2018 F-150 hype....believe it or not?
So while looking into travel trailers, I’m also looking into the trucks to pull it. I’m applying the same rule of weights that I was applying to truck campers when I was looking into them; whatever th...
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Maury82 wrote:Sorry, it's in my sig
I read your testimony, and I know how much your trailer weight, but you skipped out all pertinent information about your 1/2 ton truck...why leave that out?
It is testimonials like yours that doesn't help a newbie like me at all, and is why I'm putting my money on the manufacture's claims, and not based on these testimonials.
I believe the manufacturers are probably stretching their numbers,and it is why I would not tow at over 80% of a truck's ratings, whether it is a 1/2 ton or a 1 ton.
What year was your truck?
Motor?
Rear end ratio?
Payload?
Towing ratings?
We're you towing over 80% of towing/payload rating? Those are very important information that you left out.
2011 f-150
3.5L EB
3.73
2084
11,300lbs
Timbren's helped a lot with sag and stability
We're you towing over 80% of towing/payload rating? Darn close if not a little over 80%. I didn't get a chance to weigh it. It was stolen to become a meth lab.
If the numbers were the same on a 25' low side trailer it most likely would have towed much better. I have no problem towing a utility trailer, car hauler with a tractor etc.. A 35' high side TT changes the game.
