F150 with a new Travel Trailer
I have a 2006 Ford F150 FX4 Supercrew with the following specs. 5.4L V8 Engine 3.73 gearing 139" wheel base 5509 curb weight 7200 GVWR 9200 Towing With passengers, bikes, wood, etc. I would ...
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twodownzero wrote:
You are out of payload before even getting in the truck. 5500 curb weight + 1000 pounds of stuff + 700 pounds of tongue weight on your unloaded trailer and you'll have no GVWR left for passengers. If your 1k estimate is right and includes passengers, even a few pound increase in hitch weight puts you over GVWR.
I think it'd be suicide to try to hitch these two together. Anything over 28-30 feet with a 1/2 ton is pushing it. On a heavy 4 door 1/2 ton, especially so.
Good thing I didn't ask you if my 2002 Expedition would tow my 27' TT. Cause it did, and did it well, and good thing I didn't ask you if my 2004 F150 would tow my 27' or my 30' TT. Cause it did, and did it VERY well, and good thing I didn't ask you if my 2013 F150 will tow my current 30' TT, Cause it does a GREAT job, and you know what. There has been no suicide, or even thoughts of it. In fact. My 2013 F150 will once again be towing my 30' 7500lb GVWR TT up the mountains again this summer. And it will do it effortlessly. As it has done it for the past 4 years.
I guess that is the difference between those of us that can, and those of us that can't.
Don't worry about the horses boys. Just load the wagon.
