F-150 Crew Max Tow vs. Hideout 30ft TT

ah64id wrote:
It's comes down to preference, you might be in the ratings but many feel some 1/2 tons are overrated, or leave too little extra rating over "allowable" rating. I wouldn't tow that trailer with a 1/2 ton with my family in the cab around here.

Many also don't really know if they are in their ratings or not. Have you scaled your setup?

A quick search shows your truck has a 1840lb payload, is that correct? A fully loaded 32' TT will probably end up with a tongue weight of about 1200lbs, if not more. . The hitch will likely take another 100lbs of that. That just doesn't leave much room for family and anything in the truck, and is the biggest issue with 1/2 tons. Their limits aren't really negotiable, unlike SRW HD trucks.

My TT has similar empty weights and my TW jumps up to 1250lbs really quickly and I have seen it as high as 1350. Just my 0.02.

Did you tow this specific trailer with the F-350? And what generation F-350 was it?

Not sure where you are getting your tongue weight figures from? My trailers dry weight is 6500lbs and the dry hitch weight is 825lbs. I did have my setup weighed. My trailer(loaded) weighed 7500lbs. My truck weighed 7540lbs with the trailer attached and the family aboard with gear in the bed.My tongue weight is 940lbs and the weight on my rear axle was 3850lbs.

So I'm close but still 160lbs under my gvwr,
200lbs under my rear axle rating,
And 3500lbs+ under my tow rating. I do realize I have to I keep track of what goes into the bed of the truck. I'm sure you Superduty owners don't have to worry about that but it's not that big a deal. So as I said, I'm under all my ratings and my truck tows the trailer great! I have 3 seasons with this trailer with thousands of carefree miles traveled. No need for a 3/4 or 1 ton truck me. At least not till I'm ready to go bigger.