New to owning a truck and RVing
I posted yesterday and I guess I was missing some information in my post. When you're new at stuff, you know..in any event here is my question in full details I hope I just bought, my first ever, a...
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I am new to towing this year. I have a 2011 F150 FX4 , 5.0, 3.73, tow package.
Door sticker says max payload is 1425 lbs.I'v since added a tonneau cover,mud flaps and spray in bed liner,so my max payload is more like 1325 lbs.
We bought our first trailer in March 2013.It's a 23ft Evergreen i-Go ,GVWR 6250lbs. We have travelled almost 4500kms with it through Alberta, B.C ,Montana,Idaho and Washington. Mostly it's just me and the wife,but we have had 3 adults and 2 childen in the truck for 1 week from Calgary to Idaho and back. I normally travel in the 90-105 km/hr speed range.
The truck handled great with 5 people and the trailer weighing about 5600lbs through the Rockies at 30C.I was able to maintain 80-90 km/hr while climbing up the mountains.
Depending on how many people you have in the truck,and how much stuff you have in trailer,you should be okay,but the trailer fully loaded at 7000lbs,and a fully loaded truck might be a handfull.
Door sticker says max payload is 1425 lbs.I'v since added a tonneau cover,mud flaps and spray in bed liner,so my max payload is more like 1325 lbs.
We bought our first trailer in March 2013.It's a 23ft Evergreen i-Go ,GVWR 6250lbs. We have travelled almost 4500kms with it through Alberta, B.C ,Montana,Idaho and Washington. Mostly it's just me and the wife,but we have had 3 adults and 2 childen in the truck for 1 week from Calgary to Idaho and back. I normally travel in the 90-105 km/hr speed range.
The truck handled great with 5 people and the trailer weighing about 5600lbs through the Rockies at 30C.I was able to maintain 80-90 km/hr while climbing up the mountains.
Depending on how many people you have in the truck,and how much stuff you have in trailer,you should be okay,but the trailer fully loaded at 7000lbs,and a fully loaded truck might be a handfull.
