New Travel Trailer
My wife and myself (67&68)are looking to buy a used TT. I have a 2013 3.5l V6 Ecoboost with Max tow package. We would like a enclosed shower, ducted ac/air, Gas/Elect water heater. Something in the 2...
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But what is the cargo rating? I have found that "1/2 ton" pickups run out of cargo capacity long before they run out of tow capacity.
Cargo capacity will include any and all passengers, any post manufacture additions, the weight of the hitch, the tongue weight of the trailer, plus what ever you put in the bed of the truck.
There is no way I could safely pull a trailer that weighed the max my F150 was rated to pull. The added tongue weight would send the cargo weight way over unless only my wife did the driving and I stayed home, and I didn't put any stuff in the bed of the truck.
I have found with "1/2 ton" trucks, the cargo capacity is the critical number, not the tow capacity.
Cargo capacity will include any and all passengers, any post manufacture additions, the weight of the hitch, the tongue weight of the trailer, plus what ever you put in the bed of the truck.
There is no way I could safely pull a trailer that weighed the max my F150 was rated to pull. The added tongue weight would send the cargo weight way over unless only my wife did the driving and I stayed home, and I didn't put any stuff in the bed of the truck.
I have found with "1/2 ton" trucks, the cargo capacity is the critical number, not the tow capacity.
LewBob wrote:old guy wrote:
your truck is a so-so truck. meaning it will only tow a small TT not a 29 ft tt. be sure you are with in your towing rating and nothing more. don't forget to add in passengers, gas and clothes and any thing else you put in the truck and the TT.
My F-150 EcoBoost is rated at 11,200 pounds towing capacity. Last year I pulled my previous trailer, a 32-foot Bullet, from south Texas to Oregon with no problems. I believe that a 26-29 foot trailer should be well within capacity.
