Are My TV & TT a Good Match?
Last year we bought a 2007 Ford F150 King Ranch Supercrew 4x2 to haul a trailer for us to dog shows. A few months later we bought the trailer, a 2008 Coachman Captiva 288FKS. We've been towing all ...
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Whats your payload for the truck? Don't see that number.
Weighing your config, loaded ready to camp, is the right answer. Short of that, start with Payload for the truck. Subtract what you have in the truck (passengers, cargo etc). Remaining cargo capacity is what you have available for tongue weight and the WD hitch weight.
The fact you burned up the torque converter shows you were not a good match. The fact you upgraded that component, to include the tranny cooler is great, but that does nothing for payload/cargo capacity.
Cargo Capacity can be found on the door jamb on the yellow sticker.
Mike
Weighing your config, loaded ready to camp, is the right answer. Short of that, start with Payload for the truck. Subtract what you have in the truck (passengers, cargo etc). Remaining cargo capacity is what you have available for tongue weight and the WD hitch weight.
The fact you burned up the torque converter shows you were not a good match. The fact you upgraded that component, to include the tranny cooler is great, but that does nothing for payload/cargo capacity.
Cargo Capacity can be found on the door jamb on the yellow sticker.
Mike
