New F-150 with 13,200 lb tow rating!

Procrastinator wrote:
First,

Congratulations on the new truck. You bought a brand new truck and you should be happy. Last week I made the same purchase, and I am very happy, but I haven't put a new post on here because of doom and gloom.

I am leaving diesel trucks for a while. I was driving an F350 dually, and just bought a max tow F150 SCREW. I researched the living heck out of this purchase and I am very happy with it so far. I currently have 400 miles on it, so I won't hook it up to a trailer until the rear gear set is broken in.

As for your original question, we have RV for about 20 years always with the HD trucks. We had decided late in the season, that we want to downsize. When we RV we try to make it like camping as much as possible. The only time we go inside is sleep in the A/C. The rest of the day we are outside enjoying nature. We decided we wanted to hit some National Forest and their small camping sites would be better for a smaller trailer.

So far I am interested in the Grand Design Imagine 2400BH or the Forest River twins Micro/Mini 25BRDS/2509S.

Both of these trailers fit our needs and show tow well behind our new truck.
FWIW I do tow with a Hensley Arrow, I picked it up used on craigslist for a song, and towed my current toy hauler with my dually using that hitch. I like to be cautious and stress-free when towing.

Good luck and let us know what you decide to buy for a trailer.

Pro

Thanks for the reply! Thank you to everybody else for the replies too! I am thrilled to death with this new truck. It will be driven without a trailer most of the time. Me, driving to work 25 miles each way. I have been driving a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon since I bought it new in November of 2014. I still have it but plan to sell it and just buy a trailer with that money. The Jeep is a lot of fun when I can get to Colorado or Utah once a year. It sucks at everything else. Daily driving, driving in wind, gas mileage, it's big on the outside, tiny on the inside, ride is rough, and it can't tow anything. We've been wanting an RV for a while but had this Jeep problem. My wife wasn't willing to give up her VW Passat for a truck. The Jeep can tow a pop up. And you have to be selective about the pop up that you tow. HA! Or, you need something that can tow the Jeep and that's crazy expensive.

So for now, the F-150 fits the bill. Someday maybe ten years from now when we decide to go full time, I'll get the F-350 dually and a big 5er toy hauler. Those Grand Design RVs are real nice. We like the RVs with fiberglass siding. I'd like something that's comfortable for when the weather turns to **** and we spend a weekend in the trailer.

Another issue we have, is that my wife and I are both 6'1" tall. We have a king bed here at home. Most trailers have queens and we know from hotel experiences, that we don't really like a queen bed. One of the things I like about the Cougar, is the king size bed! The one I really like is the Cougar 29BHS. But man I feel like it's pushing it being 6,900 pounds dry and an 810 pound tongue weight. They also have a 2x2" hitch on the back and I'm thinking I could carry my dirt bike back there. Of course, that presents loading problems that I'd have to figure out. I'd definitely get a ProPride or Hensley Arrow hitch right off the bat. Maybe put some air bags in the rear of the truck to help with stability a bit too.

I'll probably wait until after I get a tag on the truck and then start looking into buying a trailer. I want to get a couple thousand miles on it before I start pulling a bunch of weight around. I'll be researching the heck out of this in the meantime.