JonnyPip

I have a 2013 King Ranch Eco Boost 3.5L V6,
3.73 electronic axle
max tow package
trailer brake controller
trailer sway control
trailer tow PKG


want to tow Winnebago Minnie 26 foot GVWR 7600,
hitch weight 620




Can I tow this across county

xcntrk

In a word, yes.

Although that tongue weight sounds like some optimistic marketing figure and not reality. 620# would only be 8% tongue weight which is too little for an enclosed travel trailer.

But that said the length is doable at a modest 26ft. The trailer weight is doable but on the upper spectrum (due to the presumed hitch weight being closer to 900-1000#'s). Your max tow does bump the GVWR up to 7650 (confirm) and that should allow you anywhere between 1000-1200# realistic payload after you account for 2 adults, kids, fuel, and modest gear in the tow rig including WD hitch.

Milton6001

I have about the same setup except that I do not have the Max Trailer package (I have the smaller mirrors). I do have Trailer tow, brake control, Sway control, 3.73 thanks to the 4X4 off road package. I pull a 28' (32' tip to tail) Sunset Trail. It is 5800lbs empty and about 6500 as towed with a tongue weight of about 800lbs. It tows it great. Here are some things that you need to keep in mind:

The sway control built into the truck only calms sway that is already happening. It will not be pleasant. The tongue weight will squat the truck some.

I run a Reese weight distribution hitch with built in sway control (hook type not friction). I consider it dangerous to rely on the built in sway control. If you do not want to do weight distribution that is your call, but I consider additional sway control a requirement.

Here is the setup I went with:
http://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Distr...e/RP66084.html

Good luck and stay safe. Once you set it up properly it will pull it anywhere you want to go.

zx12-iowa

You can pull it cross country fairly easily.

atwowheelguy

What does the payload sticker say?

Milton6001

Payload is an important part of things to check. It tells you the max for the weight of people+"stuff"+trailer tongue weight. Do not exceed it for those things mentioned, but it does not include the weight of the trailer. With your setup you are rated for at least 9,600lbs, or 11,200 if you have the payload package (or if it is included in max trailer tow). To be safe assume 9,600. You do not want to tow right at the limit, but your trailer is well under it. I would not exceed 8,000 actual trailer weight as towed (assuming you are still withing your payload rating with tongue weight, people,....).

My payload is around 1400lbs. It is my limiting factor, not the trailer weight. I would be pushing or exceeding that limit if I tried to tow a 9600lb trailer with my family in the truck even if there was nothing in the bed. If you need more payload you can install air bags or overload springs. With air bags I would feel OK pushing up close to 1,800-2000lbs worth of payload, but there are other things like bearings and axle strength to consider also.

Norotso

Yes you can tow that set-up! I have a 26' weighing in at 6750 GVWR, closer to 6k loaded, +/- a 100#. This past summer we traveled, see link putting on 4500km in 3 weeks, and a total of 5600km towing for the season.
I would ensure you get a very good WD set-up, I highly recommend, link with a 1k/10k set-up. Once you're dialed in, hook up and go....

My set-up

Dirttracker18

FWIW I have towed many a load included a variety or TT's and enclosed racecar trailers and have never had a sway control device of any kind. My personal experience is that a well set up trailer and tow vehicle does not require one.

However that is just personal experience and opinion. Take it for what you will

If you have it, great. However I would not be running out looking for one.

BRUTE448

I have a 5.0 *see in sig* but u have better payload (mine is 1264) and towing but i have stronger axles...not to high jack OP but is there an easy explanation!?

Milton6001

A simplistic way to think about it is that the payload rating looks at the total load that the axles can handle then subtracts the weight of the truck itself...whatever is left is your payload rating. A heavier truck has less capacity left over for payload. A screw is heavier than a regular cab and typically has a lower payload capacity. He might also have the extra payload package which gets you heavier springs and more payload for a particular truck.