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vmacky
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Oct 10, 2013

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" WB, and tow package with anti sway control. Bought 2014 Keystone Hideout 31 RBDS (weight lists at 7660lbs). Have a dealer installed Curt WD hitch, and Primus Brake Controller installed. Checked Ford website for towing and it lists GCVWR as 15,100 and max trailer weight as 9300#. Towed home from dealership and everything rode well. Here is the but, my brother in law, who tows a lot for his job said that I need something bigger than my F150. I don't see why if I am within max truck payload, GCVWR and everything else. Looking for other's opinions. Thanks to all.

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    vmacky
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    Oct 10, 2013
    The listed max payload for my truck is 1440#, max payload for trailer I believe is around 2000#. We actually travel fairly light as far as equipment goes as our trips are usually shorter but I understand what you are saying. Curb weight of truck is listed as 5577#'s, weight of occupants would be about 800#'s, so I am figuring that as far as truck cargo goes, I could carry no more than around 600#'s of additional cargo and or no more than around 1100#'s of cargo in trailer if having little to nothing in the truck other than passengers. Am I figuring right or wrong? I am planning on getting my truck weighed with me and wife and WD hitch on so I know where I am at with the truck weight.
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    mbopp
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    Oct 10, 2013
    Welcome to the forum.

    Until you get your rig weighed in all-up, ready-to-go-camping configuration with gas, gear, and passengers you won't know if you're within limits or not. 1/2-ton trucks run out of payload before running out of towing capacity. Since you have a SCREW my guess is you have more than DW with you? Generator? Firewood? Bikes?

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