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Re: Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
Flapper wrote: I'm another one doing the same thing. The truck HAS to be equipped with the Max Payload package, which is different than Max Towing. My 2012 is right at the payload number, with a very equivelent fifth. We've got over 8K on the fifth now, to all three coasts, and over some very serious mountains. Performance is fantastic. But it is always about how much the truck can carry, not about what it can pull. The newer body trucks will give a couple hundred pounds more capacity. So as long as the OP shops very carefully for the truck, and everything that it will be carrying, he can rest assured that he will be safe. But no other 1/2 ton other the F-150 with Max Payload can do it. Add to it the huge pluses as a daily driver, and no-brainer boat towing, and the OP would have a winner - as long as he finds one with the payload package. It really is hard finding a used truck with the max payload package. The truck that is on the lot her has: Payload: 1,560 Towing: 8,000 GVWR: 7,350 Not the right setup.470Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
bid_time wrote: Yes it is safe to use and F150 to tow a 5th wheel provided you don't exceed any of the ratings (GVWR, payload, RAWR, FAWR, max tow rating, etc.). You can use either one of these to help figure it all out. This Or This Chances are you are going to need an F150 with the Max Tow pkg, and the Hvy Duty Payload pkg. For an every day driver you should also get the 3.5L Ecoboost in my opinion. That's exactly what we are looking for. 2012-2014.470Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
Gearitis wrote: To the OP, so you are saying only about 125 miles annually that you will pull the 5er? I would go with the half ton Ford and not worry about it as long as you pull nothing larger. Drive no faster than needed. Keep your load down in the trailer. I am not saying its the smartest thing, but a doable situation. Here is the towing guide for 2015 F-150: Clicky How would stopping be different? I'm talking Travel trailer vs. 5th wheel. Trailer weight is trailer weight, correct? (I didn't see rhagfo's comment when I wrote this). Here are the specs on my 5th wheel: Dry hitch weight-1,480 lbs. UVW-6,740 GVWR- 10,000 lbs., (which I don't believe I'm ever close to that weight). Plus I would most likely add Timbren's to the truck as well.378Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
SabreCanuck wrote: Considering the OP answered the question of usage and it is so minimal it's crazy that anyone would recommend buying brand new 3/4 ton, blah, blah. To the OP>> To answer your question - NO it is not safe. To answer your other question - YES considering you are moving 40 miles per year, I would buy the 1/2 ton. BUT - nobody knows your skills like you know your skills. let the bashing continue>>>> That's just it. I feel it is quite a financial cost to get another Super Duty for the little I would really want/need to use it. Then again, I don't want to have something catastrophic happen either. That would be worse. I've driven Fire trucks, water tankers with no baffles, ambulances, etc. so I been through all of the emergency driving courses, but that by no means says that something bad couldn't happen. There's a lot of people that wouldn't think twice about pulling my RV with a 1/2 ton, but I have a responsibility to be safe too.279Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
ford truck guy wrote: Is it a new generation F-150 ? What size motor ? What size rear? What's the payload capacity? What's the max towing capacity ? Good question, but I haven't bought one yet. I will pull the 5th wheel 8 miles maybe 4 times a year. Possibly a 60 mile trip once a year.279Views0likes0CommentsTowing a 5th wheel with a 1/2 ton truck
I have a 27' Sportsmen 5th wheel. I am looking to buy a newer truck and will be using it for driving to work 90% of the time, pulling my boat 7% of the time and my 5th wheel 3% of the time. The 5th wheel has a UVW of 6,740 lbs. and a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. Is it safe to use an F-150 to pull my RV once in a while? Thanks6.3KViews0likes45CommentsRe: High Vdc error on fridge. 19 Volts dc to the power board.
Ok, I'm starting to understand. I had time today to work on it. Here is what's happening: I went in today to check everything out. Checked voltage to all of the fuses on the converter (it has 9 of them). The 6 on the left were showing 12.0 volts and the 3 on the right were showing 13.6 volts. The "C" buss was 13.6 and the voltage at the battery was 13.6. Lights were showing 12.0 volts. I left the camper and I wanted to check at the fridge before I went in the house. It was 18.2 volts!!!! I figured out that if I turn lights on in the camper all voltages pass, BUT...... When I have no draw in the camper (everything turned off) the 6 fuses on the left at the converter show 18.0 volts (along with the back of the fridge)and the 3 to the right still show 13.6. This is why I didn't get the error camping last weekend, I always had a draw. Lights, fan, A/C, etc. Its got to be the converter, correct?378Views0likes0CommentsRe: High Vdc error on fridge. 19 Volts dc to the power board.
Chris Bryant wrote: A 2000 Sportsmen could well have a Magnetek 6300, which separates the battery from the unregulated main feed. It is a 6300, but I guess I do t know what that means? Is that good or bad? Sorry, I'm not very well versed on this ;-). Btw, I was camping this weekend, re-tested everything, and all voltages were within specs. But later on I got the " over Vdc" error on the fridge. Unfortunately I was not able to test it with a volt meter.378Views0likes0Comments
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