Crazy or Doable?
Catchy title, huh? Posted this over on one of the F150 forums I frequent but want an RV'er perspective.
Assuming all goes well next year we are planning on the RV to go with our truck. So we went to the Hershey show over the weekend and found a few we like and just want to make sure the #'s are sane with those that know more than I do.
The Truck
2011 F150 Ecoboost, Max Tow, Supercrew Shortbed. Payload from the yellow sticker - 1820. GVWR - 7650, front 3750, rear 4050. LineX liner and Tonnopro Hard Cover.
Us
Just 2 of us + dog, estimate 710lbs for people, dog, gear in bed, etc. Subtracting that out we should have 1110 lbs of available payload.
Looking at RV's such as the Hemisphere 282RK I see these #'s:
Length - 35'0"
Dry weight - 6620
CCC - 1901
GVWR - 8521
Dry Tongue - 700
So assuming a fully loaded trailer and a 15% tongue weight, that's 1278 lbs or 168lbs over max payload. That's worst case so I'm confident the #'s would be under on all accounts.
Does this all sound reasonable or a recipe for disaster? Thanks!
Assuming all goes well next year we are planning on the RV to go with our truck. So we went to the Hershey show over the weekend and found a few we like and just want to make sure the #'s are sane with those that know more than I do.
The Truck
2011 F150 Ecoboost, Max Tow, Supercrew Shortbed. Payload from the yellow sticker - 1820. GVWR - 7650, front 3750, rear 4050. LineX liner and Tonnopro Hard Cover.
Us
Just 2 of us + dog, estimate 710lbs for people, dog, gear in bed, etc. Subtracting that out we should have 1110 lbs of available payload.
Looking at RV's such as the Hemisphere 282RK I see these #'s:
Length - 35'0"
Dry weight - 6620
CCC - 1901
GVWR - 8521
Dry Tongue - 700
So assuming a fully loaded trailer and a 15% tongue weight, that's 1278 lbs or 168lbs over max payload. That's worst case so I'm confident the #'s would be under on all accounts.
Does this all sound reasonable or a recipe for disaster? Thanks!
