Towing question before purchase
Here's another towing question that needs answered before the big purchase!!! We have a 2010 Ford 150 super crew 4x2 with towing pkg 5.4L3-V8 Axle ratio 3.55 GCWR 15,300 Max loaded trailer weig...
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To the OP, the way your truck is equipped, I think you should look for a travel trailer with a dry weight of around 5,000 lbs. At that weight you can carry necessities in the trailer, and some things inside the cab and the bed of the truck without exceeding your GVWR or RAWR. The 9,800 lb. tow rating is not for TT's. Those ratings are derived with a flat bed trailer, usually with a load of bricks or cinder blocks. The load is kept to a height that is lower than the trucks tailgate, and has very little wind drag. RV trailers have a tremendous amount of frontal area, that acts as a huge wind drag going down the road.
