Found a TT, what tow vehicle do I need?
I found a TT 26ft, 7600gvw and dry hitch 450lbs.not sure how big of a truck I need. i did find a 2011 f150 5.0 fx4 gcvw of 15,100lbs. GVW 7350 and payload 1560. With tow package. It is too small?
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Ncm86 wrote:
I was looking at the wildwood x-lite 261BHXL. Dry hitch weight 434 and unloaded weight 4314lbs.
What ever truck and trailer you come up with, you need to keep in mind, part of the trucks payload will be used up by your fuel, family, cargo, weight distribution hitch, and any aftermarket thnigs that have been added to the truck. What is left over will be payload available to support your tongue weight.
Payload varies from one truck to another. Depending on cab configuration, drive train, power train, suspension, options and accessories, and towing packages. You could have two F150's sitting side by side, one with 750 lbs of payload, and one with 3150 lbs of payload.
A blanket statement that "an F150 is going to do the job", would be
incorrect. Some will, and some won't.
You should figue out what kind of weight, you need to carry (ie anticipated cargo weight in the truck, fuel weight, family weight, room to grow, and WD hitch weight), and shop for a truck that has the payload to carry that plus your loaded camper's tongue weight.
Example:
Say the truck has 1900 lbs payload.
Your family/cargo/fuel/hitch/room to grow(maybe 200 lbs)= 1100lbs
You would have 800 lbs available for tongue weight.
Average tongue weight is 12 - 13 percent
Divide 800 lbs (avaiable tongue weight) by .13 = 6154 lbs loaded trailer. 5K unloaded, would probably do it.
Only you know the kind of weight for your family, and what kind of stuff you will bring along. If it happens to be ATV's or dirt bikes, thats more payload gone, before you hitch up.
