scar0707

I have a 2012 f150 super crew with the tow package has 3.55 gears Says it can tow 13500lbs truck weighs 5880. Gvwr i believe is 7300. Now I'm so confused on what I can tow because of all these gvwr numbers and stuff
I'm looking to buy a travel trailer it weighs 5750 its gvwr is 7740. How do I figure this out

proexpert

look at the yellow sticker on the drivers door jamb, the payload number is the important one, what is it listed at? Others will help after we know that number. It's not about how much you can pull, it's about how much of that weight is put on the truck, and where it is distributed front/rear.

scar0707

The trucks not here at the moment but ford spec on that truck says 1700

proexpert

The payload number includes every pound you add to the truck including you, others, gear, beer, ice, and so on, and the tongue weight of the trailer. It gets more complex because of the truck's axle ratings and and effect of using a weight distribution hitch, but basically the payload number is the max weight you should add to the truck overall.

Some use 12% to 15% of the trailer weight to calculate the tongue weight, but a scale is best.

scar0707

So basically what you are saying is if the trailer has a tongue weight of say 700lbs I would have 1000lbs to spare for everything else

proexpert

that's the way I understand it, yes, but others will probably verify this ...
I'm also looking to get a travel trailer, and I'm learning alot on this forum.

Biggles

Your truck's actual payload will probably be closer to 1400lbs .Check the door sticker. Don't forget to include the weight of a spay in bed liner, tonneau cover, sub speaker etc. Any of those will further bring down your available payload.

Biggles

Just looked at your first post . 7300lbs minus truck weight of 5880lbs equals 1420 lbs . Then subtract the weight of any after-market equipment.Your real payload can shrink quickly.

brulaz

And the trailer's advertised tongue weight is "dry", with nothing in the trailer. The actual tongue weight will probably be higher as batteries and propane are on the tongue, and there's all that storage space in the pass-thru.

On the other hand, you can reduce tongue weight by loading up the trailer in the rear, sort of like a teeter-totter. But you always want about 12-15% of the trailer's total weight on the tongue.

So if your dry trailer weight is 5750 and dry tongue weight is 700, that's 12% on the tongue. In addition, we have about 1000# of food and gear added to our trailer. So if about 12% of that is added to the tongue, your tongue weight will be about 820#.

Now if your actual payload is 1420#, that leaves 600# for you and passengers and other stuff in the truck, including the WDH. Is that enough?

BCMIF150

F150 towing capacity is not 13,500! Maximum is 11,300 with the max tow package. Not to sure where the other number came from?