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So i was looking at the wrong model. the model im looking at its a dry weight of 6500lbs and tow hitch weight of 500, 7000lb for the trailer. i know my max for pulling is 9100lb. it seems that i should be good to tow it.
Still not enough truck.
If in doubt, ask the dealer to let you hoop up the trailer and tow it.
So you're in the same boat I'm in. Same engine in mine but I got a 3.55 rear end. What is your wheel base?? My trailer is "labeled" 4800# dry and I weighed it at 5300# full of our camping gear but no food, clothes or water and a pin weight of 670#. Length is 25.5' living and 29' bumper to hitch. My payload is 1511#.
According to the manual I can tow 7900# but there is absolutely no way I would even go close to that number. I feel I'm at the max that "I" am comfortable with. I set the cruise at about 100-104 km/h and let her go. I'm no speed demon but I'm never in a rush camping anyway.
With the details you've given for the trailer you're looking at I would keep looking and try to stick around the 5000-5500# dry.
Here's a pic from our first trip up to Edmonton (City of has-beens) to go to the Waterpark.
Last edited by EventHorizon; 05-19-2015 at 11:02 AM.
First of all, that "sales" brochure and towing guide weight is a fictitious/mythical/totally BS number. Fergidaboud that 9100 lb number!!!
Your payload capacity of 1381 will be used up by weight on the hitch receiver of the truck, as well as people and stuff you carry in the cab and bed.
Tongue weight of the trailer should be 10% to 15% of the wet&loaded trailer's weight - with a real life minimum of 12%.
A trailer with a dry weight of 6500 will probably be 7500 lbs loaded - and that would be a realistic 900 lb tongue weight. When you add the weight of your WDH head (about 50 lbs or so), the weight on your truck's hitch receiver would be 950 lbs.
1381 minus 950 equals 431 lbs of payload capacity remaining for people, luggage, snack cooler, firewood, tools and jack in the cab and bed.
With two people at the normal airline weight at 170 lbs each would be 340 - and that would give you 90 lbs remaining for all that other stuff in cab/bed. Not much!!!
Dedpending who and what you'll be carrying in the truck when towing, I think a realistic max trailer weight for your truck would be in the 6000 lb wet&loaded range. A trailer like that would have a tongue weight of around 720 lbs, and with your WDH head would push down on the hitch with around 770 lbs. That would leave you with 600 lbs for people and stuff in the cab and bed. That would probably be a much safer and more comfortable tow with your truck.
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I haven't bought the truck yet or the camper trailer so I don't know what in on the sticker inside the door of the F150. All I know at this point is the camper trailer I am looking says their models are less than 3000lb when fully loaded. Can I tow this with a F150 2WD 4.2L v6 ?
I haven't bought the truck yet or the camper trailer so I don't know what in on the sticker inside the door of the F150. All I know at this point is the camper trailer I am looking says their models are less than 3000lb when fully loaded. Can I tow this with a F150 2WD 4.2L v6 ?
Less than 3000 lbs fully loaded Yes you can tow that with an F150. Even a ford ranger could pull that.
Don't let these experts on towing spoil your thoughts on an F150 towing your dream trailer. Get the max tow package which comes with the 3:73 gear set. Get some air boots and rear swaybar....as well as a good WDH with sway control. Obviously you can get too much trailer for your truck if your not paying attention. I pull a 8k + Springdale TT with gear in the bed, 3 passengers, 3 dogs, and more gear in the trailer.....this isn't my first rodeo. My F150 Boost pulls it like a BOSS. I set the cruise on 60-65mph and enjoy the nice quiet ride. I am upgrading to a light weight 5th wheel soon. I don't need a diesel pickup, the F150 is a great tow vehicle.....so get your truck properly equipped for towing. Choose your 6k- 8k trailer and happy camping!
I haven't bought the truck yet or the camper trailer so I don't know what in on the sticker inside the door of the F150. All I know at this point is the camper trailer I am looking says their models are less than 3000lb when fully loaded. Can I tow this with a F150 2WD 4.2L v6 ?
I towed a 4000# TT with a 4L V6 Tacoma. It slowed down some going up the hills a bit and struggled some against prairie head winds because of the trailer's frontal area. But it's definitely doable with a normally aspirated V6.
That more gears the better though for a less powerful engine, a 6spd tranny with tow/haul mode would be a big help.
Here is what I want to tow with a F150 4.2L V6. The sales brochedure says it has a total dry weight of < 2000# and a GVWR of < 3000#
Absolutely NO problems. It's low a side, so head winds will not be an issue. You will not even need a WDH. A friend pulls one of those with his mini-van.
05-18-2015, 02:53 PM
