fourwinns6 wrote:
I pull a 30' Blackstone 7500 lbs. dry with WD bars and two anti friction sway bars with a 2007 Tundra without a problem.My 3000 watt Honda generator (74 lbs) sits in the front of the trailer along with Camp Chef grill (45lbs) and anything else that will put weight forward as my biggest weight other than the TT is my 72 gallon water tank near the rear of TT (600 lbs)My total weight loaded 8600 lbs TW (870) lbs Handles and brakes just fine just need to crank the sway bars tight to keep from swaying.Range of fuel is a problem if you go long distances,I can get 200 miles without overdrive or long climbs.I always use the 4 speed and push forward on the shift lever for 5th when cruising 65 mph.Occasionally if tucked in behind a semi I flip it into 6th and my rpm's are under 2000 I can cruise for miles getting 12 to 13 mpg.Also only use unleaded plus 89 octane for better mileage and performance cost's an additional $2 a tank and worth it
Your Tongue weight is HORRIBLY LOW :E, barely 10% which is one of the reasons as to why you HAVE to "crank the sway bars" in order to keep control.
IF your tongue weight was nearer to 12%-15% (which IS IDEAL) you would have tongue weight of 1032-1290 lbs which most likely IS OVER YOUR "payload" when you add up passengers in the vehicle plus anything else in the back of the truck.
It is extremely sad when folks turn a blind eye from SAFETY in order to justify a BAD setup or match. All to get an extra 1 or 2 MPG to boot :R
If you had my new F250 you WOULDN'T need to "crank up" anything, in fact it most likely TWICE the cargo rating of your truck at 3451 lbs (Supercab, short bed, 4x2, 6.2 engine). As for mileage, so far my setup towing about 7K lbs gets me an HONEST 10.1 mpg.
Even better with having a bigger tow vehicle I am no longer a slave to WD... :B
