F150 5th wheel towing possible ugrades
Hi everyone. I Know this question has been asked a thousand times. But asking you to help me and many others who will try to responsibly and safely pull this off. No pun intended. I see people ask...
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I do have the HD payload, and am pulling a slightly bigger 5th than yours. I have scaled mine, and I'm right on the max. payload line. As others have said, the big issues are tires and axle. You could investigate bigger wheels, but I'd think that that is not as easy as just rim and tire replacement. Other mods to the truck - nothing you can do, except mod the whole thing by buying a different one.
Everything helps at this point, so load what you can that is heavy in the rear of the RV. If your water and waste tanks are behind the wheels, fill them! Yes, it all adds weight, but it helps reduce the pin weight a little! Strip out anything in the truck you can.
Shop for the lightest hitch you can find.
Maybe install a rear hitch on the 5th, get a hitch tray, and a big generator to go on it?
Strongly not advised, but there could be a passenger left behind...but never the dogs!
Everything helps at this point, so load what you can that is heavy in the rear of the RV. If your water and waste tanks are behind the wheels, fill them! Yes, it all adds weight, but it helps reduce the pin weight a little! Strip out anything in the truck you can.
Shop for the lightest hitch you can find.
Maybe install a rear hitch on the 5th, get a hitch tray, and a big generator to go on it?
Strongly not advised, but there could be a passenger left behind...but never the dogs!
