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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DwnSth wrote:
The problem is gonna be your hitch weight. The limit on the 2017 F150 is I think 1250. Rig in my Sig - which is far lighter than what you want to tow, sits right at 1100 lbs. on the hitch. There are a few aftermarket hitches that can go higher, but for my 2013 F150 HD, they didn't make one....only for non-HD which made no sense.
As much as I'm a proponent of the F150 EB HD - Engine could handle the mountains no problem, I'd go with the 250/350 for the hitch alone.
DwnSth
Good tips. I found this Towing Guide after reading your comment and with the weight distributing hitch it puts the limit at 1220, properly equipped. This may be pushing me to the 3/4 ton truck. The specs on that trailer show the tongue weight at about 13 percent so at 9,500 it would be about 1,250 on the tongue. That's not what I wanted to hear.
Ford 2017 Towing Guide
