Northstar 850SC on 2015 Ford F-150 truck
The camper dry weight at 1700 is under the 2100 pound payload capacity, but wet and loaded weight with my kayaks and all would be about 2700 pounds. Getting the Ford maximum payload package for $3000...
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jefe 4x4 wrote:
I seem to be alone here, but I would go for the highest load rated factory f-150. If you are going to use the camper on a lot, get an ARB Air Locker for the rear end and order it in 2WD, with the highest numerical rear end. If TC on seldom, get 4WD. BIG trans oil cooler. Biggest brakes they have. Stable Loads. Anti sway bars. F/R. This light weight set up, generally, has been used for half a century. Use it for a couple years and give us a report. I'm serious. If you like smelling the ozone this will be one fun test. I used to run stock FJ-40's and sundry unprepared Jeeps like this. It is a rush to be close to the edge.
Every negative has been touched on here, but I'm more interested in how it would all work. The nomenclature of F-150 or 2500 doesn't mean as much as it used to. The one huge plus not mentioned is the far superior ride quality of the 1 series vs. the 2 to 5 series trucks.
jefe
The problem with this idea is that at the end of the "test" the OP could be (actually most certainly will be) left with having to lay out money to purchase another $50Kish truck. The Super Duty he should have bought in the first place.
The "test" is really a wasted effort anyways since it's not like there aren't plenty of owners and others with experience telling him the combo is a bad idea. Based on their real world experiences (tests?) with same.
