Pulling a 7500# Travel Trailer

psears18 wrote:
I am looking to buy a TT that is 7500#. I have a 2010 f150 with 5.4liter, 3.55, and 145"WB. I am rated up to 9600#.

I am wondering if this 7500# TT is to much weight to be pulled by my 2010 f-150?

psears18 wrote:
Yea that's 7500# dry weight and I do have the tow package

I agree with the other posters that adding 1000# is normal. That means 8500# is too much for your truck.

That said, I just finished a 3800 mile pull Houston to LA and back through NM and AZ with daytime temperatures around 95 deg. See my rig below. So this is from experience. Encountered monsoons and high cross winds in AZ at maybe 6000 ft (?) - the only scary time and I had to slow down to as low as 45 mph.

My RV was about 7500# loaded with a tongue weight of maybe 900#. The truck has the same rating as you stated for yours. Truck pulled great. It is not ideal but that is the truck I have. Max elevation 7200 ft. Cruising speed 60 mph, with max passing speed almost 75 mph. Max rpm seen 4500 rpm on maybe 3 occasions - typically around 2700 rpm and as low as 1900 rpm on the flat. Max tranny temp 220 deg.F. Overall fuel economy 10.2 mpg. Truck has 20" passenger Cooper XL P-rated tires, and the trailer has 15" Westlake tires. Trailer max pressures / temps - 60 psi (briefly in one tire, 59 psi typical) / < 110 deg. Truck tires - no idea, did not check.

Am I happy with the rig - you bet!

IMO you need to limit yourself to a trailer that maxes out at 7500# and make sure that is all that it is.