Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
Like the title says I have read many posts that basically suggest that towing a 30ish foot Tt with a 1/2 ton truck is wrong and your going to Indanger your family and anyone around you on the road tha...
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dockmasterdave wrote:
I understand that some 1/2 tons have a low payload but, I have two F 150 xlt's a 2010 and a 2014 with crew cab. 1 is a 4.6 v8 the other an ecoboost. They both have a payload of @1700 lbs.
That would be 500 lbs in the truck, and 13% tongue weight of a 9000lb trailer.
I don't want to try it, but it would be withing rating.
I previously had an 06 and a 94. All had about 1600 to 1700 lb payload.
No special equipment, not stripped down trucks, 2 were even the base v6.
I have to think the "extremely low" payloads are the exception as opposed to the norm.
My opinion FWIW.
isn't that 500 lbs minus you and your passengers ?
