Is this TT too much for my '15 F150?
I need to upgrade my TT to a larger one. I currently have a ’12 Jayco Whitehawk 27DSRL and am in the process of adopting two young kids. I want to get a bigger TT with bunkhouse. My tow vehicle is ...
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proxim2020 wrote:tomkaren13 wrote:
A half ton truck should not pull a TT over 6000. pounds dry weight. Saying that plan on a bigger truck with the cargo load you will have beside the TT weight.
Oops. Somebody should've let my truck know that about 30,000 miles ago. Ram 1500 pulling a trailer with a published dry weight of 7,454 lbs.
Everybody gets to decide what they're comfortable with, and part of that is how far and what type of terrain they tow in. I would personally cap a half ton truck at around a 7000 lb trailer (wet). But I drive in a lot of Rockies and I have a wife, three kids and a dog so I load the truck up pretty good just with live cargo let alone our stuff.
I don't personally think OP has enough truck for the trailer he's eyeing, but I also think his truck can physically do it if he's comfortable with it. Especially in Texas where you can stand on a tuna can and see 30 miles.
