Hitch for 3/4 ton TV and 37-ft TT
Greetings - We are soon to become first-time RV travel trailer owners. I would appreciate some wise counsel on what would be the most prudent WD/SC (weight-distribution/sway-control) hitch to purc...
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Here are towing specs from 1999 Ford Super Duty Towing Chart (F-250 SRW)
GCWR 20,000
GVWR 8,800
Payload 2,900
Rear Axle Rating 6,830
Available payload (2,900 lbs) to be calculated as follows: weight of all cargo in bed of truck + weight of passengers + trailer tongue weight
If GVWR of TT is 10,000 lbs (assuming we fill the thing up to that weight) then that translates to tongue weight of about 1200-1500 lbs.
Weight of five passengers (crew cab) is about 600 lbs (2 adults and 3 kids).
We are up to 1800-2100 lbs toward our max 2900 payload which leaves about 1000 lbs of gear to throw in the bed of the truck (luggage, etc.). That's using the most conservative weight estimates, so I feel pretty good about that.
NOTE: Dry weights of the TT models we are looking at are 7300 and 7700 lbs so the above estimates assume we load the trailers with over 2000 lbs of gear, water, etc.
Additional thoughts?
Thanks,
Dave
GCWR 20,000
GVWR 8,800
Payload 2,900
Rear Axle Rating 6,830
Available payload (2,900 lbs) to be calculated as follows: weight of all cargo in bed of truck + weight of passengers + trailer tongue weight
If GVWR of TT is 10,000 lbs (assuming we fill the thing up to that weight) then that translates to tongue weight of about 1200-1500 lbs.
Weight of five passengers (crew cab) is about 600 lbs (2 adults and 3 kids).
We are up to 1800-2100 lbs toward our max 2900 payload which leaves about 1000 lbs of gear to throw in the bed of the truck (luggage, etc.). That's using the most conservative weight estimates, so I feel pretty good about that.
NOTE: Dry weights of the TT models we are looking at are 7300 and 7700 lbs so the above estimates assume we load the trailers with over 2000 lbs of gear, water, etc.
Additional thoughts?
Thanks,
Dave
