Towing a 13,500 dry weight 5er?

1ofmany wrote:

IdaD wrote:
250/350 generally doesn't matter, at least on newer trucks. SRW/DRW is the more important distinction, and if a trailer is pushing 14k dry, that's probably DRW territory.

Actually not accurate...350s have upgraded springs over the 250.

Not always, and even when true timbrens or airbags address the rear spring issue and the trucks are generally otherwise identical. The real step up comes when you go to four rear tires.

My trailer is just around 13000 when we leave for a weekend camp. My C3500 Chevy is the smallest truck I would want to use. When we bought the trailer we didnt even have a truck and my father-in-law pulled it home for us (DRY) with his F250 and that truck pulled it just fine but the ass was sagging really bad and the truck was all over the road. He wouldnt go above 40mph with it

Currently tow a 10K 5ver and would go up to 13-14K with my SRW LBCC F350. Perhaps a dually would be more stable but my truck is also my DD in the suburbs around NYC. It does the job for us, and the 2013 does it a LOT better than the 2002 did it in terms of ability to handle the weight. I would NOT use a 250 for that trailer, though many do just that.

Thanks!...Good to know that I was on track!

1500 lbs on board easy not including anything in the holding tanks. The salesperson is wacked out.

janegowest wrote:
I did say that it would probably be about 2,000 after we loaded up, and he said, "You don't load your tanks before you leave the house! You load up the water right before you reach your campsite (if boondocking), and you don't leave the house with full grey and back tanks!"

However, if boondocking, on the way back, I might have some of these tanks full?

I guess if we are at a campsite, we would have free water, so we don't need to load the water tanks...and we can empty the grey and black before leaving the campsite. But, we might need some water during travel for washing up, etc...

We always travel with some fresh water. We like to use the sinks, toilet and even the shower when needed. And that water then goes into the waste tanks.
We have in our trailer just about every thing we have at home. Plus the chairs and propane stove. Our entire load is about 1500# for just a weekend, a week or 2 is not a lot more. Most of that weight never leaves the trailer. It’s just easier to stock the trailer with its own stuff than carry it in and out of the house.

IdaD wrote:
250/350 generally doesn't matter, at least on newer trucks. SRW/DRW is the more important distinction, and if a trailer is pushing 14k dry, that's probably DRW territory.

Actually not accurate...350s have upgraded springs over the 250.

If the payload is around 2000lbs a New SRW will handle it with ease.A 15/15500 fiver is a non issue for the Big 3

250/350 generally doesn't matter, at least on newer trucks. SRW/DRW is the more important distinction, and if a trailer is pushing 14k dry, that's probably DRW territory.

My fiver is that weight. We tow with a 1 ton dually. Would never try that with the F250 I had before this one. It's heavy.