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Post from Northstar camper regarding rear axle problems:
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Those stickers are like stickers on a ladder. Basically warning or setting the stage to attempt to take another freedom away.
We are using five Dodge Trucks. I have not heard anything regarding rear end or axle problems. I do know that if you change the rear end grease without adding a Dodge additive that you can burn out the grease in 600 miles. With the additive put in, it is never a problem. I believe now that we have had 15-20 Dodge Trucks delivering campers across North America. Not with one camper, but with four or 5. Not to mention the 40 foot flatbed is 5,000 pounds without anything setting on it. We push overall weight of 24,000 pounds frequently. Never replaced a rear end. We run anywhere from 170k up to 250k miles on these trucks. Not just putting on miles, but working them. Lots of grades and wind. We were using "another brand of truck" before Dodge and our maintenance went down over 18% in the first year, after the switch. Our mileage average went up over 2 miles per gallon. Now, if a person has five vehicles running 50-70 thousand miles a year, it does not take a rocket scientest to figure out the savings in fuel alone, not to mention maintenance. With all that savings my brother and I bought my Dads 3500 GMC. He only puts one camper on it, and pulls his 30 foot enclosed trailer with his car, motorcycle and gear in it. So we are pretty sure it can handle that. We will play it safe and sell it before the warranty runs out. fing32.gif
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Post from Northstar camper regarding rear axle problems:
Manufacturer - Founding Member - Director
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Group: TC- Manufacturers
Posts: 481
Joined: 3-February 05
From: Cedar Falls Iowa
Member No. : 26
Those stickers are like stickers on a ladder. Basically warning or setting the stage to attempt to take another freedom away.
We are using five Dodge Trucks. I have not heard anything regarding rear end or axle problems. I do know that if you change the rear end grease without adding a Dodge additive that you can burn out the grease in 600 miles. With the additive put in, it is never a problem. I believe now that we have had 15-20 Dodge Trucks delivering campers across North America. Not with one camper, but with four or 5. Not to mention the 40 foot flatbed is 5,000 pounds without anything setting on it. We push overall weight of 24,000 pounds frequently. Never replaced a rear end. We run anywhere from 170k up to 250k miles on these trucks. Not just putting on miles, but working them. Lots of grades and wind. We were using "another brand of truck" before Dodge and our maintenance went down over 18% in the first year, after the switch. Our mileage average went up over 2 miles per gallon. Now, if a person has five vehicles running 50-70 thousand miles a year, it does not take a rocket scientest to figure out the savings in fuel alone, not to mention maintenance. With all that savings my brother and I bought my Dads 3500 GMC. He only puts one camper on it, and pulls his 30 foot enclosed trailer with his car, motorcycle and gear in it. So we are pretty sure it can handle that. We will play it safe and sell it before the warranty runs out. fing32.gif
