SUV Tow vehicle suggestions
Hi all! New to the RV world and jumping in head first out of necessity. We bought a 35’ Coleman Lantern 314bh and are having it towed to our destination for long term living during the work week. That...
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RoyBell wrote:Oh I beg to differ, it is "even close". You seem to indicate a F150 can't handle a trailer that "weighs almost double the TV". Change the badge to an F250 and no one says a word about "almost double".troubledwaters wrote:RoyBell wrote:Would that be equivalent of a 20-foot, 20,000 lbs tractor pulling a 45-foot, 80,000 lbs (quadruple the TV) double bottom gravel train? Done every day in Michigan at highway speeds. Some states like Ohio can have 3 trailers.
...Those light F150s weight how much? 5000 lbs? The trailer weighs almost double the TV. That's the equivalent to towing a 21' TT with a mini.
Not even close. A tractor trailer is setup and designed for that load. And also as mentioned below, it's not a bumper pull which puts the weight on the back end of the vehicle vs the entire frame and tires of the TV. Your example is more akin to a 25K gooseneck/5th wheel on a 4500, which safely places the load on the TV and is designed for such load to be safely distributed.
An F150/1500 will handle 100% of anything up to (without exceeding any) its rated capacities. "Almost double" has nothing to do with its ratings. Just like the 20,0000 lbs. tractor pulling 140,000 lbs., it's still operating within its ratings.
