Should I Buy The Dealer's Hitch
I'm buying a bumper pull trailer and the dealer is offering to install a weight distribution hitch for $1,000. They said it is an Equal-i-zer, I don't remember which model. It's my first trailer so ...
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I'm an F150 tower, but I'm only towing about #7000. My F150 has a "tow rating" of #11,000.. It's MaxTow, has #7700 GVWR and #1900 payload according to the door jamb sticker. All fine and dandy, right..
Well, I've been towing stuff of different combinations since the mid 80's.
At this point in my life, I like a nice comfy tow. Not a maxed out load that sure, all the bench numbers match up, but out on the open road with all the other Nuts out there... No thanks. :)
If your new trailer "can be loaded" to #9000 GVWR, chances are, over time, you'll get that heavy. I know I'm at my trailers #7000 GVWR, as I pack heavy, carry all the water I want to and don't worry about it! :)
I have just a simple WD hitch setup. Just a #1000 bar and chain setup. Dealer charged me $350 for it back in 2003 when I used it on my 1997 F150.
I transferred that hitch to my 13 F150 and it's still just fine for my towing comfort.
Anyway, I'd get the F250 for your choice of trailer and maybe get just a basic WD hitch setup. All those fancy and $$ hitches are all fine and dandy and have their purpose in life.. They give the owners of them a comfy tow and that's the main thing, as the point of getting out in an RV is to be relaxed and comfortable, right?
Good luck! Mitch
Well, I've been towing stuff of different combinations since the mid 80's.
At this point in my life, I like a nice comfy tow. Not a maxed out load that sure, all the bench numbers match up, but out on the open road with all the other Nuts out there... No thanks. :)
If your new trailer "can be loaded" to #9000 GVWR, chances are, over time, you'll get that heavy. I know I'm at my trailers #7000 GVWR, as I pack heavy, carry all the water I want to and don't worry about it! :)
I have just a simple WD hitch setup. Just a #1000 bar and chain setup. Dealer charged me $350 for it back in 2003 when I used it on my 1997 F150.
I transferred that hitch to my 13 F150 and it's still just fine for my towing comfort.
Anyway, I'd get the F250 for your choice of trailer and maybe get just a basic WD hitch setup. All those fancy and $$ hitches are all fine and dandy and have their purpose in life.. They give the owners of them a comfy tow and that's the main thing, as the point of getting out in an RV is to be relaxed and comfortable, right?
Good luck! Mitch
