Selecting Tow Vehicle for Travel Trailer
Hello everyone... I have scoured many forums reading about the same question I am asking, but always have different weights and sizes, so I am going to try to get advice that is specific to my situat...
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My feeling is this trailer is almost squarely in the 3/4 or larger camp.
With a half ton the first issue you will run into is the tongue weight limit of the receiver. The 10,000 or 11,000 lb max tow ratings of todays 1/2 tons are based on a boat trailer with a 10% tongue weight. Travel trailers are almost all 13%+ to remain stable
That 830lbs hitch weight is "dry", with no propane, batteries, anything. That trailer even lightly loaded will probably have a tongue weight of 1100lbs. The receiver MIGHT be rated for 1100 or 1200lbs, or like mine it might be 900. You will likely need to replace the receiver with a heavier aftermarket one.
Then there is payload. Payload capacity for 1/2 tons is all over the place from as low as 1100lbs to over 3000!! You will have to find one that can at minimum support your family and the trailer tongue, I would say 1800 or 1900+
A max payload (not just max tow) equipped F150 is really the only 1/2 ton that would work.
Good luck with your search!
With a half ton the first issue you will run into is the tongue weight limit of the receiver. The 10,000 or 11,000 lb max tow ratings of todays 1/2 tons are based on a boat trailer with a 10% tongue weight. Travel trailers are almost all 13%+ to remain stable
That 830lbs hitch weight is "dry", with no propane, batteries, anything. That trailer even lightly loaded will probably have a tongue weight of 1100lbs. The receiver MIGHT be rated for 1100 or 1200lbs, or like mine it might be 900. You will likely need to replace the receiver with a heavier aftermarket one.
Then there is payload. Payload capacity for 1/2 tons is all over the place from as low as 1100lbs to over 3000!! You will have to find one that can at minimum support your family and the trailer tongue, I would say 1800 or 1900+
A max payload (not just max tow) equipped F150 is really the only 1/2 ton that would work.
Good luck with your search!
