My first TV and trailer setup...
Hi All, First, great Forum! Spent the last several hours looking around, and the information/advice is first rate. Apologies in advance for my first post being a novel. I'm a trailering noob, but...
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Congrats on your set up!
I had a 97 F150 5 lug. Extended cab 5.4 with 3.55 gears. It was rated to pull 8,000 lbs. I pulled a 6,500-7,000 lb loaded camper (31.5 ft overall length). It did a great job. I often had it singing at 4,000-4,500 RPM's and it never had a problem.
I could feel the trailer behind me but that was expected and it never was unsafe. I just threw on a second away bar and all was great. It was a very satisfying and safe experience.
We needed a crew cab and wanted to start carrying a golf cart in the bed so we found a 99 Crew Cab F350 Dually.
I got the hitch set up and and went for my first tow...I found that the V10 behaved nearly identical to the 5.4. It reved nearly the same RPM on the same hills. I also felt the trailer behind me in the F350. The old saying "I Couldn't even tell its back there" was not true at all.
The biggest difference was weight carrying capacity. I felt much more nimble in the F150, towing and not towing. The F350 handled like a barge and hooking a trailer to it only made it worse.
This experience led me back to another F150 and losing the golf card need. While I do not intend to tow another 6,500 lb trailer when I do tow with it it will be properly set up and I fully expect a positive experience.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
I had a 97 F150 5 lug. Extended cab 5.4 with 3.55 gears. It was rated to pull 8,000 lbs. I pulled a 6,500-7,000 lb loaded camper (31.5 ft overall length). It did a great job. I often had it singing at 4,000-4,500 RPM's and it never had a problem.
I could feel the trailer behind me but that was expected and it never was unsafe. I just threw on a second away bar and all was great. It was a very satisfying and safe experience.
We needed a crew cab and wanted to start carrying a golf cart in the bed so we found a 99 Crew Cab F350 Dually.
I got the hitch set up and and went for my first tow...I found that the V10 behaved nearly identical to the 5.4. It reved nearly the same RPM on the same hills. I also felt the trailer behind me in the F350. The old saying "I Couldn't even tell its back there" was not true at all.
The biggest difference was weight carrying capacity. I felt much more nimble in the F150, towing and not towing. The F350 handled like a barge and hooking a trailer to it only made it worse.
This experience led me back to another F150 and losing the golf card need. While I do not intend to tow another 6,500 lb trailer when I do tow with it it will be properly set up and I fully expect a positive experience.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
