Towing capacity
Buying my first travel trailer and have a question. My truck is rated at 12500 towing capacity and the toy hauler I am looking at is 9900 dry weight. Am I going to heavy?
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mkirsch wrote:
Or, the OP got what he was looking for and is sitting back watching the fireworks.
When it looks like a troll, walks like a troll, quacks like a troll... It's a troll.
Simple answer is an F150 with a 12,500lb tow capacity, you will never be happy with towing 9900+ over much distance. On the other hand an F250 with a 12,500lb tow capacity, you will be very happy towing 9900+ anywhere and everywhere unless you have an apoplexy any time the engine exceeds 2000RPM. Then, get the diesel.
The difference is duty cycle.
Well said mkirsch
Maybe troll, maybe sheepish 1 and done poster...doesn't matter, it's rude either way.
However, in this case, he/she basically gave about all the info needed, other than discerning between bp or 5ver Toy Hauler.
I assumed bp trailer, which a 10klb "dry" TH has a gvw of likely 14-15klbs. It also has a tongue weight around 2klbs, with no heavy "toys" in the garage. Add abnormally heavy tw compared to an avg TT and generally a significantly higher profile (not many low pro TH out there) and it just aboot kicks you out of 3/4 ton gasser territory except in the best of conditions (flat land, no altitude loss).
I'm probably the least weight cop on this forum and I can say emphatically that there isn't a half ton out there that has the chassis to handle this trailer. I tried already and lost on that one....lol.
Our TH is supposedly 8klb base weight, so 20% smaller than the OP's.
Just for giggles, I tried hooking it to my new half ton.
No matter how I adjusted or cranked the wdh, that trailer still buried the @ss end of the truck. Right down to the bump stops. Sure bags or _______ could hold it up, but even in my book the little half ton was grossly out matched by the tw of the TH.
But good luck OP!
