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I have a 2007 F-150 5.4 Triton engine with 5 1/2 ft bed. My owner's manual says I can tow maximum trailer weight of 8,500 lbs. My understanding is that with a 5th wheel I can tow more because a lot ...
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smkettner wrote:
Either way the max GVWR trailer I recommend will be 8500. Not dry, not loaded light, but 8500 GVWR.
Generally you will be pulling a smaller 5th wheel than travel trailer. Because 5th wheel has more weight on the truck you will max out the carrying capacity sooner as compared to a travel trailer.
You can get a Pullrite slider for the 5.5' bed.
Look for a 5th with a dry pin under 900 pounds and even that could prove to be too much. Anything in the truck besides the 150# driver and a tank of fuel deducts from your available payload.
There are some to look at such as these Cougar Half-Ton series with dry pin weights under 630.
http://www.keystonerv.com/cougar-half-ton/#/specs
Sorry, the lightest dry pin I saw in that list was 1,270#. My guess is with a F150 of that vintage you don't have the payload capacity to carry a 5er. If you really want a 5rt start looking at a newer F150 with a Max/Max (8,200# GVWR) package (Smaller lighter 5er), or a F250.
