Looking at a Highland Ridge, need some help.........
Ok, It's 35ft 10in. Unloaded weight is 8900lbs. Looks good, getting ready to trade in my F150 2.7 for a 2016 F150 3.5......What does everyone think? Model is 315BHS. Thanks, Jim
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Jim102 wrote:
So, if I got a 2016 F 150 with the V-8 (rated at 12,200 tow) what would I be lacking to have a good TV?
Thanks,
Jim
It may be "rated to tow" that amount of weight, BUT, does the truck have the payload for pin weight?...You need to forget "empty" or "dry" weights...NO ONE goes camping with an empty or dry weight 5er..You NEED to use the 5er's GVW to get a more realistic weight that you very well may be towing..take 20% of the 5er's GVW and you'll get a good idea of how much pin weight you're going to put in the bed of your truck...Add 200# for a hitch...add family, full tank of fuel, just like you're going camping..What's the GCWR of the 150?..If it were me, I wouldn't push the envelope of a 150 and "wonder if you have "enough truck...if you want a 1/2 ton truck, purchase a 5er you know the truck will handle...if you want to go bigger with a 5er...buy a truck size you won't have to "wonder" about..get the F250.
ON EDIT..if not mistaken, GVW of 5er you're looking at is 11K...pin weight could be 2200#..
Jim
