Is a Tundra out of the Question
I think we've settled on a TT, Kodiak 263RLSL Unloaded Weight 5,806 Cargo Capacity 1,794 Hitch 697 Length 31' (this much include hitch) Height 10' 7 Width 8' Fresh Water 52 Waste Water 28 Gre...
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Wanted to address a few things. The Heavy Duty Payload package gives a GVWR of 8200 lbs and a Max payload of around 2300 lbs.
The 8200 lbs is not tow rating so the weight of the trailer has nothing to do with that. The max tow rating on a 5.0L Heavy Duty Payload package Crew Cab 4WD is 9200 lbs. More than enough for that trailer.
The best thing you can do for towing stability in a 1/2 ton truck is to put LT tires on. The P tires have softer side walls and will flex causing the truck to rock back and forth during side winds. The LT tires having a stiffer sidewall will not flex as much and stop the rocking back and forth.
If the WDH w/sway control is adjusted right, you should have no sway at all. Buy a Reese Strait Line, Equalizer brand, Blue OX that all have sway control built into the WDH. Do not buy separate cheap sway bars as they don't prevent sway, they just dampen it once sway starts, JUNK.
Cross winds on a unit with correctly adjust sway/WDH control will be pushed by the wind as one unit with no sway. It will happen but it's controllable. If you have LT tires it may not be a big deal at all. If winds exceed 40 mph, you shouldn't even be driving. You should be pulled over waiting for the winds to stop. It's dangerous to pull a trailer in high winds and most State Troopers will either tell you to pull over or give you a ticket for towing in high winds.
A F150 Heavy Duty Suspension Package truck has little difference compared to a 3/4 ton truck as far as towing. They both have Heavy Duty suspension, differentials, axles, wheels, and tires. This is the biggest factor in making the tow experience better. The F250 6.2L Crew Cab 4WD truck is 1400 lbs heavier than my 5768 lbs F150 (off the lot). The F250 was 7167 lbs off the lot. I test drove both and got their weights. Even my 2008 Sport Trac V8 was 5062 lbs. Don't know where anyone would think a F150 was 5000 lbs or lighter. Maybe without the engine, transmission, bed and axles. :)
The 8200 lbs is not tow rating so the weight of the trailer has nothing to do with that. The max tow rating on a 5.0L Heavy Duty Payload package Crew Cab 4WD is 9200 lbs. More than enough for that trailer.
The best thing you can do for towing stability in a 1/2 ton truck is to put LT tires on. The P tires have softer side walls and will flex causing the truck to rock back and forth during side winds. The LT tires having a stiffer sidewall will not flex as much and stop the rocking back and forth.
If the WDH w/sway control is adjusted right, you should have no sway at all. Buy a Reese Strait Line, Equalizer brand, Blue OX that all have sway control built into the WDH. Do not buy separate cheap sway bars as they don't prevent sway, they just dampen it once sway starts, JUNK.
Cross winds on a unit with correctly adjust sway/WDH control will be pushed by the wind as one unit with no sway. It will happen but it's controllable. If you have LT tires it may not be a big deal at all. If winds exceed 40 mph, you shouldn't even be driving. You should be pulled over waiting for the winds to stop. It's dangerous to pull a trailer in high winds and most State Troopers will either tell you to pull over or give you a ticket for towing in high winds.
A F150 Heavy Duty Suspension Package truck has little difference compared to a 3/4 ton truck as far as towing. They both have Heavy Duty suspension, differentials, axles, wheels, and tires. This is the biggest factor in making the tow experience better. The F250 6.2L Crew Cab 4WD truck is 1400 lbs heavier than my 5768 lbs F150 (off the lot). The F250 was 7167 lbs off the lot. I test drove both and got their weights. Even my 2008 Sport Trac V8 was 5062 lbs. Don't know where anyone would think a F150 was 5000 lbs or lighter. Maybe without the engine, transmission, bed and axles. :)
