dpeckford

I have a 30 ft TT 7700 lbs GVWR. I use a Weight Distributing Hitch with two Friction Sway Controllers. The truck tows very comfortably. Hitch setup is imperative for TT. I realize that we sometimes use terms loosley, but it could be misinterpreted by the people when we say " you don't know the trailer is back there" I drive heavy equipment for a living( Semi Tractor trailer, Dump truck with tag trailer) and believe me ANY person who literally don't feel or know that any trailer over 1500 lbs behind them Regardless of the truck you are driving, perhaps should not be towing in the first place.
Having said all that, the 2009 F150 is perhaps the most competent " 1/2 ton" series tow pickup I have ever driven.

v_tach

+1

I've posted this before but I cant say enough good things about my Equal-i-zer brand WD hitch with built-in sway control. Not inexpensive but the best WD hitch I've ever used as far as being effective AND easy installation. Very simple.

swamprat26

Went camping this weekend and I finally can say, I love my truck!!! Re adjusted the equalizer hitch and now it pulls like it should. It is amazing the night and day difference one notch on the hitch adjustment can make in the total pulling package. You know the camper is back there but now I feel the truck can handle it like it should.

v_tach

Yes, its paramount a WD be adjusted correctly for the tow vehicle and trailer. When I purchased my current travel trailer, the dealer didn't do a very good job of installing the new WD hitch. Not enough weight on the bars. Fortunately I have a fair amount of experience with adjusting them and got things right once I got home. Big difference and a much better margin of safety.

rbike

does your truck have the max tow package?

Abstang

I have a 24 foot Travel Trailer that weighs about 5000 lbs loaded. I also have a weight distribution hitch also. I have the max trailer towing package and I can tow the trailer comfortably at 60 mph. You know the trailer is back there, but the truck performs very well.

Joe/GA

I finally got my travel trailer. I got a 30 foot Outback that weighs 7200lbs empty. So, loaded, it must be 8200 or so. I have a Reese dual cam WD hitch and it works very well. Of course, the dealer that installed it, did it all wrong. Once I got it home, I re-installed it properly. I feel it when a big truck passes me, but it doesn't move me anymore than it does when I'm not towing. So far, I'm seeing just above 9MPG. I usually tow about 62 to 65 MPH. The trailer tires are only rated to 65 MPH.
All in all, I love my truck! If only it had power fold mirrors!

Marabeth

Our current trailer (fully loaded which it will NEVER be) is 9,000 and our 2009 FX4 pulls it just fine. We had to do a few ajustments with the Weight dist. and sway control (Reese), and we moved some of the weight around in the trailer... now it's smooth sailing. The truck doesn't even know it's back there.

The F-150s were built to work, so work them!!!

Marabeth

We have the same W/D set up, and also a trailer made by Springdale.

We used to tow a 18 foot Areolight Cub (Hybrid) with a 2007 Dodge Nitro. We were towing with in our numbers but unlike our F150s it was not designed to work... it was designed to look good. Anyways after only just over a year of towing with Nitro we upgraded.... we only towed the Cub onces with Big Blue (what we call our truck) and that was FANTASTIC. We then upgraded to a larger 27 foot trailer, and it's not like we CAN'T feel it, it just in comparison to the Nitro we "can't" tell it's behind the F150.