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Old 10-20-2017, 03:44 AM   #25
Phil P
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Okeechobee
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M.O.C. #11206
Hi

If it doesn’t have 3 drive axles I don’t need all wheel drive. The only time in 200,000 miles that I could not pull out of a bad situation with our 3500 4X2 I would have damage the trailer had I tried. The trailer axels had fallen thru a culvert.

I don’t want the additional weight of the transfer case and additional drive line.

What you really need to be concerned about with the 4X4 is damaging the trailer.

The axel arrangement under the Keystone trailers is not the best to start with and you go dragging any of these units thru soft earth buy just pulling on them will lead to frame, spring and spring shackle problems.

Instead of the weight of 4X4 running gear I carry 2 bottle jacks and 6 wood 4X4 blocks 24 inches long. This got me out of the failed culvert without putting any further stress on the frame of the trailer and without having any tow help.

Phil P
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