2011 Ford F150 and Travel Trailer
Newbie here and appreciate what I have gathered from this forum so far. Just looking for opinions from some experienced people. Have a 2011 Ford F150 Super Crew with 3.73 rear axel, 5.0 L V8, 4x4, 145...
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With the WDH set up correctly, factoring in that a portion of the tongue weight is sent back to the trailer axles, it is realistic to use a the rated 865 as hitch weight as a ballpark, with a bit of that sent back to the trailer. Maybe a bit more when loaded
So 1400lbs - 800 tongue leaves you with 600lbs for people and stuff. Put the cargo in the trailer, and people only in the truck and you should have adequate payload for you and yours. (EDIT - Not only that but the springs are the low rated item on your truck, the axles and suspension are designed and rated for much more, it's the springs that dictate your vehicles GAWR, and GVWR).
But that's all a guess, but folks who tow full time have a vastly different bent as far as running heavy / daily driver compromise. you certainly are no over by much, and if set up correctly should be plenty safe. Being a few pounds heavy because of lower rated springs is not the end of the world.
Some pretty whacko tongue weight assumptions and lack of real world experience with regards to what ends up on the truck axles being posted, as usual.
So 1400lbs - 800 tongue leaves you with 600lbs for people and stuff. Put the cargo in the trailer, and people only in the truck and you should have adequate payload for you and yours. (EDIT - Not only that but the springs are the low rated item on your truck, the axles and suspension are designed and rated for much more, it's the springs that dictate your vehicles GAWR, and GVWR).
But that's all a guess, but folks who tow full time have a vastly different bent as far as running heavy / daily driver compromise. you certainly are no over by much, and if set up correctly should be plenty safe. Being a few pounds heavy because of lower rated springs is not the end of the world.
Some pretty whacko tongue weight assumptions and lack of real world experience with regards to what ends up on the truck axles being posted, as usual.
