Whats pulling your RPod

 

Before the trip, we took our Escape to have a tranny cooler installed and found out that it already had one (even w/out a factory tow package)!   We have a Prodigy brake controller, class 3 hitch, and a sway bar.  Coming home from the dealer, we had no issues with swaying, even when passed by semis, going around 60 mph.

 

I'm under no illusion that this vehicle could pull this TT in steep mountains - not happening!  However, it's ok in the lower GA mountains and in FL where we do our camping.  

 

I would think  a 250 would be a great change from the Ranger.    Craig had a Ranger years ago and I don't think it would ever have been able to pull the Rpod.  The Tacoma does well on level ground but since we often go to the mountains and need full water tanks, he was afraid that towing it at that level would wear out the Tacoma too quickly.    Since we got a good deal on the F250 used, it seemed logical to replace the 1979 F150  that he drives during bad weather with it.  As you may have surmised, my husband is a truck guy and being a diesel mechanic, he had to have at least one vehicle that is diesel.   His job is to get us to where we are going and mine is to make us comfortable once we get there.    He is still trying to figure out how to pull the Rpod and take his motorcycle and my motorcycle with the side car with the truck.  Can't afford a toy hauler.  We are fortunate to have this kind of a problem.    Now if the snow would just go away, we could see how well the F250 handles the Pod.