Travel Trailor Purchasing advice
Hello all, My family is looking at getting a new travel trailer to start our RV'ing adventures. With all the different manufactures and such out there, looking for a little guidance. We are lo...
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I have found that most 1/2 tons at least, run out of payload capacity long before they run out of trailer tow weight.
My 2005 F150, 4x4 Scab w/ tow package and 5.4L V8 has a CCC (payload) of roughly 1450#. (don't remember exactly off the top of my head). It also is rated to pull a 9300# TT. A 8,000 pound trailer with a 13% tongue weight subtracts 1040# from my CCC. Once I substract for me, DW, and 20# dachshund & his crate, and the bed cover I have, I'm either at or over my CCC limit. That would mean running with an empty pickup bed.
That's why my last TT was 5500# GVWR, and my new one is 4950#.
My 2005 F150, 4x4 Scab w/ tow package and 5.4L V8 has a CCC (payload) of roughly 1450#. (don't remember exactly off the top of my head). It also is rated to pull a 9300# TT. A 8,000 pound trailer with a 13% tongue weight subtracts 1040# from my CCC. Once I substract for me, DW, and 20# dachshund & his crate, and the bed cover I have, I'm either at or over my CCC limit. That would mean running with an empty pickup bed.
That's why my last TT was 5500# GVWR, and my new one is 4950#.
APT wrote:
That's 8500-9000 loaded with 950-1200 pounds of loaded TW. That's a stretch for the most capable half tons.
You will likely be payload limited before any other rating. Find out how much payload you have by locating this sticker on driver's door or pilar and note what you have where mine says 2051.
Then subtract off the weight of you plus family. The rest can be used for anything in the truck bed and trailer tongue weight.
