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10-10-2009, 02:21 PM
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It is a 4x4 Laramie and I absolutely LOVE it. Here are a few picts from different angles.
It doesn't have a hitch on it yet. But there is a guy in Lexington that runs Hitch Crafter. It is an air ride hitch place. He is making me a special version of the 32K air hitch that will fit in the trough. It needs to be there so my 16,000 lb 39 ft long fifth wheel trailer will ride level.
That goes on Tuesday. We leave North Carolina Thursday and head for South Carolina and Georgia.
Joe 
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10-10-2009, 03:04 PM
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Location: South Plains of Texas
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Looks good! Of all the tow beds and basic flatbeds I've seen I think the CM brand looks best because the header fits the contours of the back of the cab much nicer and is uses rounded, radiused corners rather than square or angle cuts.
I'm interesteed in hearing your opinions of ride quality both unloaded and loaded with your trailer.
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2007 HitchHiker Discover America 32 LKTG
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Last edited by HBarlow; 10-16-2009 at 12:00 PM..
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10-13-2009, 01:12 AM
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Well yeah, I assumed you would know that. 
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10-15-2009, 04:21 PM
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Hey Guys,
The photos of Joe's 5500 do not do it justice. I saw it yesterday at Hitch Crafters. Joe and I watched Jason and crew install the hitch.
Joe's truck is the nicest 5500 that I have seen. With the Hitch Crafter air ride hitch it will be a real rig, not a toy.
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2007.5 CTD, QC-DRW 3500 BFT Laramie,Smarty S-67, Custom Line-X, 4x4, 4.10LS, 988s, 68rfe, AMSOil Dual-Gard Remote ByPass, Cool Hose, MBRP 5", Mobil Delvac. 19.5x245 G647 12 ply Goodyear's - 2006 - 37RLTSD Cedar Creek-Day Dreamer
My 2007.5 DRW Truck at www.CumminZ.com
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10-16-2009, 02:52 AM
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Nice rig!!
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First Pull!! |
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10-17-2009, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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First Pull!!
We traveled from Sherrill's Ford, NC to Charleston, SC today pulling the 39 foot (now 41 ft, with the addition of the rear bike rack) and I must say, it was a great trip. Smooth sailing. I put the cruise on 60 mph and we were there in about 5 hours. Pulled into Oak Plantation Campground for at least 3 nights, maybe more because there is a lot to see and do in this area.
There were a couple of spots on I-26 from Columbia to Charleston that had the concrete sections that reminded me of washboards, ie. bumpy roads. The EZ floater hitch handled it like a charm. The truck was great, but on the bumpy part, we could feel the bumps. On the smoother parts, the truck was absolutely wonderful ride-wise. The wife remarked that it was much smoother riding than she expected it to be.
I did find one problem that I will need to get checked out at the Dodge dealer when we get back to Texas........riding at 60 mph, it was smooth as silk; riding at 62, it got a little bumpy even on a smooth road; riding at 65, it was very bumpy. So we rode at 60, which was fine with me since that is the speed I like to tow at even when we had the Ford. I'm thinking it is a tire slightly out of balance.
Joezilla
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10-17-2009, 02:45 AM
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Hey JGilbert, are you related to a Jeff Gilbert also from Texas? I know him from a dirt bike website, been riding with him a handful of times.
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