New 2016 1500 Big Horn Quad Cab Owner...

[JNordgren42]

Hi All,
Just bought a 2016 1500 Quad Cab Big Horn 5.7L in Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl with all of the bells and whistles and it's a glorious truck. We bought it to tow our 1954 vintage travel trailer (still restoring it) which it should do with ease. I love the responsiveness, handling and pickup for such a large truck. It actually handles far better than my '01 Ford Escape that it's replacing. I can't wait till the trailer is finished and we can take it on our first outing.

Cheers!
Jason

 

[JSVT3]

Welcome and great color choice!

 

[1ATony]

Thanks for joining Jason, it's great to have you here

Tony

 

[Harley Harrold]

 

[hankRam2015]

Nice! Let's see some pics ...

 

[BBartow]

 

[Rlaf75]

Welcome from CT

 

[CMil527]

welcome...any pics?

 

[JNordgren42]

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I still need to take some good pics of the truck but here are a couple:

All the papers signed and keys in hand, 16 miles on the odometer at delivery :


Our first use of the truck for truck stuff:


And some of our trailer, a 1954 Silver Dome:




Needs A LOT of work:

 

[JNordgren42]

And some more of the trailer. After digging into things, we found lots of rot in the walls, so we are basically going to end up replacing every piece of wood in the trailer, it will be completely new inside.

Nice new ceiling ribs:


New wall frames installed:




And some 3D renderings of the interior so I can get a feel for the final finishes and mock up any design changes:

 

[JNordgren42]

Took our first road trip today, 120 miles from Huntington Beach to Julian for some holiday treats and shopping (Julian is the apple capitol of California) and our Christmas tree. Handled like a dream driving up and down the twisty mountain roads and got a respectable 19 MPG for the trip.

Oh, and he looks great shining in the sun!