Oh Hell Yeah, RaptorSteve's Build Thread!

[RaptorSteve]

Steve. That is awesome... Looks like the truck rides level as well...how does it handle?

You got pics of the interior? Does it have a waterbed...how big is the tv...

Yep, when the guy hooked it on the the blue screw he said "wow, that hardly lowered your rear end."

It's a 25', weights about 4400 lbs. dry. The guy threw in a weight distribution and anti-sway hitch. Rides awesome. Couldn't even tell it was back there really. We'll see what it does to MPG. But it'll be a nice home away from home in the desert. Full bathroom etc. Walk around queen bed. Sleeps 6. A/C and heat etc. All the accoutrements.

He through in a 27" samsung flat screen. I think I might throw a satellite dish on it and watch football in the desert on sundays.

2006 Fleetwood Pioneer. Stole it for $7k.

 

[Fred]

That sounds like a great deal...when do we leave...

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Just swing by and pick me up...I am on the way...kinda

 

[RaptorSteve]

I used to live in Columbia, MD. Love that area. Maybe I'll take you up on that sometime. I'll have to take out a small loan to drive the screw back east tho.

 

[fish_scales]

what's the safest weight trailer u guys would tow behind your raptor?

 

[RaptorSteve]

Maximum combined vehicle weight is different for 2013 6.2L scab and screw, 12500 and 14700 respectively. I'm more than comfortable towing a 4400 lb. trailer. I found this site that suggests that the towing capacity goes way up with a weight distributing hitch.

2013 Ford F-150 Specs: 4WD SuperCrew 145" SVT Raptor Other Specs

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

dont you need a different endorsement on your license to tow more than 10,000 lbs? anything that heavy, regarless if the raptor is capable or not, should be towed by a superduty i would think.

but as always...... i could be wrong.....

 

[RaptorSteve]

dont you need a different endorsement on your license to tow more than 10,000 lbs? anything that heavy, regarless if the raptor is capable or not, should be towed by a superduty i would think.

but as always...... i could be wrong.....

Those numbers are "combined" weight, meaning the raptor and the load. (I think, I'm no expert)

I also read somewhere that Ford upped the towing capacities for the 2013 model by 4000 lbs. or something like that.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

i dont think i will ever tow that much with the truck. just 4 quads on a little trailer to pismo....... or hollister hills

 

[RaptorSteve]

Or bring your quads to Ocotillo wells to hang out with me. Seriously, we have to get a so cal raptor group going. I'd love to come up with my daughters to Pismo.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

its on...... we should plan a pismo trip for all the cali guys maybe in feb or march