Jayco 267BHSW vs. Jayco 287BHSW

I highly doubt you'll notice the difference in weight even if you towed them back to back. 500 pounds more is not much when it comes to how a high walled trailer tows. You might be half a mile per hour slower up the hill. Make the wife happy and get the one she wants. Get a proportional brake controller and WDH with integrated sway control. Learn how to adjust both.

Now you may not like how the 5.4L with 3 usable towing gears tows. Are you prepared to replace the truck if you aren't comfortable?

APT wrote:

Now you may not like for the 5.4L with 3 usable towing gears tows. Are you prepared to replace the truck if you aren't comfortable?

That's the way I felt after a season with a 5.3 and 3 usable gears...a lack-luster towing experience pushed me to a 2500.

APT is right, you won't notice the difference between the two. You will need lots of patience with the 5.4. It will do the job, if you are not in a hurry. A new truck, with 6-speed Ecoboost would make a good towing experience.

Get the one the wife wants, use it for an excuse to get the new truck.

Jerry

Sportsmen wrote:
Anyone have any experience towing a Jayco 287BHSW with a 1/2 ton truck. Trailer sticker weight is 6200 lbs., 33 feet long. I am not sure if my '07 F150, rated at 7800lbs., is up to the task with this one. Salesman says all is good, but I would appreciate some real world experience from someone before I pull the trigger. We are also considering the Jayco 267BHSW which is 5700 dry weight at 30'. Problem is my wife wants the bigger unit, go figure.

Thanks in advance !

I looked at both when the 267BHS was in the Jay Flight Swift line and the 287BHSW was the 28BHS in the standard Jay Flight line.

I wouldn't had chosen the Swift line at the time since it was a down grade from the standard line. To many give aways IMO.

Anyhow, while I did like the extra room of the 267BHS I didn't like it's short sofa and awkward viewing angle of the television. Since it was a Swift, I wouldn't consider it.

I chose my 26BH over the 28BHS because I liked the floorplan better. The 28BHS didn't offer any extra room due to the small half slide, just allowed a bigger kitchen.

Today, I consider the 267BHS as it's in the standard Jay Flight line as a 26BHS but the issues mentioned above still exist.

The 26BHS will have a heavier tongue weight so it's better towed by a 3/4 ton as a 1/2 ton truck may not have the needed payload for the heavy hitch weight and the family that requires these bunkhouse floorplans.


The 28BHS (Standard Jay Flight) was only a few hundred lbs heavier than my 26BH so it was doable with my higher payload F150.

With your earlier model F150s, they had lower payload and only a 4 speed transmission that wasn't helpful with the 5.4L ( I had a 5.4L 3V in my previous 2010 F150 ). I think towing both will be taxing and you'll need the 3.73 rear axle ratio as a minimum with that lazy geared 4 speed auto.

Don't get me wrong, I think you'll be able to tow both alright just not as easy as the newer drive trains. I think you may run out of payload and go over GVWR with either though. While that may not make a difference in normal towing, an emergency maneuver may make the handling inadequate.

I think a lighter TT would be a better choice but sticking with Stick and Tin build is the only choice.

I have 1582 lbs (actual on yellow tire loading sticker) of payload on my 4WD Crew Cab and towing a 26BHS would be marginal if not over my payload with the heavy hitch weight and my family.

Good luck with your choice.