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Originally Posted by DEO
I am pretty sure I want to go to a Classic 34 SO I really prefer having a pickup. What are others with 34's using?
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hi deo and others pulling triples....
20k miles now pulling with an 05 psd....i really really like it.
as for what others are using,
while at the int rally in salem,
i formally counted tow rigs for a few days....
seems there has been a shift, at least in this subset...
counted 325 fords and 190 gm products....
before i stopped counting....
thats truck and suvs and 1/2-1 ton stuff.
most of the fords were superduties
most of the super duties were psd...
i saw 3 v10s also.
most of the gm products were diesel
but nearly to the extent as the fords...
very few mid cab, and even fewer regular cab....
lots of crew/super/4door cabs
20% long beds....which i have a prefer...
and an ocassional van...not many, less than 10...
almost as many a/s b-vans as tow vehicles...
really the 2nd most common powerplant i saw,
and the one getting by far the most time in use...
were the cummins.....
because all the generators making juice were 6 cylinder cummins!
anyway back to your questions....
there were lots of 34s....well over 100
and more with slides than i've ever seen...maybe 10-12.
so for the 34s....
-virtually all were mated to 3/4-1 ton ford, dodge, gms.
-only the older narrow body models were seen with gas pullers
-but even these models were mostly linked to diesels....
-most (>70%) had hensley hitches...
i stopped counting hensleys at 100, of course they were on lots of sizes/models..
i agree with what other have said...any of the 3 are gonna work...
srw is plenty...unless ya just love the dual look...
steve is correct 2wd is smarter for most of us...
but i've needed my 4x4, 5-6 times in grass or soft gravel,
and once in my driveway without the trailer!
the 2x4s are hard to find...even for a test drive...
i'd like not to have 4x4 and would just learn not to park on grass,
but with boondocking it is helpful....some.
if you are gonna get the 34/slide model put a class 5 receiver on....
with a 2 inch outlet...
you'll be up there on tongue weight so just do it...
i really like the brake controller on the fords... it sold me
i still can't believe dodge/gm aren't on this issue....
the fords DO have a 6 speed tranny...it's just programmed to use 5 gears...
one interesting bit of hype from the rally....
gm had a tv display...
but only set up for one day,
then they vanished...
which was odd given the numbers of people
looking at new trailers in the same space...
anyway, a gm sales/rep guy was heard telling a/s customers....
"airstream is discontinuing the 34 models, because we (gm) have dropped the big block v8 from the suburban line up....so 34 sales are really gonna drop now, with nothing to pull'em with...."
this created a bit of a stir....the part about the 34s....not the suburbans....because the lot really was full of fords...
these are just my observations from the rally,
and should not be interpreted as facts...
cheers
2air'