Mike,
I’m a little late to this party but I thought I’d share my experience.
I had a 2016 F150 Short Bed Crew Cab w/3.5L EB Towing a 2800BH with a Blue Ox. It was not comfortable to tow and it seemed like the trailer was in charge. I was always looking in my rear view mirror to see if a 18 wheeler was approaching to get ready for push/pull of the bow wave. Gusty winds pushed us around.
This is what I did to try to get it better
1- added airbags, a little help
2- changed from 1000# bars to 1500# bars. Not much help
3- bought a ProPride hitch. It fixed about 90% of the issue.
By then my wife was gun shy every time we went out. We decided we liked camping but wanted something more stable.
i traded in our 3 month old 2800BH on a new Reflection 337RLS 5th wheel. Sold my F150 to my Brother in Law and bought a new F-350 CCSB Lariat Diesel.
I towed the 2800BH only once with the F-350. That trip was to the dealership to trade it in. I used the BlueOx on that trip and I was amazed how well it handled cross winds compared to the F150. It was night and day different.
Its been 3 years owning the 337/F-350 combo. I never now worry about cross winds, being passed by 18 wheelers etc. The stability is amazing.
I’m a little late to this party but I thought I’d share my experience.
I had a 2016 F150 Short Bed Crew Cab w/3.5L EB Towing a 2800BH with a Blue Ox. It was not comfortable to tow and it seemed like the trailer was in charge. I was always looking in my rear view mirror to see if a 18 wheeler was approaching to get ready for push/pull of the bow wave. Gusty winds pushed us around.
This is what I did to try to get it better
1- added airbags, a little help
2- changed from 1000# bars to 1500# bars. Not much help
3- bought a ProPride hitch. It fixed about 90% of the issue.
By then my wife was gun shy every time we went out. We decided we liked camping but wanted something more stable.
i traded in our 3 month old 2800BH on a new Reflection 337RLS 5th wheel. Sold my F150 to my Brother in Law and bought a new F-350 CCSB Lariat Diesel.
I towed the 2800BH only once with the F-350. That trip was to the dealership to trade it in. I used the BlueOx on that trip and I was amazed how well it handled cross winds compared to the F150. It was night and day different.
Its been 3 years owning the 337/F-350 combo. I never now worry about cross winds, being passed by 18 wheelers etc. The stability is amazing.
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