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Post by 660catman on May 4, 2021 13:51:37 GMT -5
So after having a gas 1500 and travel trailers forever, we have decided to move up to a 2013 GMC Sierra Duramax pulling our 2021 Durango D250RES fifth. Picked up truck last Friday and went today to pick up the camper.  |
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Post by midlotexan on May 4, 2021 17:19:25 GMT -5
Nice congrats! Hope your enjoy your new rig!
KIrt
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Post by nvguy on May 4, 2021 22:09:31 GMT -5
Looking good! Welcome to the forum, good people here.
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Post by jfspry58 on May 4, 2021 22:58:50 GMT -5
Great looking combo! Congratulations on the new rig and welcome to the forum. Safe travels!
Jay
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Post by Edd505 on May 4, 2021 23:00:18 GMT -5
You will love the difference with the truck made to pull, Happy Camping.
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Post by 660catman on May 5, 2021 4:51:09 GMT -5
You will love the difference with the truck made to pull, Happy Camping.
I had a good drive with it as it was three hours away. Unbelievable difference in towing! We’ll see how she does with the boat behind too soon enough. |
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Post by Soleman on May 5, 2021 5:13:32 GMT -5
Nice Rig!
Welcome to the forum, enjoy!
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Post by mntakronoh on May 5, 2021 8:43:38 GMT -5
Nice looking rig!!!....We are still waiting(5 months now) on KZ to build our 2021 sportsman 261rlle....sigh!!!
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Post by senior on May 5, 2021 11:00:42 GMT -5
Nice looking rig!!!....We are still waiting(5 months now) on KZ to build our 2021 sportsman 261rlle....sigh!!! two more weeks & it'll be 5 months wait for us too  |
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Post by kbrady on May 5, 2021 16:28:30 GMT -5
Congrats and Welcome
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Post by HiWayOurWay on May 5, 2021 21:38:29 GMT -5
Congratulations on both upgrades. I hope you have many years of happy experiences with them.
I sure wish I could get my my new Durango, but they haven't even committed to a build date yet.
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Post by johnr on May 6, 2021 6:01:45 GMT -5
Hi, welcome!
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Post by amvince on May 11, 2021 15:42:25 GMT -5
Welcome to the group. I would love a 3/4 ton but with current prices the 1/2 ton will need to do for a while longer.
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Post by 660catman on May 11, 2021 15:58:15 GMT -5
Welcome to the group. I would love a 3/4 ton but with current prices the 1/2 ton will need to do for a while longer. It was a long search for a 2500. For every hundred 1500’s out there there’s only four 2500’s. I paid a little higher than I wanted to but I got a way higher sell price on my 1500. |
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Post by Chuck on May 29, 2021 11:57:22 GMT -5
660catman Welcome to the Kz form sn family  Nice rig, may you have many camping memories an safe trips  Chuck |
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Post by roger75 on Jun 1, 2021 22:02:06 GMT -5
Me too. We picked our Durango D333 RTL up last month liking it so far. Thinking about pulling the wheels and hubs off to check bearings/brakes. I bought a new 2017 travel trailer made one trip 400 miles round trip and the brakes had disintegrated.
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Post by brianp on Jun 3, 2021 12:55:37 GMT -5
Nice looking rig!!!....We are still waiting(5 months now) on KZ to build our 2021 sportsman 261rlle....sigh!!! Any idea of when your 261RLLE is supposed to be built? |
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Post by tjmac06 on Jun 10, 2021 17:15:38 GMT -5
Welcome to the group. I would love a 3/4 ton but with current prices the 1/2 ton will need to do for a while longer. It was a long search for a 2500. For every hundred 1500’s out there there’s only four 2500’s. I paid a little higher than I wanted to but I got a way higher sell price on my 1500. I did the same thing, my 1500 just wasn't cutting it anymore so got a good deal on the trade and upgraded to a Ram 2500 diesel. Had to travel to another state to find one. Difference in a gas 1500 and diesel 2500 is unbelievable. |
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Post by 660catman on Jun 10, 2021 17:24:53 GMT -5
It was a long search for a 2500. For every hundred 1500’s out there there’s only four 2500’s. I paid a little higher than I wanted to but I got a way higher sell price on my 1500. I did the same thing, my 1500 just wasn't cutting it anymore so got a good deal on the trade and upgraded to a Ram 2500 diesel. Had to travel to another state to find one. Difference in a gas 1500 and diesel 2500 is unbelievable. I have a couple of tows in now to check fuel mileage. 13.8 Mpg vs the 9’s I was getting with the gas. I have colour back in my knuckles now lol. |
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Post by tjmac06 on Jun 10, 2021 17:47:57 GMT -5
I did the same thing, my 1500 just wasn't cutting it anymore so got a good deal on the trade and upgraded to a Ram 2500 diesel. Had to travel to another state to find one. Difference in a gas 1500 and diesel 2500 is unbelievable. I have a couple of tows in now to check fuel mileage. 13.8 Mpg vs the 9’s I was getting with the gas. I have colour back in my knuckles now lol. Thats so funny you say that, my daughter told me that she never relaxed because my knuckles were white while towing with the 1500. The first tows I have had with the 2500, I went boondocking in the Allegheny national forest and it was up and down big hills, and my last one was going to a campground in Ohio that was a steep grade coming out of the campground and still I was right there with you at 13.6. With the gas 1500 I was getting between 7-8. I literally laughed when I read about the knuckles though. |
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