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| I was shopping this weekend & the dealer told me that I can't pull a Trailswest GN with my Ford Superduty because the truck is to tall. I want to buy a 2005 Trailswest 3 horse gooseneck and pull it with my 2002 Ford F350 4X4 Crewcab truck. The truck has the long bed and a bed mounted tool box in it. I have pulled a 1999 Sooner GN with the truck up to this point. I did not have the truck with me this weekend to see if it would fit under the Trailswest, so I was wondering if anyone else is hauling with this truck/trailer combo. Thanks for any input you can offer. |
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Location: Decatur, Texas | Originally written by Nancy1 on 2010-11-08 12:36 PM I was shopping this weekend & the dealer told me that I can't pull a Trailswest GN with my Ford Superduty because the truck is to tall. I want to buy a 2005 Trailswest 3 horse gooseneck and pull it with my 2002 Ford F350 4X4 Crewcab truck. The truck has the long bed and a bed mounted tool box in it. I have pulled a 1999 Sooner GN with the truck up to this point. I did not have the truck with me this weekend to see if it would fit under the Trailswest, so I was wondering if anyone else is hauling with this truck/trailer combo. Thanks for any input you can offer. Dealer is full of it! These trailer have more clearance that most trailers on the market. I would say find another trailer/dealer. Have you pulled any other type of gooseneck trailer with this truck? flatbeds.... If so these trailers are set up the same way as regular old flatbed gooseneck trailers are. |
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Location: Minnesota | I pull a 2002 Trails West with my 2004 F350 Superduty and there is plenty of box clearance. No problems at all. |
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| Thank you for your response. Yes my husband pulls a large goose neck flat bed trailer with this truck all the time. I couldn't see any reason the Trailswest wouldn't work, I think they are just trying to push me into another trailer that I'm really not that interested in. |
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Location: Valentine, NE | Was he referring to just that Trailswest trailer? It might be built with a "dropped" nose---ie-nose is lower to increase the height in the bunk area of nose. Our Cimmarron is 6" lower and 3" higher than standard trailers and can only be pulled with a flatbed.
Other than that, I have seen and rode in a lot of Trailwest trailers pulled with a Ford...no problem. |
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| Thanks all of you who have responded. To answer the last question, the dealer was referring to multiple Trailswest trailers, but I will watch out for that dropped nose you were talking about. |
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Location: Decatur, Texas | Originally written by Spin Doctor on 2010-11-08 3:18 PM
Was he referring to just that Trailswest trailer? It might be built with a "dropped" nose---ie-nose is lower to increase the height in the bunk area of nose. Our Cimmarron is 6" lower and 3" higher than standard trailers and can only be pulled with a flatbed. Other than that, I have seen and rode in a lot of Trailwest trailers pulled with a Ford...no problem. That brand does not offer dropped nose trailer at all..... Sound like the dealer is trying to push a trailer they can make more money on. Just saying with the bad economy and all. |
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Location: Harrisburg, OR | One of our trucks is identical to yours, we have pulled many Trailswest's with it, you should not have any problems... |
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Do You Tow A Trailswest GN With A Ford Superduty?
