I'm curious as to whether anyone is pulling this toy hauler with a 1/2 ton truck? I have a 2012 Ford F-150 Super Crew and am contemplating purchasing this trailer. I would be hauling a Harley Ultra Classic as well. Live in Oklahoma and will be going both east and west from here so will have varied elevations to deal with.Thanks,Powderhorn

If your truck is rated to tow the GVWR of the toy hauler, and rated for the GCVWR of both truck and toy hauler, then she'll tow it. She may not like it if yer close on weights and winds are up, but she'll tow it. Good luck.Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)

can you tow it? yes, just not efficiently or safely.

Ratings are there for a reason. Everything depends on your style of driving and setup. Are you gonna break any land speed records....probably not. Do your homework on hitches and double check everything with your weight ratings and find out if there is anyone pulling with your truck and how they like it. Check them out on a FORD Forum. Good luck in your search!

Well I know more about the trailer than I do about the truck. The trailer has a GVWR of 8079 LBS. Now if we just knew what the tow capacity of the truck was.

old guy wrote:can you tow it? yes, just not efficiently or safely.I'm sorry but I do not understand statements like that; if a truck is rated for, like my 2011 Ram Longhorn with 5.7 hemi at 10,100 lbs and I pull my 2014 Coachmen toy hauler at 9000 lbs loaded, how can it be unsafe or even un-efficient ?My Ram has 3.92 diff ratio, 395 hp/ 410lbs of torque with a 5 speed auto trans, for a combine weight of 15000 with trailer; my previous 1998 Coachmen 300qb motorhome, loaded at approx. 15000 lbs, with a 4 speed trans, 460 cu/in with less torque/hp, about the same tire diameter as the Ram, and about the same brake rotor size was safer according to you ?Just came back from a 6k miles trip, from Montreal to Moab, Vegas, LA, San Fran and back; average for the trip: 10.1 mile/gallon at 57 mi/hr (with 3 days straight of 25 miles/hr headwind) ; same trip 2 years ago with the motorhome: 6.5 mi/gal same avg speed and I can tell you, crossing the Rockies from Denver both times, I much prefer the Ram/toy hauler combo, more powerfull but also safer as there was 8 wheels available to slow down instead of 4...By the way, main reason for going under 60 mph was mainly to keep a safe margin for the trailer tires, rated at max 65 mph..I agree bigger is better but necessary ? I am looking to trade the 2011 for another Longhorn, 2014 with the new 3.0 diesel, 8 speed trans and air suspension, I could spec a 2500 with a Cummins but that would cost me 6 grand more, for a couple of thousand pounds and payload I do not need plus the harsh ride the 47 weeks I'm not travelling ? No Thanks...OP, you'll be fine...If your truck has a higher rating than the trailer gvwr of course...Just my opinion based on facts and hands on experience....

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chinook507
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Oct 06, 2013
Ratings are there for a reason. Everything depends on your style of driving and setup. Are you gonna break any land speed records....probably not. Do your homework on hitches and double check everything with your weight ratings and find out if there is anyone pulling with your truck and how they like it. Check them out on a FORD Forum. Good luck in your search!
old_guy
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Oct 06, 2013
can you tow it? yes, just not efficiently or safely.
crickeydog
Explorer
Oct 06, 2013
If your truck is rated to tow the GVWR of the toy hauler, and rated for the GCVWR of both truck and toy hauler, then she'll tow it. She may not like it if yer close on weights and winds are up, but she'll tow it. Good luck.

Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)

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