Trying to find the best TT / Toy Hauler Fit
Hello. This looks like a great place to get information. Our family has decided to declutter and go full time RV'ing for a while. Our ultimate goal is to buy land and build a new house, but to do i...
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A quick search on the Adrenaline turned up a nearly 9.5K# dryweight and over 38' which is way too much for a half ton regardless of how your Ford 150 is configured. It has nothing to do with what your truck can pull (towing capacity), it's what your truck can carry (payload capacity) that is crucial. Go weigh your truck loaded with passengers and all cargo that will be aboard when towing, subtract that weight from your GVWR noted on the sticker on your driver door jamb. This new number is your available payload. You won't be anywhere near your towing capacity before exceeding available payload.
We have a TT TH ourselves that isn't quite as heavy (10K# loaded with toys) or long (33') and use a 3/4 ton Chevy HD to haul it around, I wouldn't use anything less. Another point is toyhaulers are very tongue heavy by nature, which is only magnified when no toys are in the garage to help reduce tongue weight. Tongue weight will be at least 1500# with dryweight listed above, it will be more once loaded for travel. That directly eats up your available payload capacity. Let's pretend you are OK on payload, a 9.5K# dryweight rig will certainly be close if not beyond the mythical 11K# towing capacity of your Ford F150 with the type of use you indicated in your post.
We have a TT TH ourselves that isn't quite as heavy (10K# loaded with toys) or long (33') and use a 3/4 ton Chevy HD to haul it around, I wouldn't use anything less. Another point is toyhaulers are very tongue heavy by nature, which is only magnified when no toys are in the garage to help reduce tongue weight. Tongue weight will be at least 1500# with dryweight listed above, it will be more once loaded for travel. That directly eats up your available payload capacity. Let's pretend you are OK on payload, a 9.5K# dryweight rig will certainly be close if not beyond the mythical 11K# towing capacity of your Ford F150 with the type of use you indicated in your post.
