<--Thatguy

Alright I'm planning on living the hermit lifestyle and maybe live in a camper for a few years and need to find out what my truck can pull before even considering buying one. I have a '92 F150 ext. cab 2wd. My rear axle is an H9 which is a 3.55 ratio and the truck has a GVWR of 6050 lbs. Front GAWR is 3175 lbs and rear GAWR is 3800 lbs. Oh and it's an auto tranny. If anyone can make any sense of this for me, I'll send you a beer

Manuellabour247

Take a picture of your door stickers. That will get some of the towing guru's some more numbers to help you out. There's also a thread on here for doing the math on towing.

<--Thatguy

your wish is my command. I looked for other threads but I guess I didn't go deep enough. Thanks for the quick reply

Manuellabour247

https://www.f150forum.com/f82/1st-ti...y-math-280285/

https://www.f150forum.com/f82/new-gu...new-rv-279432/

Here's 2 threads for you.

<--Thatguy

Looking at the threads you posted, guess i need to go weigh my truck for the most accurate results. Is there a way to get a ballpark answer? I keep looking in the owners guide and there are three different options under the max GCWR and I have no idea which applies to mine. I think I'm over thinking it a bit

<--Thatguy

Here's the chart I'm looking at

Manuellabour247

Not sure what the three separate blocks mean for sure. I would assume it's for single cab, extended cab, crew cab. But you know what they say about assumptions. Lol. Air bags will help with the load, but they will not increase the payload according to DOT. You can put different springs under the bed, but the axles will be your limiting factor. The old trucks weren't rated to haul what people actually hauled with them, so take that for what you will.

I'd personally try to upgrade the important stuff like brakes and axles before getting a camper/travel trailer on an older truck. It may be a little pricey to start, but it's worth the peace of mind to know you have a solid foundation for pulling a trailer. I know a lot of my family bought the pop up campers and some smaller travel trailers to pull behind their trucks for going to the lakes. I wouldn't have a problem towing a 6,000 lb trailer behind your truck, but it's not exactly safe due to the tow ratings.

fltdriver

Your truck's registration should have the weight it left the factory at, which will give you a good starting point. Just add anything else you've put in it (toolbox, tools, etc...)

You may also want to check the rating of your hitch as well. Mine is rated class III with a max of 6,000#. Before I took out the 5th wheel hitch I pulled a 8,000# camper with no issues.

<--Thatguy

I feel like someone is nonchalantly telling me to man up and wing it

And i didn't even think about the registration so I'll have to check that later on, along with the weight of the box

Manuellabour247

Haha. I would not recommend overloading your truck......but you know people will do what people will do. Me personally, I wouldn't be to hesitant to tow something that slighty overloaded my truck so long as it was safe to do so. No high speeds, tight corners, or city driving with all the other idiots out and about jamming their brakes when they shouldn't. It's a common sense thing that isn't so common anymore. A slightly overloaded travel trailer would be fine towing short distances so long as it could be done in as safe a manor as possible. I would still try to upgrade the safety features like the brakes and anything else that would help me not be a statistic in a state trooper's briefing.