Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
I have a 27' Sportsmen 5th wheel. I am looking to buy a newer truck and will be using it for driving to work 90% of the time, pulling my boat 7% of the time and my 5th wheel 3% of the time. The 5th wh...
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I've got an F150 3.5 EB with heavy tow and heavy payload packages, had to order it. I've always considered about 7-8k it's safe comfortable limit, just my opinion but I wouldn't go heavier then that, at least not for the trips I take. My FW is a lot lighter then yours at 5500 and I already burned up a set of brakes doing the winding mountain roads out west. Of course I knew nothing about driving them either.
If I followed the thread right, you're making very short trips with the trailer, while a 1/2 ton wouldn't be my choice for your trailer I think you'd be fine is the short trips don't include long steep down hills. Power does not seem to be an issue, as someone said, it's more the stopping. I've since bumped up my brake controller output.
I did spend a good deal of time looking to improve the braking last summer, not a lot that can be done other then changing the way I drive it. he sexy grooved rotors and such get mixed reviews.
If I followed the thread right, you're making very short trips with the trailer, while a 1/2 ton wouldn't be my choice for your trailer I think you'd be fine is the short trips don't include long steep down hills. Power does not seem to be an issue, as someone said, it's more the stopping. I've since bumped up my brake controller output.
I did spend a good deal of time looking to improve the braking last summer, not a lot that can be done other then changing the way I drive it. he sexy grooved rotors and such get mixed reviews.
