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Hello all, completely new at ever trying to tow anything other than a small boat and we are looking at a specific trailer. But I have read enough to make sure weight is proper but the more I look its...
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lp618em wrote:
Ok so today we went looking at RV's and saw this specific 5th wheel, which is a Jayco Eagle 29.5bhds 5th wheel and they are saying a F150 or 1500 can carry it, is this even possible? From what I am reading how would they be allowed to advertise this?
They can advertise it because, there is a heavy duty version of the F150 that has over 3000 lbs payload and tow capacity around 11,000 lbs. A small family (2) would have about 2500 lbs payload available for the pin weight.
In an earlier post, I mentioned "not all XXXX trucks are created equal". F150 is a prime example. Ther are F150's with 3100 lbs of payload, some with as little as 750, and various ratings in between. The one on the high end could handle some 5th wheels, the one on the low end could have weight issues hauling groceries and a tent.
There are RV sales people, who are not aware of those differences. They seem to think, if one F150 can do the job, they all can.
