Truck towing capacity
Ok, so me and my family (wife and 3 sons) are considering buying a 5th wheel trailer and need some info as far as what to look for in weight. I have a 05 Ford F350 Lariat 6.0L V8 Diesel dually and loa...
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You would have to weigh your truck loaded to camp, people, gear, fuel, plus about 200 lbs for hitch. If you subtract scaled weight from your GVWR of truck, you will have your available payload.
FW trailers have a GVWR sticker on them. It is on the front driver's side. If you figure 20 percent of that GVWR, it will give approximate pin weight when loaded to the max.
Example FW GVWR 15,000 lbs= about 3,000 lbs pin weight. If that pin wt fits your truck wt, minus trucks GVWR, you should be good.
Jerry
FW trailers have a GVWR sticker on them. It is on the front driver's side. If you figure 20 percent of that GVWR, it will give approximate pin weight when loaded to the max.
Example FW GVWR 15,000 lbs= about 3,000 lbs pin weight. If that pin wt fits your truck wt, minus trucks GVWR, you should be good.
Jerry
