Can you really tow a fiver with a 1/2 ton?
Jayco says these fifth wheels are "half-ton towable": http://www.jayco.com/products/fifth-wheels/2017-eagle-ht-fifth-wheels/floorplans-and-prices/ They seem to all be < 10,000 lbs GVWR. I'm l...
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I've been doing it for 3 years now. Leave in 2 days for a month long 4,500 mi. adventure through Colorado and out to Utah, then back to Minn.
For an f-150 you must get a SuperCrew, 6.5 bed with the Heavy Duty Payload and Max Tow packages. The HD Payload is critical - otherwise there is no way you can carry the pin weight of the loaded fifth plus passengers in the truck.
Mine scales right at the max for payload capacity. The new Fords have more, though, so that is a plus.
We've done almost 12,000 miles, to all three coasts, and not had a single issue that could be blamed on "not enough truck". Sure, bigger is better - but at the time, I had to balance the costs, the daily driving need, etc. also.
The sad part is that while many 1/2 ton trucks can tow a fifth, only a tricked out Ford seems to be able to carry a fifth.
For an f-150 you must get a SuperCrew, 6.5 bed with the Heavy Duty Payload and Max Tow packages. The HD Payload is critical - otherwise there is no way you can carry the pin weight of the loaded fifth plus passengers in the truck.
Mine scales right at the max for payload capacity. The new Fords have more, though, so that is a plus.
We've done almost 12,000 miles, to all three coasts, and not had a single issue that could be blamed on "not enough truck". Sure, bigger is better - but at the time, I had to balance the costs, the daily driving need, etc. also.
The sad part is that while many 1/2 ton trucks can tow a fifth, only a tricked out Ford seems to be able to carry a fifth.
