A true 1/2 ton fith wheel?
I have seen on you tube dealers trying to sale fifth wheels and saying that your 1/2 ton TW can tow it without any modifications is this true? I have a 2014 F-150 super crew 4X4 with a 5.0L Thank y...
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I have posted this before, but the topic always comes up, and few give scale numbers, so again:
My experience with a ½ ton fifth wheel, on a drive to Yellowstone, from New Jersey. The 2011 Silverado was set up with the 5.3 and 3.73 gears, along with the towing package. It is a standard bed and rated for a 9600 pound trailer. Trailer was a new 2011 Wildcat.
Over the Cat scales at Flying J exit 2 in Jersey with a full freshwater tank, and loaded for a long camping trip:
Truck only:
Front 3320
Rear 2360
Gross 5680
Truck & Trailer:
Front 3180
Rear 3740
Trailer 8000
Gross 14920
Calculated:
Truck 6920
Pin 1240
Trailer 9240
So, with the truck rated at 7000, and the combined at 15000 and the trailer at 9600, I ain’t no bricks shy of a full load.
So how did it tow? Not too well at 104 degrees and a stiff headwind across SouDak. I was slow and the truck overheated so I ran the heater to cool it down. I traded for a bigger truck and have been happy.
Now has anyone tried towing right at max, under the new J2807 spec? How do the newer trucks perform against the spec?
My experience with a ½ ton fifth wheel, on a drive to Yellowstone, from New Jersey. The 2011 Silverado was set up with the 5.3 and 3.73 gears, along with the towing package. It is a standard bed and rated for a 9600 pound trailer. Trailer was a new 2011 Wildcat.
Over the Cat scales at Flying J exit 2 in Jersey with a full freshwater tank, and loaded for a long camping trip:
Truck only:
Front 3320
Rear 2360
Gross 5680
Truck & Trailer:
Front 3180
Rear 3740
Trailer 8000
Gross 14920
Calculated:
Truck 6920
Pin 1240
Trailer 9240
So, with the truck rated at 7000, and the combined at 15000 and the trailer at 9600, I ain’t no bricks shy of a full load.
So how did it tow? Not too well at 104 degrees and a stiff headwind across SouDak. I was slow and the truck overheated so I ran the heater to cool it down. I traded for a bigger truck and have been happy.
Now has anyone tried towing right at max, under the new J2807 spec? How do the newer trucks perform against the spec?
