F150 OK for 5ver @ 7000lbs Dry??
Hi All: Ford dealer says F150 bed payload not strong enough for Keystone Cougar 244RL Dry at 7klbs and we must purchase an F350. Any input greatly appreciated - F150/F250/F350? Thanks!
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zogg wrote:
Interesting......the pin weight of the fiver at 1270# is only 170# more than the tongue weight of my travel trailer, which I tow with a Ram 1500. As the Ram has less payload than the f150, assuming it is set up correctly for the load, you should be absolutely ok......now watch out for the weight police!!!
Analysis failure.
Do you tow your RV as it was equipped from the factory or do you put clothes, food, camping chairs, toys inside it? Anything added in front of the TT axles increases TW; anything behind decreases TW.
5th wheel RVs have axles farther back on the trailer body than TTs. They also have large "basement" storage. So adding 1000 pounds of camping gear will have more than 10% go on the pin.
Oh, there is a that 200 pound 5th wheel receiver in the bed too that TTs do not have.
FWIW, I estimate your Ram is over rear axle and GVWR.
Peripatetic Pull,
I will simplify this. You need at least 2000 pounds of payload. Open the driver's door of any potential tow vehicle model year 2006+ and locate this sticker. Note what is listed where mine says 2051.
