Reed2866

I have a 2010 F150 XLT Crew with the big V8 and 315 rear end an the trailer towing package. I am thinking of buying a 28 ft travel trailer that has a dry weight of 6,000 lbs. Will I be ok as long as I use a weight Dist hitch?

AricsFX

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My boat weighs roughly that much with full gas and gear. ive got the 5.0, but im sure the 5.4 will be plenty! Ive towed it a lot, and coming from a 5.3 crew silverado it tows like a dream.

knauby

You will be OK. The towing police on here will drill you (with some legitimate concerns) about your hitch weight and GVWR and such, but in the end with some common sense, you'll be fine.

justjimmy

What is the tow rating of your truck? 315's are kinda low. Not worried about the engine but the gearing may limit you.

Also... dry weight is not what you're towing... the weight adds up quickly.

10-Ford

The manual shows your setup has a GCWR of 14000 lbs and max trailer weight of 8500. You're probably pushing the limit with a 6000 lb dry weight. I can tell you your gas mileage will be horrendous.
I would look for a lighter trailer if you're still in the buying stage.
I pull a 26 foot with a dry weight under 5000 lbs with 3.55 gears.

Good luck

tll

Seems odd that a truck with a "towing package" would only have 3.15 gears. If you add 1500 lbs to the dry weight for a total of 7500 lbs you are 1000 lbs under the maximum towing weight. Payload might be the issue, you might have 1000 lbs of tongue weight.

Twisty

You need to do some more research.
The dry weight is usually without any options or the battery of full propane tanks or spare, etc.
Our TT was listed at 4300 lbs dry weight. Delivered weight = 5300 lbs. Ready for travel = about 6000 lbs.

willieboy

The big thing to watch is the tongue weight. The tongue weight is going to the weight carried by the truck, and thus it is payload. Loaded up you are looking at a trailer of ~7500 lbs. To tow a Travel Trailer you need to have 10-15% of the total trailer weight on the tongue, otherwise it it not a stable towing scenario. So figure at least 750lbs TW up to 1125lbs TW. As you can see, TW adds up quickly and really affects your payload capacity in a huge way. Assuming a 4x4, you have 1510 lbs of payload capacity for your truck. Keep in mind, that payload number is the maximum based on a minimally equipped (XL grade) 5.5 bed 4x4 5.4L SuperCrew 4x4 as it rolled off the line with a full tank of fuel. Any options, people (even the driver), accessories, etc. all subtract from the payload capacity. Your specific trucks payload capacity should be listed on the door jamb on a yellow sticker. Once you know what your payload is, subtract another ~100lbs for the weight of a Weight Distributing Hitch (required if you tongue weight is over 500 lbs), then subtract the weight of the people that will be riding with you and their stuff, and that will leave you with the payload/tongue weight you will have available for a trailer.