Will this vehicle safely do the job?
Going to by a 2015 f150, which will weigh 5,000# and will tow in excess of 11,000#. I want to know, in ya'lls opinions, if that truck would do fine pulling a TT with these specs: Dry Axle Weight (ap...
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ah64id wrote:If you are within the limits of the truck, then you got it covered. I don't care how much "strain" it is, or what the badge on the side of the truck says, it's covered. It's either within the limits or it's not. It doesn't mnatter whether you call it a 1/2 ton, a 3/4 ton, or grandma's station wagon.bid_time wrote:Hybridhunter wrote:Smartest thing anyone has said on here yet. This site has taken a 6050 lbs trailer and turned it into a 10,000 lbs trailer.
This site is has gotten so ridiculous.
Then the rest of us think the site has taken a 1/2 ton and made it a 3/4 ton.
A 6K TT tows heavier than a 10K dump trailer on the flats, and puts a larger strain on the truck on the average tow.
He asked “will this vehicle safely do the job”. He didn’t ask if he could pass a semi going up an 8% grade on a two lane road pulling a 10,000 lbs trailer. The answer to the question is “I don’t know”, because I don’t have enough information about the trailer or the truck. But whether or not it is a ½ ton or ¾ ton or grandma's station wagon has no bearing on the question.
