Need Help With My 5th Wheel/Truck
I have a 2015 Ford F150 2.7 eco boost and we bought a Wildcat Light Fifth Wheel. I ask several times over to make sure that we could pull it and were told yes. We just got off the first trip and eve...
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That camper may be within your towing capacity, but it looks like it may be OUT of your carrying capacity..
With that RV, the DRY weight is 8,147#... that would make the GVW somewhere around 9,500# - 10,000# ??? ( NEVER GO BY DRY WEIGHT )
for arguments, lets use 10k.. your PIN weight ( the weight that will go in your bed ) is probably 20% - 25% . . lets use 20% for arguments sake,...10,000# Fifth Wheel will PROBABLY have a pin weight of 2,000#.. add your hitch, and ALL people... that trucks suspension is not up to the task...
That is the problem with the 1/2 ton lineup...
I am sorry to say... the salesman got a sale
With that RV, the DRY weight is 8,147#... that would make the GVW somewhere around 9,500# - 10,000# ??? ( NEVER GO BY DRY WEIGHT )
for arguments, lets use 10k.. your PIN weight ( the weight that will go in your bed ) is probably 20% - 25% . . lets use 20% for arguments sake,...10,000# Fifth Wheel will PROBABLY have a pin weight of 2,000#.. add your hitch, and ALL people... that trucks suspension is not up to the task...
That is the problem with the 1/2 ton lineup...
I am sorry to say... the salesman got a sale
