Lets see your campers being towed
03-29-2013, 10:17 AM
#1101
2011 Lariat Screw EB
People here said you couldn't so I stayed away. In reality you can but you have to drill through the plate along with the frame, this would include longer bolts that would be tough to fish through the frame.
I much prefer Roadmaster or Supersprings. I have Roadmaster and don't notice a difference in regular ride. But a world of difference towing!
Plus I don't have to worry about filling the bags, deflating, and longevity.
And I noticed in your picture you have new rims and tires, Lucky Bastard! They look good.
I much prefer Roadmaster or Supersprings. I have Roadmaster and don't notice a difference in regular ride. But a world of difference towing!
Plus I don't have to worry about filling the bags, deflating, and longevity.
And I noticed in your picture you have new rims and tires, Lucky Bastard! They look good.
Last edited by murf; 03-29-2013 at 10:21 AM.
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SkiSmuggs (03-29-2013)
03-29-2013, 10:22 AM
#1102
Senior Member
People here said you couldn't so I stayed away. In reality you can but you have to drill through the plate along with the frame, this would include longer bolts that would be tough to fish through the frame.
I much prefer Roadmaster or Supersprings. I have Roadmaster and don't notice a difference in regular ride. But a world of difference towing!
Plus I don't have to worry about filling the bags, deflating, and longevity.
I much prefer Roadmaster or Supersprings. I have Roadmaster and don't notice a difference in regular ride. But a world of difference towing!
Plus I don't have to worry about filling the bags, deflating, and longevity.
Yep, I got cheap winter wheels and they actually look pretty good. The tires give me a crappy and hard ride but they perform amazingly in deep snow.
Cheers
Last edited by IronJoce; 03-29-2013 at 10:24 AM.
03-29-2013, 11:00 AM
#1103
Senior Member
Didn't want to go there again but we all know towing capacity is not the problem here. You will be above GVWR for sure by few 100 pounds and you will be above GAWR by 400lbs with that 5ver. Yep even if you have max tow and "half ton towable" 5ver.
Your empty hitch is close to 1400 and 1100lbs payload on the rear axel is about the maximum you can wish for with a truck like yours.
I don't want to discourage you but I don't want you to think you can go on RV. net and introduce yourself by saying you're within capacity because you are obviously not and by a good margin.
I personally went to the scale MANY times. My 5ver has a ready to go hitch weight of about 1175lbs, me and my family are 400lbs, I drive a plain FX4 Scab with max tow, my official payload is 1893lbs and still... I'm above limit on the rear axel even with almost 4000lbs to spare on my towing capacity.
Here is a reading of my EMPTY Scab (even the hitch wasn't in the bed) with me and my 60lbs son on-board. 1280kg on the rear axel is 2816lbs. This pic was taken at an official public scale here in QC.
Now stop reading my daddy style post and go get some pictures of that thing
Happy camping
I'm going with a gooseneck hideaball and an adapter because I won't be pulling it often or far and I want to keep my bed flat for farm use.
It will be a week or so before they have the hitch parts they said but I will have pictures for sure. Ill post pictures of just the camper in a day or two when I go look at it again, it's 60 miles away.
My bumper is aluminum and the install guy said it was only about 50 pounds heavier than the stock bumper.
03-29-2013, 11:32 AM
#1104
Senior Member/Vietnam Vet
Fair enough. You may well be right but I havnt got any weight readings yet, likely will be very close or maybe even over on payload but I'm not too concerned. I've hauled close to 2000 pounds in a Ranger before, it did it but I wouldn't do it again, lol! They have more weight police on rv net than they do here? Maybe I'll photoshop a super duty under the camper and they will never know, haha! I'm not to concerned about being a few hundred over if that happens to be the case, I'm sure the f150 will do great, I see tons of people doing it with no problems. I'll load the back heavier to keep pin weight down if I have too, lol j/k! I farm so I have much experience driving overloaded vehicles on a regular basis. I plan on going about 40-100 miles from home is all. If it feels unsafe I'll remedy the situation but I'm sure it will be fine. I also plan to pull a jet ski now and maybe a boat in the future behind it but may have a super duty by then if I really get into it and start going long distances. I have no plans to endanger my own life or anyone elses.
I'm going with a gooseneck hideaball and an adapter because I won't be pulling it often or far and I want to keep my bed flat for farm use.
It will be a week or so before they have the hitch parts they said but I will have pictures for sure. Ill post pictures of just the camper in a day or two when I go look at it again, it's 60 miles away.
My bumper is aluminum and the install guy said it was only about 50 pounds heavier than the stock bumper.
I'm going with a gooseneck hideaball and an adapter because I won't be pulling it often or far and I want to keep my bed flat for farm use.
It will be a week or so before they have the hitch parts they said but I will have pictures for sure. Ill post pictures of just the camper in a day or two when I go look at it again, it's 60 miles away.
My bumper is aluminum and the install guy said it was only about 50 pounds heavier than the stock bumper.
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SultanGris (03-29-2013)
03-29-2013, 11:32 AM
#1105
Keepin' the lights on!
Fair enough. You may well be right but I havnt got any weight readings yet, likely will be very close or maybe even over on payload but I'm not too concerned. I've hauled close to 2000 pounds in a Ranger before, it did it but I wouldn't do it again, lol! They have more weight police on rv net than they do here? Maybe I'll photoshop a super duty under the camper and they will never know, haha! I'm not to concerned about being a few hundred over if that happens to be the case, I'm sure the f150 will do great, I see tons of people doing it with no problems. I'll load the back heavier to keep pin weight down if I have too, lol j/k! I farm so I have much experience driving overloaded vehicles on a regular basis. I plan on going about 40-100 miles from home is all. If it feels unsafe I'll remedy the situation but I'm sure it will be fine. I also plan to pull a jet ski now and maybe a boat in the future behind it but may have a super duty by then if I really get into it and start going long distances. I have no plans to endanger my own life or anyone elses.
I'm going with a gooseneck hideaball and an adapter because I won't be pulling it often or far and I want to keep my bed flat for farm use.
It will be a week or so before they have the hitch parts they said but I will have pictures for sure. Ill post pictures of just the camper in a day or two when I go look at it again, it's 60 miles away.
My bumper is aluminum and the install guy said it was only about 50 pounds heavier than the stock bumper.
I'm going with a gooseneck hideaball and an adapter because I won't be pulling it often or far and I want to keep my bed flat for farm use.
It will be a week or so before they have the hitch parts they said but I will have pictures for sure. Ill post pictures of just the camper in a day or two when I go look at it again, it's 60 miles away.
My bumper is aluminum and the install guy said it was only about 50 pounds heavier than the stock bumper.
Also, your front bumper will actually unload the rear axle due to the fact that the front axle is the fulcrum point. A very small amount though.
03-29-2013, 11:34 AM
#1106
Senior Member
Fair enough. You may well be right but I havnt got any weight readings yet, likely will be very close or maybe even over on payload but I'm not too concerned. I've hauled close to 2000 pounds in a Ranger before, it did it but I wouldn't do it again, lol! They have more weight police on rv net than they do here? Maybe I'll photoshop a super duty under the camper and they will never know, haha! I'm not to concerned about being a few hundred over if that happens to be the case, I'm sure the f150 will do great, I see tons of people doing it with no problems. I'll load the back heavier to keep pin weight down if I have too, lol j/k! I farm so I have much experience driving overloaded vehicles on a regular basis. I plan on going about 40-100 miles from home is all. If it feels unsafe I'll remedy the situation but I'm sure it will be fine. I also plan to pull a jet ski now and maybe a boat in the future behind it but may have a super duty by then if I really get into it and start going long distances. I have no plans to endanger my own life or anyone elses.
I'm going with a gooseneck hideaball and an adapter because I won't be pulling it often or far and I want to keep my bed flat for farm use.
It will be a week or so before they have the hitch parts they said but I will have pictures for sure. Ill post pictures of just the camper in a day or two when I go look at it again, it's 60 miles away.
My bumper is aluminum and the install guy said it was only about 50 pounds heavier than the stock bumper.
I just wanted you to know you'll be above limits by a good margin, no way you'll be within GVWR with that setup. Will your truck do great as you said? No, not at all. Will it do OK, maybe, depends what OK means
That being said drive safe and enjoy camping
Cheers
Last edited by IronJoce; 03-29-2013 at 11:39 AM.
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SkiSmuggs (03-29-2013)
03-29-2013, 11:58 AM
#1107
Senior Member
I'm no weight police and never insinuated you would be putting others live in danger so we're good there.
I just wanted you to know you'll be above limits by a good margin, no way you'll be within GVWR with that setup. Will your truck do great as you said? No, not at all. Will it do OK, maybe, depends what OK means
That being said drive safe and enjoy camping
Cheers
03-29-2013, 12:08 PM
#1108
Senior Member
with this style adapter
03-29-2013, 01:06 PM
#1109
2011 Lariat Screw EB
Holy S ***** that is a lot of money just to have a Hide a Ball!
$110 for Universal rails and $100 for the brackets. I got my Hitch with my camper, so got lucky there
$110 for Universal rails and $100 for the brackets. I got my Hitch with my camper, so got lucky there
Last edited by murf; 03-29-2013 at 01:10 PM.
03-29-2013, 06:08 PM
#1110
See? It works in monkeys!
Okay... I'll play.
Here's my '11 FX4 with my (new to me) 2004 Gulf Stream Conquest 24RBL. I've historically been a tenter, so this is a huge change for my wife and I. This is going to be my 'home away from home' this summer in Dawson, YT.
She's a little dirty due to travelling through snow storms...
Here's my '11 FX4 with my (new to me) 2004 Gulf Stream Conquest 24RBL. I've historically been a tenter, so this is a huge change for my wife and I. This is going to be my 'home away from home' this summer in Dawson, YT.
She's a little dirty due to travelling through snow storms...