JbNla25

Hey guys! I'm new here and I'm new to the camping world. To tell you what I have set up, a 2006 Ford F-150 supercrew lariat 5.4 4wd 5.5ft bed, 295-75-18 nittos and front leveling kit. I had a flagstaff 32 ft tt but sold it bc it was damaged. I'm currently at a carnival event that last a week and I rented a 5er from a friend. He is selling it and I'd like to purchase it, my question is...the 5er is a cougar xlite with 2 slides and the sticker stays it's 9950lbs. It doesnt have a reg king pin hitch, but instead it's the adapter for a ball. My truck tag says 7200 but I've seen some f150s towing larger 5ers. So would I need to do work to my truck to tow this 5er? Maybe convert it back to a regular 5th wheel hitch and buy a slider for it? Any help or advice is appreciated it every way...thx!!

smokeywren

That trailer will definitely overload your F-150. And with the super-shorty bed, if you want to avoid 5er to cab contact, you need not only a slider but the expensive Pullrite SuperGlide automatic slider that can slide up to 22" during tight turns.
http://www.carid.com/2005-ford-f-150...-57869099.html


Those tall tires are nice, but they rob your drivetrain of power and torque, so you'll probably want to replace those with stock-size 275/65R18 after your first towing trip, if not sooner.


Your headlights are going to be aiming at the stars at night, so you'll probably need to add air bags to the rear suspension to bring the headlights back down to earth and not blind oncoming traffic.


No need to worry about the gooseneck adapter if you had an 8' bed. But they don't make sliding hitches for a gooseneck adapter, so yes, you need to remove the adapter and invest in a SuperGlide 5er hitch.



That 7,200 is the GVWR, or the max weight you can have on the 4 truck tires without being overloaded. If you try to tow that 5er, you're going to be overloaded. 99% of all F-150s towing even small 5ers are overloaded, so you won't be the first.

zx12-iowa

Weigh the camper when it's loaded to get an idea. If it's shy of 10k lbs and you aren't owing across country, maybe I'd do it with some suspension mods, etc.otherwise, I'd stick with a camped no more than 8-9k lbs loaded with your truck

acadianbob

Overloaded. Don't do it.

BRUTE448

10K lbs 5'er..5.4 w/ 4spd.. half ton frame..no thank you!

JbNla25

Thank you all for your input. I appreciate it very much! Looks like I'll just bite the bullet and get a 3/4 ton.

Falcon359

JbNa25 Get a F350 you will be a lot happier no sag read comments of the F250 forums I traded a 13 F250 6.7 in on my King Ranch wish I still had it mpg pulling my 29 foot tt was 11/12 compared to 6/7 with F150 all the power with both but the bigger truck is made to pull not so with the F150

Falcon359

Note I like the 2015 F150 but it is not a great tow vehicle, great for getting around town, still have a few issues like seat cooling, wind noise, also had 2012 F150EB pulled same trailer a lot better same mpg

BRUTE448

ive been reading that with reduced vehicle weight, the 15+'s dont tow as well as 09-14. as they get pushed/ pulled more

SkiSmuggs

Required reading for you and the shortest one is first:

fifthwheelst.com
That was my truck in the lower right corner of the home page.

https://www.f150forum.com/f38/5th-wh...m-doing-52823/

A slider, especially the PullRite SuperGlide will add weight, but a manual slider won't add much. I use a Reese 16K and, when I had the F150 with 5'7" bed, used a Sidewinder Pin Box. With my 6'6" F350 bed, I have a MorRyde pin box for a more cushioned ride.