Is this safe?

DadoPax wrote:

atwowheelguy wrote:
With the 3.73, do you have the Max Tow option? In '13 that added some payload.

My experience:
2013 F150 XLT Supercrew 3.5 Ecoboost 3.55 axle
7100 GVWR
5493 as built
1607 payload
6200 loaded for camping, with WDH but without tension bars
707 load in the truck
900 payload available when loaded
6920 hitched up, 180 under GVWR, 50 under rear axle GAWR

Toy hauler 2010 Funfinder Xtra XT245
4650 brochure dry weight
5025 yellow sticker
765 brochure tongue weight (16.5% of the brochure weight, 15.2% of yellow sticker weight)
6740 Actual wt. loaded with two 250 lb. dirt bikes, full propane, battery on the tongue, no water
780 Actual tongue weight (11.6% of actual trailer weight).

Note that actual tongue weight is only 15 above the brochure tongue weight.

The loaded trailer weighs 1715 lbs. more than the yellow sticker. It had normal food and clothes, 500 lbs. of toys and no water. With your 1000 lb. toy, figure you could have 2200 lbs. more than the sticker weight, with no water. So you might be at 8300 lbs.

The 3.5 EB with the 3.55 axle moves the 12,920 GCVW with no problem, but the rear suspension is compressed. I have bought some Torq Lift StableLoads, but haven't installed them yet.

You cannot adjust the % of trailer weight on the tongue with the weight distribution hitch. You can only somewhat adjust the % of the tongue weight that is transferred from the truck rear axle to the truck front axle and the trailer axle.

My truck does have the max TRAILER, and that was rated at 1640.

Do you have any idea what the extra ~1000lbs over stick can be accounted to? I had no idea that yellow sticker could be that far off, that's crazy. I knew they were far off brochure weight, but I didn't know they were off sticker weight that much.

How far have you towed your unit on a trip? I work on the road so every couple months I will be towing it an average of 10 hours to different locations.

Thanks for all the good feedback guys!

I never weighed it without camping supplies and toys and tools in it. There was no need to. Toys require tools and spare parts and tie down hardware and lubricants and lift stands. Campers require a spare tire and a jack and batteries and propane and bedding and towels and pots and pans and food and outdoor bbq grills and folding chairs and mine has two portable generators in it. I'm guessing the yellow sticker weight does not include propane or batteries and certainly none of that other stuff. Ask around for how much others' campers weigh above that yellow sticker weight, without any motorized toys.

My longest tow has been about 650 miles round trip. I will be going on a 900 mile round trip in March to Bike Week in Daytona Beach.