5th Wheel Towing w/ 2001 F150 7700
Hi all,
My wife and I keep going back and forth between a smaller 5th wheel or a TT. We want to make sure we make the right decision as we will be full timing. It's the battle between space and towing safety.
If my number are correct, we can handle a 27-foot TT (bumper pull) with a dry weight of less than 5K (assuming we have less than 2K of stuff to go into the TT). We are minimalists so we may have much less.
I also believe we can handle up to a 25-foot Fifth Wheel (previous owner pulled one, but only a few times a year) with a weight under 5K. I believe we have a payload of about 2,300 as the truck weighs in at just under 5500 with people, gas and stuff.
Ideally, we don't want to push our limits, but we also don't want to limit ourselves when it comes to our options.
If anybody has experience with pulling a fifth wheel with a 1/2 ton truck or with a truck like ours, any advice would be helpful. We are trying to make a decision within the next day or so and either get a 5th wheel hitch ready to go or order a good TT hitch with sway bars.
Thank you for the help in advance.
My wife and I keep going back and forth between a smaller 5th wheel or a TT. We want to make sure we make the right decision as we will be full timing. It's the battle between space and towing safety.
If my number are correct, we can handle a 27-foot TT (bumper pull) with a dry weight of less than 5K (assuming we have less than 2K of stuff to go into the TT). We are minimalists so we may have much less.
I also believe we can handle up to a 25-foot Fifth Wheel (previous owner pulled one, but only a few times a year) with a weight under 5K. I believe we have a payload of about 2,300 as the truck weighs in at just under 5500 with people, gas and stuff.
Ideally, we don't want to push our limits, but we also don't want to limit ourselves when it comes to our options.
If anybody has experience with pulling a fifth wheel with a 1/2 ton truck or with a truck like ours, any advice would be helpful. We are trying to make a decision within the next day or so and either get a 5th wheel hitch ready to go or order a good TT hitch with sway bars.
Thank you for the help in advance.
