smokeywren

Real world. 8,000-pound fifth wheel RV on 2012 F-150 SuperCrew EcoBoost 4x2.


Steer axle 3,300 pounds
Drive axle 4680 pounds (exceeds your rGAWR)
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GVW 7980 pounds (exceeds your GVWR)
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Trailer axles 6800 (per CAT scale)
hitch 1,200
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Trailer gross weight 8,000
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GCW 15,980
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The GCW with that 8,000-pound 5er towed by a 4x2 is less than your GCWR. But add 2,000 pounds to the trailer weight and 300 pounds to the hitch weight, plus another 400 pounds to the GVW if your Platinum is a 4x4, and you're overloaded over the GCWR, GVWR, and rGAWR.

That scale ticket was with a 5er with only 15% pin weight and 8,000 pounds gross trailer weight. If your Platinum is a 4x4, add at least 400 pounds to the GVW. Dry trailer weight is almost a useless number. Your wet and loaded 5er - even when very lightly loaded, is going to weigh more than 9,000 pounds with a hitch weight of at least 1375 pounds. When loaded with normal camping stuff, expect 10,000 pounds trailer and over 1,500 pounds pin weight. And you can expect to have a higher percentage of hitch weight when you load the front "basement" area with tools, jack(s), water hose, leveling blocks, extension cords, and other stuff you'll haul in the 5er. My 25' 30-amp extension cord is a heavy rascal. I don't need it very often, but when I need it, I need it.

So as others have cautioned - you're going to be severely overloaded with that trailer when wet and loaded for camping. For that trailer, you need at least an F-250, and if it were me I'd pay the bit extra and get an F-350 SRW. Diesel, of course.

Going to a TT won't help much with your F-150, because that 5er has a dry hitch weight of only 15.3% of dry trailer weight. Some TTs (including mine) have that much hitch weight.

ecobeest

You bought the WRONG truck for hauling such a rig. Stick to grocery runs with it (tongue in cheek, nice looking truck, but not made for hauling).

acadianbob

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