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Tires on one side come off the ground leveling? To solve for that, make sure you are more level side to side before auto leveling the system. It's going to lift until it's level so if your close then it won't adjust past the suspension travel.

Did you guys have an independent pre-inspection done before the pick up?

Thank you for your honest review of your Brinkley. As new Brinkley owners, who are full-timers, we are still in the honeymoon phase. However, it’s important to hear well-rounded viewpoints! Your rig is beautiful and thanks for the video!

Try lowering the front of your rig below the unhitch level then do the autolevel

why so much light ? its really white washed.... shadows are crazy... but information is really informative!

It's a gasser? Should of bought a power stroke. Sorry, but you will go through alot of gas, and you don't have an engine break.

We love our 6.7 PS.

at 8:22 you didn't look so happy about 2nd gear!

Thanks. Now more tourists come and no peace of mind.

Thank you for all the great suggestions as my mother and I are traveling here very soon and we wanted some pointers for those picture perfect beaches you see in Hawaiian photos lol but we are most excited to explore the volcanoe as well for our very first time in Hawaii ever! 🤍

Great video! Where you get the cheese cutting tool??

What was the month in which you visited Sorrento? How was the climate

460, 454’s ruled the road pulling back in the day no question gas can’t pull, but Diesel where it’s at now the fuel mileage and torque is just so much better.

Was the MPG on the 16 miles of 6% reset before that climb? If not you were not getting a real MPG for that stretch. I ask because I get less than that on less slope with the truck alone. 2024 F350 SRW 7.3. Got it 2 weeks ago but have not pulled the RV yet. Want to know real world numbers to prepare myself. Thanks for the video.

Great video, I have this same model. If I ever have the same problem at least I have your video to help me through the repair. Thank You!

Great vidio, I also have a 2023 F350 SRW 7.3 gas, I towed in the mountians for the first time going to Yellowstone, I think it pulled fine, I was using the trans. in manual up and down the grades worked a bit better than in drive. I have a question in your weighs your steer weight is 260# more with your trailer the without, mine is the same with the trailer as without, do you know why? alse you can add the coolant & trans temp right under your gages on the main screen so you can easly keep an eye on them as you drive.

Your dry tongue weights of the 5th wheel should not exceed 50% of your trucks payload. Once your truck and trailer are loaded you’ll be about 75%. Which would be safe going down the road. If you max that out in bad weather conditions and hills would be unsafe.

I went with a F350 7.3 with 3.73 gears and GVWR 11499# and payload of 4333#. Coming from a F150 that the payload was maxed out when towing my current TT I didn’t want any doubts for when we upgrade to a larger rv.

Looking at the same set up but want to replace our 1/2 ton that can pull our 8K trailer at the speed limit up any hill with a 1 ton that can pull the Brinkley at the speed limit up any hill (and handle Utahs are 70-80 mph speed limits). Pretty sure the Diesel is what we need for that.

Nice set up. Enjoy your travels.

7:20 my infeed left side (gearbox side) roller bushing is completely fused and the outfeed left is semi-fused. This of course destroyed one of the outside gears. I also pulled the bear box to inspect and it seems fine. But 2 things: 1. How did you remove your fused bushing blocks? 2. Any tip/trick to putting the roller assembly back because that darn spring? :) Thank you for an incredibly helpful video.

Will all due respect you definitely made the wrong choice for what your wanting it for. If your towing like you say you are then u need a diesel with the torque and horsepower and a long bed . Also if you’re adding up every little pound because your close to payload capacity then you’re putting to much stress on the truck . Over kill is the best advice I can give you on this subject. 350/450 drw is your solution 👍🏽

I would have got the lighter 5th. Your drive train and your brakes would thank you. Being a gas that engine can't handle the duty cycle needed to go with the big 5th. The longer you own and tow with that truck you will see that issues will arise that a diesel won't have. I understand why you are doing it but this thing will have limits. Regardless what a salesman says or the brochure. I've towed with gas and diesel, you'd be better off with the smaller 5th. It's a nice truck hope your engine lasts cause that thing will scream going up and down hills.

What is your gear ratio on your new truck and is it an F350?

Not sure where you are from but where I live you need a class a non cdl license towing over 10,000lbs. Not sure if you are required to have that where you are from. Just throwing that info out for you to check. Enjoy your travels.

Get a diesel and you’ll feel the difference. But nice set up 👍🏻

This is about the same combo we are looking at. We are leaning to the 3100. What about the 2900 made you choose that model?

Very nice set up you have there. Beautiful RV, and that truck should certainly pull it with ease. Safe travels....

Just as a comp... Your mpg's are great ! I have a '21 7.3 Godzilla towing a 8400# tt Going thru hills up & down, I will manually shift. Coming back home from a 4k mile trip and going thru a lot of hills & a mtn pass , I started down shifting a gear at a time with the manual gear selection ( + & - on the stock) while still in Tow/Haul; as my rpm's would drop to stay in the 2500-3200 rpm range on small hills & 3500-3800 on the long steep ones. Works so much better and less issues with the sudden down shift of two gears at a time. When I leave it tow/haul it feels like it will just keep adding gas and then lug a bit & drop 2 gears at a time. When going down hills I rarely have to use the brakes except a few 'stabs' now & then using the transmission for compression. I averaged 10.3mpg's going 62-64 mph.

Have had the BW hitch for the 7 yrs of full timing. To unhook, I raise the trailer to approximately 1/4” off the hitch. It has never given me any issues doing it this way. When I hook up, I position the trailer about 1/2” below the plate level. Again, never had an issue.

What rear end are you running?

That sucks ! That all it can go

thats a NICE rv...

Like your rigs, same brinkley model were looking at

Great setup.

Just pin the handle open and pull away

I can raise the front landing gear on the trailer and watch the hitch. You should be able to see when the trailer is off the hitch. Stop and that point and pull out. It's something that will take a few times before you find the sweet spot.

I had the same problem with the jaws opening with my B&W. I found that if I pinned the handle in the open position the jaws open up. Give it a try and see if that solves your issue.

Great looking rig 👍 We just bought a new F350 black 7.3 2 weeks ago selling our motorcycle tomorrow and going to start RV shopping. I literally had to create a spreadsheet with options we wanted so I could keep track of floor plans we want to see 🤦🏻‍♂️ Keep the vids coming we will keep watching and learning . 😁 Safe travels.

Are you over the rated towing capacity?

What kinda milage does it get if you actually run the speed limit? Looked like you where like 10 Under?

Sorry but your video isn’t the best we’ve got a lot better restaurants that the ones you have on here👎

No way that shirt belongs to your helper she doesn’t look old then 35. I been watching a lot of cheese slicer videos to get ideas. I enjoyed your board ideas

Was thinking of getting a wen planer. But holy moly sounds like note worth a nickel. Wonder if there are any that are in actual use.

What was the name of the small plyer like tool?

I recommend the Gen Y goose neck hitch for your truck. Get the adaptor ball kit, this will bring the ball back slightly. It is an awesome hitch set up. I have the same truck you have and we pull a Brinkley Z 2900, pulls like a dream. Good luck with your new adventure.

are you able to put the details of your boat trip to amalfi it looks amazing and we would love to do it too

Great video 📹 👍 and great information.

Congrats on your new truck! As we retired, ordered ‘21 F350 7.3L Lariat CCLB 4x4 3.73 gears ; LB has 48gal gas tank, 11500# GVWR Then we bought ‘21 Rockwood Ultra Lite 2898KS 5th wheel ; 36’ , just under 12K max GVW; truck tows this with no problem, plenty of room for a retired couple . Strongly recommend that you allow plenty of “cushion” with the max weight of the camper you select. Take time to study the camper features, lots of choices, options. The longer your rig, the fewer campsite choices available, particularly in National Parks. Have fun, enjoy the process!

I have the '22 crew with short box running the 7.3 through 4.30 rear and GVWR of 11,300. It looks like most details have been covered but I would like to add an important consideration with your choice of 5th wheel. Many states like my home of PA require a non-commercial CDL if your combined GVWR is 26,001 and greater...that puts your maximum trailer GVWR @ 14,501 before you buy into the CDL...that number really helps the decision making process. Conveniently, with the 4.30 gear, a 14500# trailer is no problem with this 7.3 gasser. Between trailer and payload I roll [lighter] down the road with ease @ about 16,400# and average 11mpg with the cruise set to 65mph (9.9mpg @ 70mph).