Tow weight
Im new to the rv trailer world. I am currently in the market for my 1st travel trailer. The idea is to eventually find a full time/seasonal campground that has full amenities. I have small children an...
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JIMNLIN wrote:I do want a nice size trailer that we won’t put outgrow anytime soon, so my question it’s what is my max trailer weight? Would it be the 7400 lbs? So ideally, I would want my dry weight to be around 5000 to 6000 lbs? Thanks
What is your trucks GVWR and its RAWR ?? Some F150 has some low RAWR numbers which is carrying most if not all the weight.
Your 5k-6k dry weight sounds like a good plan for the F150. I've found its best to use dry weights and the trailers GVWR/CCC when making math numbers.
That 7400 lbs tow rating seem a bit low for a F150 with almost 2000 lb payload. However for 1/2 ton trucks I wouldn't tow over Fords tow ratings.
He has a 3.3L engine with the 3.73 gears, which is an interesting combination. The 7,400 I'm sure comes from the power (290/265) of the 3.3L as with that small engine that payload is probably legitimate. It's the one 1/2 ton configuration where you can probably load up the family and pull a trailer at max tow rating and be safe from a vehicle dynamics perspective because you're going to tow slower but be well within the payload capacity unless you're really, really loading the bed up.
