NWKomfort350 wrote:
How is f250 overkill... my trailer is 23' my last trip out when I hit scales tt had tongue weight of 1040 .. TT weighed 6620 its gvwr is 7500.. my truck plus tongue weight was 9620 only 280 pounds away from my f350 gvwr... and it was only a 3 day trip ... how would a half ton handle 2220 pounds of payload? Or more if I was headed out for a week?
I think that it is too simple to say an F250 is overkill for a 23 foot trailer, every trailer has a different total weight and tongue weight. My 30 foot trailer weighs much less then your 23 foot trailer and has a lot less tongue weight. I only need a 1/2 ton to tow mine, I can even tow legally with my SUV (GMC Acadia) but the wheelbase is too short for comfort.
My 2011 GMC Sierra 1500
Combined vehicle weight rating of 15,000 lbs
Curb weight of 5329 lbs rounded to 5,500 lbs
Maximum trailer towing rating of 9,500 lbs
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 7300 lbs
Therefore 7000lbs minus 5500lb weight of vehicle would allow payload, tongue weight, and passengers total of 1800 lbs
