roaming_free wrote:
Let's try to remain friends here. I appreciate all of the feedback. I'll take the truck to the scales tomorrow and see how it turns out. We have not bought the camper yet, but if I can manage to get the weight within specs, I have no issue with taking two separate vehicles when we go to camp, we almost always do right now. I also have no problem reducing speed if it increases safety.
I'm also going to call the camper lot and ask them to put the camper on a scale and make sure that I didn't misremember details. The campers website lists the tongue weight at 800 lbs.
Thanks for the advice folks.
agree with getting your numbers. it gives you a good base line on your needs i towed our 33 foot tt loaded to camp at about 7500lbs (cat scale weighed for about 2k miles with my 2000 ford f150 5.4 gasser. these miles were only about 5 or 6 hour round trips for home. never had a problem, never felt unsafe, maintained the speed limit and always allowed for extra stopping room. long story short this past september wife and i decided to buy a f250 super duty gasser because we are planning on longer trips this coming year. towing with the f250 is night and day difference. the tt feels like a utility trailer. heavy duty suspension, transmission, rear end make the whole towing experience better. wife takes her turn driving on longer trips now with no problems also.
