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    Question What are you towing your Reflection 150 Series with

    Curious to know what people are towing their Reflection 150 Series with? If you can post a picture, that would be great too.
    Last edited by crossfire3006; 02-25-2018 at 08:15 PM.

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    Our setup is in the signature below.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Monrow View Post
    Our setup is in the signature below.
    Thanks for the response Monrow. It seems my 2017 F-150 SuperCrew 3.5L V6 EcoBoost will not be enough to pull the Reflection 150 Series 290BH we want to buy. It can certainly pull it but the sticker on the door frame reads "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 1,600 lbs. My vehicle is rated to tow 10,600 lbs. conventional and 10, 200 lbs. fifth wheel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crossfire3006 View Post
    Thanks for the response Monrow. It seems my 2017 F-150 SuperCrew 3.5L V6 EcoBoost will not be enough to pull the Reflection 150 Series 290BH we want to buy. It can certainly pull it but the sticker on the door frame reads "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed 1,600 lbs. My vehicle is rated to tow 10,600 lbs. conventional and 10, 200 lbs. fifth wheel.
    I feel your pain and went through the same decision process with our 2010 Tundra. Back in the 70's I towed a 28' fifth wheel with a 1/2 ton Chevy from California to my job in Colorado; it was not a pleasant experience. As soon as I got to CO and settled in the new job I traded the Chevy for a 1 ton Jeep truck (J30) but since the new 1/2 tons seem to be so much more capable I was hoping I could use the Tundra. It was a great truck but I just couldn't find a way to make the payload work for a fifth wheel. I decided the only option that would allow for safe towing would be to either get a TT or a bigger truck. I finally bit the bullet and got a 1 ton diesel - it was an expensive trade but I'm really glad I did it now. Hope you can sort it out and find a solution that works for you.
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    crossfire3006 - It is interesting that "by the numbers" the exact truck that you have can't tow a Reflection 150 series as shown in the GDRV factory video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpwYplm6lOE .

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    My '17 has 1750 lbs payload. It's max tow not a HDPP. I put Super Springs on it. I am using the new Blue OX slider hitch. I had the Anderson Ultimate but it would not work with my F150 as it unloaded the front axle too much.

    If I was towing 10k miles per year I would have a F150 with the HDPP as it is I am lucky to tow it 2k miles so I have no concerns about wearing it out.

    You don't want the standard P metric tires that come on most F150's. I run the Goodyear Wrangler LT tires load range C. You could go with a E range if you prefer





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    My story too - the old fifth, listed in the signature, pushed my HDPP right to the sticker limit of 2,166lbs. Did almost 14,500 miles with that, much of it in the western mountains. But, when we had to replace it, all the comparable new 5ths had gained weight - I would have been over by 4-500lbs. So now have the Imagine TT. THEN GD came out with the 150 series! Haven't worked the numbers real closely, but it appears I still would be right at, or maybe a hair over, the weight limit. Perhaps a current version of the HDPP would make the difference, but there are very, very few 1/2 tons equipped to be able to handle the supposed "1/2 ton towable" fifths. All the trucks can pull - but most can't carry.
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    Towing my 150 series with my 2018 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali. Click image for larger version. 

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cate&Rob View Post
    crossfire3006 - It is interesting that "by the numbers" the exact truck that you have can't tow a Reflection 150 series as shown in the GDRV factory video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpwYplm6lOE .

    Rob
    Thats because the one in the video is empty. All the MFG's that make so called 1/2 ton towables never mention that you will be adding 400-500 lbs to the pin weight after loading up therefore making them 3/4 ton 5th wheels. Marketing at it's finest.

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    Towing with my 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 5.7L Hemi. It originally had 3.73 gears, but we switched out for 4.10 in order to increase towing capacity by 2000 pounds. Currently pulling a 295RL, haven't really seen any issues yet -- but we haven't had the 5er for too long either.
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