Welder7018

X2 get a smaller maybe 20' and you could possibly get away with towing it safely.

IIFAST4U

Yeah I'll keep looking for a smaller one. depending on how things turn out with my home and Insurance company I may be able to get a bigger truck and a trailer.

JCR 56

Another thing to remember, can my vehicle stop this safely, because sooner or later you are going to have to stop, LOL. That gets over looked sometimes.

IIFAST4U

Yea stopping is good!

ibd2328

iTrader: (2)

Trailer brake helps wonders. And brembo rotors work wonders!

sportster07

Buy a 3/4 ton. You're defiantly pushing the upper limits of the trucks towing capacity and not just that but the bigger breaks, beefier differentials, tranny and front ends make a huge difference. Breaks are a very underrated part of towing as well.

I say either get a smaller trailer or a bigger truck. It's better to have a little too much truck then not enough because you're going to be wearing a ton of parts out fast and have a hell of a time trying to tow. My 4.6 was defiantly not my first choice or even my second for towing anything really besides a small trailer with some electrical stuff in it.

IIFAST4U

For now we just wanted the trailer to be in the yard, We lost our home to a fire and are in a mobile home on the property but it's so tight and with two teenage boys I want a place to escape too!! but it would also be used for camping once we get a house back

Jackedup00

My vote would be get the trailer,tow it very carefully to the house then buy a $3000 or so f250 or f350 for pulling it when you're ready for camping.

sportster07

Sorry to hear about your losses. I'm sure you're devastated and but if you're planning on moving that trailer at all, you're going to want to get an f250. They are much beefier in every way and have bigger breaks as well. You can technically tow with a half ton but when you move onto bigger trucks, less things break and it's much easier and stress free. My v10 hauls so effortlessly it's crazy and the bigger breaks make a huge difference as well along with the gears (4.10's I believe?). People are going to tell you you're fine in a half ton but those same people are the guys who use crappy tools in the shop and wonder why they break but then go out and buy more crap instead of doing it right the first time.

Buy the right truck for the job. You can likely get a good price for your f150 if it's any good and there's lots of good used 3/4 ton trucks around for sale. A diesel isn't a necessity (I avoided them all together) but with a trailer that big, it's better to have the right tool for the job.

IIFAST4U

I'm thinking about hiring someone to tow one here for me then upgrade to a bigger truck later. Still not sure what we are doing. The wife wants me to wait on doing anything. We have to pay for a new septic system out of pocket. We received some of our content money from the Ins. co. but still waiting on the rest and waiting on a total for the structure. Also waiting on a definite price on septic system looking like 12K IF DEM approves the system. We literally lost everything we owned with the exception of some tools and bikes in my shed.