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avvidclif1
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015

RV Salesman "It's 1/2T towable"

I traded in a 5th wheel on a new toy hauler recently. I went to the dealers website the other day and got a good laugh. My old 5er was listed as 1/2T towable. "At a weight of only 9400 lbs it is 1/2T towable"

Maybe if you took out the battery and propane tanks and emptied the trailer. The 9400 is shipping weight and I added another A/C. The actual weight of the trailer when ready to camp is ~11,300 with ~2400+ lbs on the pin.

1/2T towable, Uh huh get real. Good laugh for me.
  • naturist's avatar
    naturist
    Nomad
    Apr 13, 2015
    I recall seeing a photo of a marine I-6 diesel engine once. As I recall, it was somewhere north of 10,000 horsepower, and you could drop a garbage can down each cylinder. Sideways. I think that was the engine they expected you to have in your 1/2 ton PU . . . .

    Doesn't everybody?
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    spud1957
    Explorer
    Apr 13, 2015
    Me Again wrote:
    JIMNLIN wrote:
    The newer F150 HD 8200 GVWR are rated up to 3300 payload and have a 12000 lb tow rating.


    All with a V6 engine! Imagine that!!! And made from recycle aluminum beer cans. I think I will just keep my old Dodge/Ram/Cummins!

    Chris


    V6, I6, who's looking?

    365HP (stock), 245HP(stock), who's counting?

    All in fun Chris. :D

    I would NEVER consider pulling 12K with an F150. I'll stick with the real HD trucks. It would be almost impossible to hook a 12K 5th wheel and stay under your rear 4800lb GAWR!!! I'm sure I just slighted all HD F150 owners didn't I?

    Just a slight edit re the 2015s. The HD package is now only 7850.
  • rickeoni's avatar
    rickeoni
    Explorer
    Apr 13, 2015
    I took my f150 when we started looking at 5er's, every salesman asked what I was towing with laughed when I showed him the f150, and tried to steer me in another direction.
  • e-light's avatar
    e-light
    Explorer
    Apr 13, 2015
    JIMNLIN wrote:
    The newer F150 HD 8200 GVWR are rated up to 3300 payload and have a 12000 lb tow rating.


    Obviously the exception...f150 HDs are pretty rare though.
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    Apr 13, 2015
    JIMNLIN wrote:
    The newer F150 HD 8200 GVWR are rated up to 3300 payload and have a 12000 lb tow rating.


    All with a V6 engine! Imagine that!!! And made from recycle aluminum beer cans. I think I will just keep my old Dodge/Ram/Cummins!

    Chris
  • JIMNLIN's avatar
    JIMNLIN
    Explorer III
    Apr 13, 2015
    The newer F150 HD 8200 GVWR are rated up to 3300 payload and have a 12000 lb tow rating.
  • laknox's avatar
    laknox
    Nomad
    Apr 13, 2015
    avvidclif1 wrote:
    I traded in a 5th wheel on a new toy hauler recently. I went to the dealers website the other day and got a good laugh. My old 5er was listed as 1/2T towable. "At a weight of only 9400 lbs it is 1/2T towable"

    Maybe if you took out the battery and propane tanks and emptied the trailer. The 9400 is shipping weight and I added another A/C. The actual weight of the trailer when ready to camp is ~11,300 with ~2400+ lbs on the pin.

    1/2T towable, Uh huh get real. Good laugh for me.


    I walked out on a salesman a couple months ago when he insisted on telling me that Jayco Eagle HT's were half-ton towable. I offered to look up truck specs and he declined. This is absolute b.s. by the manufacturers and I'm just waiting for someone with more money than sense to sue one for false advertising. The =only= truly 1/2 ton FWs, IMO, are Scamp, and the like, with some older 19/20'-ers.

    Lyle

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