F150 from 2500

Rumtan, that's the key in wind...SLOW DOWN and know when to pull off and point the nose into the wind.

Sounds like a good match. Hitch up and go camping!

I love 3/4 ton oil burners for towing over 5k

Let us know how you like the truck and trailer combination.

Congratulations on your F-150.

My 2011 F-150 4x4 is a perfect match to my 25 ft. Dutchmen. Because of all the bells and whistles that came on it, my max cargo is 1411 lbs. Across the scales my TT is 6400 lbs. when loaded for the road. It is a pleasure to pull.

We have towed 30,000 miles in the last three years in the Rockies, the AZ desert, the cross winds in OK and TX down to the flatland of FL.

While it is 10 mph towing, when unhitched and sightseeing it is easily 18 mpg.

I hope you enjoy yours as much as we have enjoyed ours.

We stayed 6 days in a state campground last week. While riding our bikes around the campground, I was surprised how many half ton pickups were parked with 30'~ travel trailers. We tow our 32.5' TT with our F250 with no sway control. Would the F150 properly equipped really be that much different? It's been a long time since we towed our 21' Aljo with our '94 F150. Also with no sway control.

Towing with a half ton is limited by the max cargo capacity which is unique for each vehicle. It is often posted on the door jamb.

My F-150 with a 1411 lb. max cargo is fine with my 700 lb. tongue weight and my DW, dog and camp gear.

I have been told that some F-150s have a max cargo as high as 1900 lbs. while the lowest figure I have heard of is 1200 lbs.

So, I suppose a large TT is possible. Also, some folks do not mind overloading their TV; especially pick-ups. They just accept the increased wear and tear.

My 2014 F150 has a cargo capacity of 2246#. But I have the HD package on mine. My previous F150, a 2005 model, had a cc of 1486#.

rbpru wrote:
Towing with a half ton is limited by the max cargo capacity which is unique for each vehicle. It is often posted on the door jamb.

My F-150 with a 1411 lb. max cargo is fine with my 700 lb. tongue weight and my DW, dog and camp gear.

I have been told that some F-150s have a max cargo as high as 1900 lbs. while the lowest figure I have heard of is 1200 lbs.

So, I suppose a large TT is possible. Also, some folks do not mind overloading their TV; especially pick-ups. They just accept the increased wear and tear.

Atlee wrote:
My 2014 F150 has a cargo capacity of 2246#. But I have the HD package on mine. My previous F150, a 2005 model, had a cc of 1486#.

rbpru wrote:
Towing with a half ton is limited by the max cargo capacity which is unique for each vehicle. It is often posted on the door jamb.

My F-150 with a 1411 lb. max cargo is fine with my 700 lb. tongue weight and my DW, dog and camp gear.

I have been told that some F-150s have a max cargo as high as 1900 lbs. while the lowest figure I have heard of is 1200 lbs.

So, I suppose a large TT is possible. Also, some folks do not mind overloading their TV; especially pick-ups. They just accept the increased wear and tear.

Nice, that's a lot of payload for a half ton truck. That's one of the highest I've seen

It does come with one drawback. Don't know about the newer aluminum bodies F150's, but in 2014, the last year of steel bodied F150's, the HD package was only available in the longest wheel base available. For a standard cab and Super Cab, that meant an 8 ft box. For a Super Crew, it meant a 6.5 ft box.

I have the Super Cab. My Virginia dealer had to go all the way to PA to find any HD packaged F150's, and the were all Supercabs.
There were no Supercrews which I would have preferred. The result is I have the longest wheel base for any F150 in 2014, 163". Has the turning radius of an aircraft carrier. But it tows nicely though, which is why I got it.

Camper G wrote:

Atlee wrote:
My 2014 F150 has a cargo capacity of 2246#. But I have the HD package on mine. My previous F150, a 2005 model, had a cc of 1486#.

rbpru wrote:
Towing with a half ton is limited by the max cargo capacity which is unique for each vehicle. It is often posted on the door jamb.

My F-150 with a 1411 lb. max cargo is fine with my 700 lb. tongue weight and my DW, dog and camp gear.

I have been told that some F-150s have a max cargo as high as 1900 lbs. while the lowest figure I have heard of is 1200 lbs.

So, I suppose a large TT is possible. Also, some folks do not mind overloading their TV; especially pick-ups. They just accept the increased wear and tear.

Nice, that's a lot of payload for a half ton truck. That's one of the highest I've seen