Baystate Jeepers

Traded in our 2003 Ford Explorer for a 2007 Ford F150 5.4 Triton Super Crew Cab Only 28k miles on the odometer. White with black trim, side running boards, window rain guards, bug shield on the hood and a bedliner. Just added mudflaps and will be upgrading the tires in the future. This is a perfect tow vehicle, especially for Rausch Creek! Looking now for a trailer. We plan on towing one rig and driving the other.

Sweet looking truck
Congrats!!
That will make a nice tow rig for sure.

NICE TRUCK... my dad has a 2006 but same truck only problem me and him ever found on it was the Coil pack rubber boots wear out and discharge on the block making the engine skip and also lets water vapor in... just replaced them and the thing still runs mint... my 2 loves in life Jeep and Ford.. oh wait and the wife

thank you guys! I dont think anyone was ever in the back seat. showroom condition.

There is also some of the Factory Warranty left and we purchased an Extended Warranty as well. Just peace of mind. Yes love Fords and Jeeps too!

Nice!!

Nice truck...

FWIW - After buying a used trailer, I'd seriously reconsider buying new next time. I spent as much $ refurbing the bearings + wiring on the trailer as I would have if I bought new. At least now I know they're right though...

JW

midniteryder wrote:I dont think anyone was ever in the back seat.

That's how my truck was, but we fixed that.....


The F150 is a fine tow rig.

nostaw wrote: FWIW - After buying a used trailer, I'd seriously reconsider buying new next time. I spent as much $ refurbing the bearings + wiring on the trailer as I would have if I bought new. At least now I know they're right though...

JW

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I too went the used trailer route for my first Heep hauler.
Like JW I spent more money and time refurbing it than I hoped.
Ended up unloading it and buying a new trailer last spring.
Should have gone that route initially. Live and learn...

Nice truck!!!

I bought my trailer for $100.00 and a case of beer.

Turned this:


into this:




for our trip to Moab and general hauling to / from the trail.

Total cost for referb:
Wheels/tires: $300.00
Paint : $20.00
Hydro brake controller: $120.00
New PT Deck: $160.00
Rear lights : $50.00
The brakes were in good shape and I repacked the wheel bearings. I also already had all the screws needed to attach the deck.

Total: $750.00 and about 4-5 months worth of weekends and free time. I was VERY lucky to come accross this deal as the guy was just looking to get rid of it. Sometimes you're in the right place at the right time.

Nice trailer Joe! Also I want to thank everyone for their input. We are going to look for a brand new one in the near future for sure.

See, if you can get a solid trailer frame to start with for $100 and do that work, then it makes sense to go used if you're willing to put in the elbow work...

Eventually I'll need a new deck and that may be a problem... If the deck survives this winter in good shape though it should have a pretty soft life ahead of it... No reason not to store it indoors at the new place.

JW

nostaw wrote:See, if you can get a solid trailer frame to start with for $100 and do that work, then it makes sense to go used if you're willing to put in the elbow work...

Eventually I'll need a new deck and that may be a problem... If the deck survives this winter in good shape though it should have a pretty soft life ahead of it... No reason not to store it indoors at the new place.

JW

Thank you for the info

Just make sure it has strong fenders.

On the way back from Moab we were somewhere in Penn stuck in traffic. There were orange cones and barrels everywhere.

Traffic finally sped up to about 55mph when I slightly mis-judged where one of the barrels was placed. I was looking in my sideview and watched the trailer's fender punt the barrel out of view. It was either Mark and Scott or Don and Donna who said the barrel just "flew away"...

Long story short, the only damage was a slightly tweaked fender lip.