F250 payload capacity and hitch weight
Hi all, New to the forum, and RVing. I have a F250 with 1865 lbs of payload capacity. By my back of the envelope calculations, most 5th wheel trailers, even the ones advertised as HT towable, will ...
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fj12ryder wrote:
My thought would be if the dry weight is 9000 lbs., the loaded weight will be around 11,000 lbs. That would put the hitch weight at 2200 lbs., or more, figuring 20 percent hitch weight. If you're over with a hitch weight of 1800 lbs. you'll be over more with the trailer loaded to travel.
I figured same percentage as dry hitch weight, around 17%, and perhaps not loaded to the very limit. At GVWR that assumption would put me at 1900 lbs hitch weight - just over the limit, but without passengers and weight of the hitch itself.
