Ram 1500 Outdoorsman
Crew Cab 4x4 for 2011 and Logan Coach
Outdoorsman model 1500 Ram, crew
cab a loaded model. I love the express down and up electric
windows, makes it easy for those quick elk pictures while in the
Rockies. This truck is ready for elk season. This media truck
had a gun rack in the bedrail weather poof RamBox storage for
two rifles with scopes. A better option over guns in scabbards
on the truck floor. The Outdoorsman model has a complete trailer
option package with mirrors, brake controller, heavy duty engine
and transmission cooling , the Hemi 5.7L MDS, 3.92 axle ratio,
6.5 screen GPS, and backup camera. My favorite option, double
folding center console storage that folds up for the middle
seat. So a six passenger, hard to find, which comes in
handy when we are combining trips to save gas. We keep adding
grandchildren, I need all the seats I can get.
The Ram was level with an empty 3
horse Logan Coach, though I'd recommend a 2 horse for the nice
riding rear coil suspension. rear coils, have more movement with
a trailer than leaf springs. A weight distributing hitch would
be good. Ram rides like a car, rear coils, independent front
suspension with rack and pinion steering, so much better than a
heavy duty 3/4 ton. The dome light has 3 settings, bright, less
bright for sleeping kids which is also the settings for the
light in the GPS screen. I like to leave my headlights on in the
daytime but that can mess with seeing the GPS screen, in this
Ram, you can adjust the screen for lights and daytime with the
dome switch.
My driving produced 11.6 mpg with
trailer in the mountains. Which is what you expect from a gas
engine. Diesels shine when loaded and gas engines win driving
empty.
Rated by the EPA at 13 mpg city
and 19 mpg highway. It gets that high on the highway by the MDS
shutting off 4 cylinders when it can, sensing load and terrain.
On level highways with no load, it will run on just 1/2 it's
cylinders for impressive fuel mileage. |
Optional
rifle rack in the RamBox cargo management. One nice weather
proof, storage compartment. It makes the truck bed only 4 ft
wide. These gun racks are a whole lot better than scabbards
bouncing on the truck cab floor or seat. Picture right,
took the Ram to the air show in Akron CO |
We toured Poudre Canyon and Red
Feathers looking for new scenery. Herded cattle and visited
horses by Red Feathers Lakes. The Ram was a pleasure to drive,
the Hemi charged up the grades, a capable trailer tower.
Retail sticker price is $44,310 for
the SLT crew cab with premium cloth on a 40/20/40 front seat
with a double storage tray center console, 5-speed auto, front
and rear rubber mats, (the good kind for hunting mud)
Outdoorsman Group which has auto dimming outside mirrors,
nice, power lumbar in the seat, black door handles, black
mirrors, black grill and bumper, 115 volt outlet, 32 gallon
tank, (a big deal on a 1/2 ton) anti-spin 3.92 rear axle ratio,
skid plates, towing mirrors, Alpine surround sound, 9 speakers
and subwoofer under the rear seat. GPS, voice command, trailer
brake controller, sprayed-in bedliner, power rear sliding window
and much more. Call it a super loaded truck. |
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Good
dash layout, double console makes for 3rd seat |
Part of
the Outdoorsman package, rubber mats, the good kind |
Under
the rear seats, is storage and... |
the
other side seat vibrates from the subwoofer |
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Yes, the Ram brags
about having a Hemi |
Integrated trailer
brake controller, just on the wrong side |
Good towing
mirrors, the bottom is a convex |
115 ac, works for
my laptop |
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Top
center console has dividers, good for cameras |
There's
hole in the rock |
This
horse was looking for a ride |
The
right size for a GPS screen |
Aluminum XT Logan Coach 3 Horse Bumper Pull Trailer
Like the Ram above, this is a
super loaded, Logan Coach Aluminum XT 3h bumper pull trailer,
galvanized steel frame which is Vortex coated. The skin, roof
and bows are aluminum. Good looking slant load double rear door
trailer with the extra toys like corner water tank, hose, E-Z
stall tie straps, feed bags, muck rake, boot box, clothes and
hat racks and such. This is not a recession trailer like you've
seen with other trailers that are stripped down for price point.
Logan has one of the biggest stalls in the industry. A 8 year
structural warranty and 2 year hitch to bumper warranty.
Dexter torsion axles with self
adjusting brakes takes away the maintenance worry. Aluminum skin
is attached with 3M bonding, this keeps the skin from ripping at
rivets with expansion and contraction from the seasons. The roof
is one piece aluminum with an expansion channel for the roof to
flex without tearing. LED marker and tail lights, swing-out
saddle rack with strut assist and insulated triple walls in
stall area. Floors are self-draining with Whiz Proof aluminum
flooring that won't let the urine puddle under the mats, E-Z
reach drop down stall door latches can be reached by anyone. |
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35
gallon water tank comes in handy, rows of bridle racks |
Tack
room is full of goodies, like boot box, hose, muck fork and
saddle racks |
Inside
covered cove protects wiring and makes a finished look |
Big
doors, windows, double LED brake lights and a low load floor |
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Big stalls, 135"
diagonal length, aluminum stalls and roof |
Drop down feed
doors, face screens and E-Z reach door handles |
Long stalls, it's
takes a big horse to fill them |
Lots of room, I
like drop down doors on both sides |
Thanks to Transwest
Truck Trailer RV for the use of the Logan Coach |