Making sense of Tow #'s
Looking at buying my first truck and need some help with Towing. We're planning to get an RV in a year or 2 and I want it to do it right the first time! Looking at a 2011 F150 Supercrew Ecoboost w...
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rfryer wrote:
From reading these posts for a long time my impression is people who pull near their max don’t like the experience and most often upgrade the TV or sometimes go to a smaller TT.
Been there, done that, didn't like it. Windy days created some serious white knuckles and leg cramps.
I wouldn’t go with a 10% HW, you’ll likely be closer to the 15%. In lieu of having some real world numbers I’d use the GVWR of the TT for your calculations. Too, I would ignore the effect of the WD hitch to squeeze in under the ratings. Others may disagree, but that always struck me as bordering on an act of desperation.
It's amazing how fast the weight adds up. Average load of dishes, pots / pans, bedding, BBQ, camp chairs, groceries, water, etc, is 10 - 1200 lbs. If you get in a situation where you have to tow with full tanks, thats 8 - 10 lbs for every gallon in black and grey tanks. Don't know about trailers the OP is looking at, but my TT has 112 gallons combined black and grey. Thats about 1000 lbs right there.
OP - You may want to verify your payload. Very possible, that 1850 number is a generic F150 max payload. If so, that would be max payload for a stripped down 2 wheel drive model.
GVWR for same year and model F150's will be the same for all of them. Available payload will be different from one truck to another, depending on the weight of anything that has been added by dealer or customer.
