blgreene89 wrote:
We looking at purchasing a camper to live out of for about 6 months but also long term I don't want anything I can't pull if I choose too.
We live in North Carolina looking at going to Virginia SML, or across the USA (mountains, flat land etc...
My truck is a 2018 Ford F-150 4x4 3.5 liter V6 twin turbo specs say it can pull 13,200 lbs idk?
Preferably a towable camper and wondering how much weight on a camper I should be pulling dry weight, gross weight etc...?
Also, do I need to have an electric brake system installed in my truck for the camper?
And lastly, at what weight or length should I get an external transmission cooler installed?
Thanks,
Blake
I would look at your specific trucks specs again as I have a 18 as well and to get that 13200 tow rating you must have max tow package you must have 20 inch wheels you must have the 3.5 eco and the truck must be a 4X2 to get the 13200lb tow rating
My truck has a 13000 lb tow rating as well as a 1300lb hitch tongue weight rating as I have all the above stated but mine is a 4X4.
If you had max tow to get that 13.2k tow rating the truck would have the IBC installed from factory and the pro trailer back assist.
The HDPP option actually hurts the tow rating and it is lower than 13k
I bet your tow rating is in the ball park of 9600lbs deepening on the conf of the truck
All that being said with a 13k tow rated truck I am just under my trucks GVWR when loaded to camp with my wife daughter and 2 dogs in the cab and a 7200lb GVWR trailer behind it. It tows its perfectly well but I could NOT tow anything heavier with my truck and with my family. I would need to step up to a 3/4 ton at that point. So my trucks 13k tow rating is absolutely useless to me.
