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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Thanks for the information, please indulge me further. If: the trailer brakes are adequate to control the deceleration of the trailer (and stop it). As long as I can keep the truck in front of the trailer (with the help of the WDH and airbags), and I can keep the truck pointed in the right direction, and I can control the direction by steering input, and have the H.P. to get the trailer moving; what is the critical requirement for a larger truck?
My 2010 F150 4 x 4 crew cab (6 ½’ bed) with V-8 has 3,200 miles on it. I can’t really justify replacing it with a larger vehicle for the 1-2 times a year I might have to move a “massive load” (try selling that to the wife). The 2015 Ford F150 lists towing specs up to “Best-in-class 12,200-lb. maximum tow rating**” So, what significant improvement did Ford make (over my 2010) to a stock truck to accommodate this capacity, that I cannot duplicate with aftermarket modifications (besides the 700lbs weight reduction by using aluminum components instead of sheet metal)?
I hope I’m getting a “little” smarter. Some years back I towed a 22’ trailer with farm implements tipping the scale at little over 10K, 1K miles RT to/from a dealer with a 2000 Ranger 4.0L 4 x 4 TV. Augmented by no more than overload springs and a brake controller at highway speeds. The dealer told me before departure “if you make it back, first thing you should do is; stop at a Ford dealer. Because they are go ‘in to wanna put you in a commercial.”
I did make it back and have pictures of the tow package sitting in front of the local dealer. I decided I wasn’t going to do that again. Maybe more surprising; I didn’t get stopped through two states of interstate driving. They didn’t put the vehicle in a commercial but, I was surprised at the trade in the dealer offered me. So, I moved up to my first F150.
Anyway, I am not quite sure how manufacturers establish the capacities of their vehicles?
My 2010 F150 4 x 4 crew cab (6 ½’ bed) with V-8 has 3,200 miles on it. I can’t really justify replacing it with a larger vehicle for the 1-2 times a year I might have to move a “massive load” (try selling that to the wife). The 2015 Ford F150 lists towing specs up to “Best-in-class 12,200-lb. maximum tow rating**” So, what significant improvement did Ford make (over my 2010) to a stock truck to accommodate this capacity, that I cannot duplicate with aftermarket modifications (besides the 700lbs weight reduction by using aluminum components instead of sheet metal)?
I hope I’m getting a “little” smarter. Some years back I towed a 22’ trailer with farm implements tipping the scale at little over 10K, 1K miles RT to/from a dealer with a 2000 Ranger 4.0L 4 x 4 TV. Augmented by no more than overload springs and a brake controller at highway speeds. The dealer told me before departure “if you make it back, first thing you should do is; stop at a Ford dealer. Because they are go ‘in to wanna put you in a commercial.”
I did make it back and have pictures of the tow package sitting in front of the local dealer. I decided I wasn’t going to do that again. Maybe more surprising; I didn’t get stopped through two states of interstate driving. They didn’t put the vehicle in a commercial but, I was surprised at the trade in the dealer offered me. So, I moved up to my first F150.
Anyway, I am not quite sure how manufacturers establish the capacities of their vehicles?
