WDH selection/trailer loading advice.
Newbie would appreciate some help: I need some help selecting the correct product for my 2010 F-150 with factory integrated brake controller. I have a 20' equipment trailer rated at 14,000 pounds. It...
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I'm really not the one to throw stones as I once weighed 30K combined with my F350 and Goose Neck trailer with a track hoe on it. Since I haul equipment all of the time I went with a M2 Freightliner to pull my heavier loads.
OP, I believe this is an understatement: "Obviously, I lack knowledge in this area " and even with a G N trailer you will be pushing your luck with a F150. Granted you can position the load so you are not over the trucks rear axle rating and doing something like this will help in not needing WD but you do not have enough truck for what you want to do. IF it was only a couple of miles and IF you kept the speed below 20 mph and IF you only did it a couple times a year, and IF no one else did something stupid and IF there are no hills... that's a lot of IF's.
I've pushed my luck a fair amount but at some point you need to know when you've gone too far. Borrow a real truck when you need to move it.
OP, I believe this is an understatement: "Obviously, I lack knowledge in this area " and even with a G N trailer you will be pushing your luck with a F150. Granted you can position the load so you are not over the trucks rear axle rating and doing something like this will help in not needing WD but you do not have enough truck for what you want to do. IF it was only a couple of miles and IF you kept the speed below 20 mph and IF you only did it a couple times a year, and IF no one else did something stupid and IF there are no hills... that's a lot of IF's.
I've pushed my luck a fair amount but at some point you need to know when you've gone too far. Borrow a real truck when you need to move it.
