I just took my airbags off of my truck

demiles wrote:

Groover wrote:
"For the love of a god let the news media know when your traveling so we can clear the roads. Seriously. "

Someone uses a 1/2 ton truck to its rated capacity and it scares you that badly? Seriously?

Its very difficult to reach the max rated tow on the f150 without exceeding Max rated tongue weight, and or RAWR of the truck. The minimum tongue weight should be 1100lbs and the f150 is rated at max 1220 and most likely your over that with a travel trailer. For RVing that 11,000 lb rating is very unrealistic especially for a TT. So the comments are based on basic math not just opinion.

That is what a load distributing hitch is for. Also, the trailer is for business and their is rarely any other significant load in the truck while the trailer is hitched up. Just me, my lunch and a couple of hand tools. So I am within the operating parameters as stated by the factory. In this case your assumed "facts" are incorrect.

A load distributing hitch puts a fair amount of the tongue weight back on the trailer so 1500lbs of tongue weight may only result in 1000lbs on the truck and 500lbs back on the trailer, leaving me 700lbs in the GVWR to cover me and my lunch. That should be adequate. I do make sure that the the bottom leaf of the rear springs is slightly engaged for the extra traction and to reduce axle wrap up. I don't let it go much farther so that steering is not overly affected.