Recent Content by TAMitchell

Alaska is a great trip! We went with our 5th wheel in 2006. We took a little over 2 months and felt that was not enougth time. We didn't have trouble with the roads at all, the main thing is to just slow down when things get a little rough, you are up there to see the scenery anyway so why beat...

Holy cow guys, sure didn't mean to start a discussion on Amsoil, sure was interesting reading though. The best part is my dealer service guy didn't even know the +4 was synthetic when I asked him the same question. He was afraid synthetic would mess up the shift points and that I better not try...

I have my 1st diesel a 2005 Dodge 3500 with a 48re auto which I pull a 14,500 lb. 5th wheel. I have been thinking about changing the transmission fluid to synthetic. Have any of you done that? Are there any adverse effects to worry about? Good idea or bad idea?

Put a decent rear suspension under it. Got my first Dodge in 2005 and have never had a truck with such weak rear springs. Buy a ton truck and then have to get after market overloads to pull your 5th wheel that you pulled with brand X 3/4 ton with no overloads, very disappointing.

I have a 2005 Dodge 3500 SRW pulling a 5th wheel with 2500 lbs of hitch weight. Trailer sets the truck down quite a bit so I installed a set of Timbrens, they hold the truck up fine, but seems to transfer a rough ride back to the trailer. Is there a better option like air bags to use in place of...