pfflyer55

What would be a conservative dry trailer weight for my new 2013 F150XLT 4x4 5.0 V8 stock suspension 3:55 rearend. I am not in need to pull a big trailer but want something just comfortable enough for my Wife and I to travel.

pfflyer55

I should mention that my GVWR TOW PACKAGE IS 7350 #'s
 

daveak

Check the trailer tongue weight vs payload capacity of your truck. That is a more limiting factor. In case you do not know, the payload capacity is on a sticker on the drivers door.

Norotso

Something along this line of layouts, in whatever manufacture you like:

http://www.jayco.com/products/travel...-swift/248rbs/

http://www.jayco.com/products/travel...te-hawk/24rbs/

08f150fromNH

I tow a 28DSBH ( Bunk house ) and thats the largest I would ever want to tow with a F150.
The 24rbs whitehawk linked above looks like a great floorplan for two.
The whitehawks tow very nice.
The longer you go generally, the more wind and passing trucks will affect you.
I added Timbren SES and Rancho 9000's to the rear to control the bounce of the soft suspension.
I also have a Reese dual-cam WDH.

tomb1269

With a 7325 gvwr, and an XLT I would estimate your pay load around 1700lbs. Subtract any add-ons to the truck, bed liner, cap, bed cover etc, then add your and the wifes weight plus the dogs/kids/etc and anything you put in the truck, wood, clothes, etc. The remainder is the available payload to handle the trailer tongue weight. The 2 jayco's above had very good weight numbers at 5000 dry and aobut 12% dry tonugue weight. With a 12% weight transfer to the tongue, every 100lbs of cloths food camping gear etc adds takes an additional 12lbs of payload capacity in the F150 to carry. The long and short is any trailer with gvwr under 7500 (not dry wieght, gross weight) you should be able to tow with out being over the F150s pay load..... Again this is assuming that your payload (as marked on the door sticker) is around 1700 and between you and the wife and the stuff you put in or on the truck your under 700lbs....Good luck & Happy trails

Norotso

I'm going to say even less given the 3.55 gearing compared to my sig...

daveak

My XLT says 1496# on the door and I have the 3.73 rear.

crsstmbrs

I have the same truck as the OP's is (assuming it is a supercrew), but in the lariat package, so might add a few pounds above the xlt. My door sticker says 1,440 pounds for "passenger and cargo" payload. The Ford brochure here http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/2013...tions/payload/[a handy brochure with lots of tabs to get at specs and capacities]

says 1,700 pounds of payload, so am assuming that 1700-1440= 260 pounds of lariat added package weight to the base truck that has 1,700 payload?

pfflyer55

The rear gears on your truck don't factor in the Gross weight limits. It's your suspension and the weight listed for each axle. Mine is 3750#'s rear and 3850#'s front before adding the V8's weight. so Gvwr for me is 7350 total. My door sticker says 1747#'s payload capacity. So if I have 1000 #'s of stuff then a 747# tongue is what I have left for payload. so 7350-747=5603 for trailer. Since I have looked at some light weight trailers and have seen a 2005 23' Weekender by Skyliner at dry weight of 4500 lbs then I should be within my limits. I however do not want to go all the way to the edge and I want to limit the alterations to my truck so I do not sacrifice the ride and comfort when I am not towing.