OMG!!! Thank you friends for my education.
I have been researching TV's and TT's since 2014. You guys have done a great job making me realize what an important number payload is, since we have 6 of us in our family. Getting that number from ...
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Well first off.........6 passengers and all their stuff will cut deep into a F150 payload so step up to F250 0r 2500 in the other brands
Then pay attention to payload number on data sticker as payload can be quite low on 250/2500s so step on up to 350/3500 for not a lot more
Actually..shop for that special trailer that everyone wants and then based on it's GVWR get the truck that can tow/carry it plus the 6 of you and your stuff.
TT.....take 15% of trailers GVWR for tongue weight. Subtract that from payload number on trucks data sticker the subtract weight of 6 passengers, fuel and 100# buffer.
FW.....take 25% of 5vrs GVWR for wet pin weight. Subtract it, the 6 of you, fuel and 100# buffer
Find a truck with payload that can handle all that will margin and you have your truck for the TT or FW you feel in love with.
My % numbers are high because I use a margin. Most will use 15%/TT and 20%/FW
I also go with the full GVWR of trailer ----again margin. (My wet pin is 22.5% actual weighed)
If truck can't handle full GVWR and higher % numbers then for me wrong truck.
Others will justify...'not going to load it up to full GVWR'----Maybe?
But 7 yrs FT travel I watch 100's of weekend campers unload and unload like a circus clown car. Way more then we carried and we had everything we owned with us. :B
Good luck, don't compromise ....KNOW what you want----get WHAT you need!!
Then pay attention to payload number on data sticker as payload can be quite low on 250/2500s so step on up to 350/3500 for not a lot more
Actually..shop for that special trailer that everyone wants and then based on it's GVWR get the truck that can tow/carry it plus the 6 of you and your stuff.
TT.....take 15% of trailers GVWR for tongue weight. Subtract that from payload number on trucks data sticker the subtract weight of 6 passengers, fuel and 100# buffer.
FW.....take 25% of 5vrs GVWR for wet pin weight. Subtract it, the 6 of you, fuel and 100# buffer
Find a truck with payload that can handle all that will margin and you have your truck for the TT or FW you feel in love with.
My % numbers are high because I use a margin. Most will use 15%/TT and 20%/FW
I also go with the full GVWR of trailer ----again margin. (My wet pin is 22.5% actual weighed)
If truck can't handle full GVWR and higher % numbers then for me wrong truck.
Others will justify...'not going to load it up to full GVWR'----Maybe?
But 7 yrs FT travel I watch 100's of weekend campers unload and unload like a circus clown car. Way more then we carried and we had everything we owned with us. :B
Good luck, don't compromise ....KNOW what you want----get WHAT you need!!
