Where does it show over-heating?I'll tell you I'm not towng this anymore. Turd box diesel wouldn't go over 60 mph without going into lymph mode because it's overheating. Upper 80s outside. Michigan hills not mountains.
None of the gauges at even to the halfway tick as you can see in the pic.
None of the temps were even to the halfway tick point. But either way it derated and I couldn't do 60 mph.
How much does that old Avion weigh. Cool trailer.I'll tell you I'm not towng this anymore. Turd box diesel wouldn't go over 60 mph without going into limp mode because it's overheating(undetermined throttle body check engine light). Upper 80s outside. Michigan hills not mountains.
how big is the door to the bottom bunk?? I am seeing these online but never in person. I want to be able to put 2 mountain bikes in there, I know I would have to take the front wheel of, but still not sure if they will fit?Forest River e-pro e20bhs. Bunkhouse edition has 2 small bunks in back corner with an easy access toy/gear door. You can lift the bottom bunk up and stow bikes, gear or whatever. We converted the bottom bunk to a kennel for our doggo.
The trailer is about 4k lbs I would guess loaded up fora trip. I tow using an Anderson style hitch on my diesel rubi.
Fully loaded, in hot weather, climbing and descending lots of hills (my area of Texas is quite hilly), on windy days, I get about 12 MPG on average. 14-16MPG with a mix of hills and flat highways. 16-18 mpg in cool weather on flat highways with low wind.
Not as good as I had hopped for, but really, it's not too bad considering.
Low end torque on the diesel makes getting up and going a breeze. I barely notice the trailer. On steep hills doing 60-65mph, especially on hot days, I tend to manually shift to stay in a lower gear. Wish jeep had a tow-mode.
On an especially hot day (around 99 with a heat index of 110), I lost power towing up and down hills after hitting stop and go traffic near Austin. I've read of other reports of similar issues. I took it in and they found no codes. My "fix" is to simply take it easy on hot days under heavy loads. I've towed without issues on almost as hot days without issue since. But, if it does happen again, I'm considering buying an aftermarket hood with real ram air/heat vents to see if that helps. Not worried about it now though.
Overall, I still love the truck. I have 35" nitto ridge grapplers and will buy a lift as soon as I find a reasonably priced, non-mopar, diesel specific lift.
For those who are curious.. we payed around $24k for the trailer a month or two into covid. The truck was close to $70k out the door (fully loaded minus adaptive cruise control stuff). We take it out camping and for family visits at least twice a month. We lived in it during Texas's power outage and ice storm and was grateful to have it!
We are now planning a multi-week trip through Colorado, Utah, up to Idaho (and Canada if it's open then). I'm a little nervous about such a long wheelbase on some of the trails I want to do but that's part of the fun. I came from an FJ Cruiser that was a little tippy on the rocks, so this should be an upgrade.
So you are suggesting I was wise to buy my trailer when I bought my truck?If you're in the market for a new trailer (or used for that matter) you've likely noticed either a (1) dearth of inventory, (2) insane prices or (3) both. Nonetheless I'm currently waiting on delivery of a trailer so I can properly trailer my Can Am Maverick X3 Max...
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Once I get the trailer for this behemoth I'll be stylin' and profilin' in a manner quite similar to the cover of the owner's manual! Right model (Mojave) wrong color, mine's white!
The X3 can go anywhere my Mojave can, just WAY faster, but this time of year in SW AZ, the buggy doesn't come out near as often as the wintertime since our daytime high temps are well into the 110s+ and getting hotter!
Mine came with a bike rack upfront (I took it off), but you could fit two mountain bikes in the storage area if you took off the wheels. I snapped a pic to give you an idea. I have some stuff in the storage area, and the bike is not pushed in all the way either.
