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crimecrusher
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Apr 14, 2014

Tow vehicle and everyday driveability question

I have a 2012 WhiteHawk Jayco 28’ that is about 5800 dry and I guess may max is around 7000 fully loaded. I currently tow with a 2011 F150 5.0 with HD towing package and drive around 20k miles a year...
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APT
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Apr 16, 2014
crimecrusher wrote:
If a F150 properly equipped will do fine...I'm around 7k pounds and would be shocked to see me up around 8K pounds.


My opinion is that 7-8k should be fine for your current truck and many other half tons. But stating that towing over 60mph is currently uncomfortable suggests either it is not or there is another problem with trailer balance, alignment, WDH adjustment, etc. If there is another problem, a bigger truck may not correct that.

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