OK, so I weighed today - considering 5th wheel
So the F150 full tank and wife and I, ice chest and our typical load of a few other things as if we were traveling:
-------GAWR-----Scale--Diff
Front..4050.....3700....350
Rear...4800.....2880...1920
-------GVWR
Total..8200.....6580...1620
The front actually was a bit surprising but I've heard the ecoboost is heavy.
Looking at a couple of 'light' 5th wheels with dry pin weight between 1150 and 1300. Since I have no idea what the pin wt. will actually be off the lot I'm adding 150 for propane and batteries then adding our what we think our typical load might add to the pin so about 200 additional lbs. on the pin. The 1150 pin becomes 1500 for our 'start' weight.
What I don't want to do is be afraid to load a 5 gallon gas can in bed of truck or bring my small Yamaha generator when I do need it. If I where to go 100 or 150 lbs. over GVWR on some trips for whatever reason, will the additional axel capacity be sufficient? We typically travel light anyway from years of pop-ups and small TT, I don't want to micromanage weight and have to leave a pack of ham behind because it put me 2 oz. over GVWR.
-------GAWR-----Scale--Diff
Front..4050.....3700....350
Rear...4800.....2880...1920
-------GVWR
Total..8200.....6580...1620
The front actually was a bit surprising but I've heard the ecoboost is heavy.
Looking at a couple of 'light' 5th wheels with dry pin weight between 1150 and 1300. Since I have no idea what the pin wt. will actually be off the lot I'm adding 150 for propane and batteries then adding our what we think our typical load might add to the pin so about 200 additional lbs. on the pin. The 1150 pin becomes 1500 for our 'start' weight.
What I don't want to do is be afraid to load a 5 gallon gas can in bed of truck or bring my small Yamaha generator when I do need it. If I where to go 100 or 150 lbs. over GVWR on some trips for whatever reason, will the additional axel capacity be sufficient? We typically travel light anyway from years of pop-ups and small TT, I don't want to micromanage weight and have to leave a pack of ham behind because it put me 2 oz. over GVWR.
