I posted this on another CR post but for
<h1>Future Thinking of New Fiver 335SS here goes:
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Picked up the Patriot 335ss 10-25-12 right when the forum went down. But here's the facts jack.
Loaded 5th, included 50 gallons of water:
CAT scale results: Steer axel 3950
Drive axel 4710
Trailer axel 7810
Gross weight 16470
That included full tank of gas, myself, my wife,
Chloe our 13 lb Westie and a stocked trailer.
Towed like a charm, often had to look in rear-view mirror to see that it was there.
No
sway, shimmy, bounce or vibration. On the 77 mile return trip home the
truck averaged 9.8 mpg.(42 miles of I 81/78 and 35 miles of hilly state
road.
Only had about 1000 miles on new truck.
Rear of truck dropped about 1". Still do not have the airbag on truck, and headlights were not blinding oncoming traffic.
At a intersection close to home the twin turbo's spun the rear tires from a dead stop and surprised me a little bit.
Have
it winterized and unfortunately will not be using it until next
spring. The east coast storm changed our mind about camping last week.
By
the way, I don't know if I have the 2 year warranty or the new
warranty. Dealer is still trying to get an answer from Crossroads.