How Much Truck For This Trailer?
I'm looking for a trailer at this size and features: Keystone Laredo 330RL Keystone says the Gross Vehicle Weight is 9,875. Let's call it 10,000. Ford says an F-150 can pull up to 10,500. The...
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Your Keystone Laredo is right in line with my Keystone Outback (3 slides, and similar floor plan), weight and length. I tow with a Chevy Diesel 3500 duly. The weights are about the same for both trailers, but add the weight for propane tanks and battery, camping supplies, and people / pets, and you can easily reach 13,000.
I can only speak from experience. My 3500 diesel duly tows my trailer incredibly magnificent. To the best of my knowledge, I've never had trailer sway that I know of (I attribute that to the dual wheels), It tows at 60 mph through the mountains of Kentucky, West Virginia, and North Carolina flawless. It retains the speed, doesn't loose power, and truly tows like nothing is behind the truck. Through those mountains, I am usually the one passing 4 wheeled vehicles struggling up those mountains (especially I40 between Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC).
I do use an Equal-i-zer weight distribution hitch system and apply enough pressure to just keep the truck level. With nearly 900 plus pounds hanging about 7 feet beyond the rear axle, the truck does squat about an inch and a half, enough to make the headlights shine in the trees. The WD hitch levels it back out.
You certainly can get any kind of truck you want, but if you want a very comfortable (never, never, never a white knuckle tow in even the worst weather or the hilliest roads... go bigger and diesel! You'll never regret it!)
I can only speak from experience. My 3500 diesel duly tows my trailer incredibly magnificent. To the best of my knowledge, I've never had trailer sway that I know of (I attribute that to the dual wheels), It tows at 60 mph through the mountains of Kentucky, West Virginia, and North Carolina flawless. It retains the speed, doesn't loose power, and truly tows like nothing is behind the truck. Through those mountains, I am usually the one passing 4 wheeled vehicles struggling up those mountains (especially I40 between Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC).
I do use an Equal-i-zer weight distribution hitch system and apply enough pressure to just keep the truck level. With nearly 900 plus pounds hanging about 7 feet beyond the rear axle, the truck does squat about an inch and a half, enough to make the headlights shine in the trees. The WD hitch levels it back out.
You certainly can get any kind of truck you want, but if you want a very comfortable (never, never, never a white knuckle tow in even the worst weather or the hilliest roads... go bigger and diesel! You'll never regret it!)
