Recent content by Davidmurphy02

2019 Lone Star Hemi, Escape 5.0 fiberglass 5th wheel. 5,000 pounds, tows like a dream.

You don't have to disable the rear ParkSense completely - you can just disable the automatic braking through the setup options in Uconnect. It will still beep but won't apply the brakes.

Highway driving on a long cross country trip.

I've towed a small fifth wheel - 5,000 pounds loaded - over many mountain ranges between British Columbia and Texas. The 3.21 had plenty of power, I was able to accelerate going uphill when I needed to at any altitude and on any grade. In tow mode the transmission doesn't use 8th but cruises...

Have you tried wiping off the lens on the tailgate?

Update to my compass problem last fall - we just returned from doing the same round trip to Seattle and the compass worked the whole way. I was at the dealer prior to the trip and they couldn't find a problem so didn't do anything....since that first glitch last fall, though, it has always worked.

Forgot to mention one thing - when I hitch up the fifth wheel there is very little squat, I haven't measured it yet but the truck sits perfectly level when hitched and loaded. I know from other 4th gen Ram owners with the same trailer that they got more back end squat. Ram changed from liner...

Just drove from Austin to Chilliwack, BC to pick up our new Escape 5.0TA fifth wheel. 2,500 miles up with out the trailer, averaged 22mpg. Return trip pulling the trailer averaged 14 mpg. Lots of mountain driving, and I drove the speed limit except in areas where it's 80 in Idaho and Utah...

Great looking truck....but then I am partial to white! Maybe we'll pass each other on the road sometime, I live in Austin. We are in Seattle right now, our second trip here since we bought the truck last July. 11,000 smooth, wonderful trouble free miles and counting.

This sounds like the best deal going right now. I keep my vehicles a long time - still driving my 1998 Ram - so when I bought my 2019 Ram last summer I got the Mopar Maxcare lifetime unlimited warranty with $100 deductible for $2,745. Over the life of the truck I'm sure it will pay for itself...

So how much money did you bet....

My Lone Star is similar to yours, just a quad cab instead of crew cab. I usually get 16-17 combined running around town, on a 5,000 mile road trip last fall I averaged over 21. 8,000 miles on it now, but I didn't notice terrible mileage in the beginning or any real improvement after a few...

July build, 8000 miles, no problems.

Finally got my tailgate bumpers.....in March for a truck I took delivery on in July. Sounds like dealers are just now starting to get a decent supply of parts for the 2019's.

Most fifth wheels can not really safely be adapted for just a gooseneck ball in the bed - they would require an extension post attached to the fifth wheel kingpin, and the fifth wheel frames are not really designed for that and it is questionable whether they can safely handle the stress on that...