Can my truck tow 5,950 dry weight travel trailer?

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11-21-2017, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigcat1185

My dad has a 1996 Toyota T100 4x4 that he regularly hauls 2,000lbs in the bed. A full ton (bags of stove pellets.) Drives it 5+ miles up a windy mountain road to their log cabin. Been doing it for years, zero issues.

Toyota T100 had a payload of up to 2,450 pounds per a quick Google search...

My Uncle drove an earthmover and he once put a Lowe's store in the back...

How is this relevant? Let's say his payload was 1,400 pounds and he was grossly over capacity. Are you encouraging others to drive unsafely?

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11-21-2017, 08:30 AM

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I’m not telling anyone what to do, I’m describing what I’ve seen a truck handle with zero issues. My original statement stands, imo.

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11-21-2017, 10:54 AM

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your situation is nothing like OP's, as he has the n/a V6 with less torque than hp. You're pushing payload with the weight in the truck...move it to the camper if you can (fuel isn't calculated in payload, iirc?) other than that you're fine. WDH is key.

Limiting factor for towing is almost always payload on the F150â€™s and their lighter weight not tourque or HP as even the n/a v6â€™s churn out decent power. But I agree my situation is not the exact same as OPâ€™s.

The payload sticker on the truck is with a full tank of gas (no need to calculate weight of gas or worry about that lowering the sticker payload number) but the weight of the driver is not accounted for.

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11-21-2017, 01:26 PM

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totally agree. Its done for libility reasons. On my work f350 i had 8000 lbs in the bed once and it was only slightly squatting and drove and stopped like it was 800 lbs in it

something about comparing a 1-ton F350 to a 1/2-ton F150 just seems.......

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11-21-2017, 02:07 PM

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[QUOTE=Bigcat1185;5552555]I’m not telling anyone what to do, I’m describing what I’ve seen a truck handle with zero issues. My original statement stands, imo.[/QUOTE

i agreei too are not suggesting anything im just telling my experiences