Newbie looking for some assistance
I'm a travel nurse as well as my girlfriend. We decided we want to buy an RV to live out of for the next year as we travel the country (including alaska) to work. We have a brand new F150 v6 Ecoboos...
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Unless you have the heavy duty payload package (option 627),your limiting factor will definitely be the payload capacity of the truck.
In most cases you can figure your payload capacity by getting the truck weighed and then subtract that amount from the door sticker that shows the truck's GVWR. The difference will be the payload capacity. You then have to add up all the weights (including driver, passenger, equipment, tools, etc) that you are going to put "IN or ON" the truck and subtract that figure from the payload capacity figure you previously determined. Don't forget to include the MC, and hitch.
What is left over is what you can figure for the trailer's tongue weight. Typically, you can find that figure by multiplying 12.5% times the trailer's GVWR.
Good luck
Ron
In most cases you can figure your payload capacity by getting the truck weighed and then subtract that amount from the door sticker that shows the truck's GVWR. The difference will be the payload capacity. You then have to add up all the weights (including driver, passenger, equipment, tools, etc) that you are going to put "IN or ON" the truck and subtract that figure from the payload capacity figure you previously determined. Don't forget to include the MC, and hitch.
What is left over is what you can figure for the trailer's tongue weight. Typically, you can find that figure by multiplying 12.5% times the trailer's GVWR.
Good luck
Ron
