Farmerj

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look me up when you get some real experience

MikeD134

These are always good posts because folks jump in and say you need the weight of a Super duty.

You need the LT tires a Super duty comes with.

Your truck if you load it will weigh 7300 lbs. Super duty 8500 lbs So it's not like your doubling the "anchor ability" of the dog to resist the tail using a Super duty
Just food for thought.

ECO_Heavy

You’ll be right at your max ratings from my rough math. Only question I have is your rear axle rating…I think if you’re within your payload and hitch capacity limits (which I believe you are), you should be fine on the axle rating, but worth double checking.

I believe your set up isn’t “ideal”, but for a one-off situation, you’re still within your truck’s limits, so you should be fine given good driving conditions / decisions. Safe travels!

gatorblue92

You want a medal or something? Again more chest pounding saying you need a big truck for anything which is not correct. While I agree you should always use the correct tool for the job you don't always need a sledgehammer for a big nail.

Farmerj

and you have shown you have zero willingness to understand another's perspective or even grasp why they push in a different direction.

hell, you’re even too myopic to see I’m telling him he can do what he’s talking about.

Have a nice day. I know I will.

SpencerPJ

To the OP, as you can see, you decide what internet advise you put your life on. Your truck, your adventure. I promise you, you tow that trailer that distance with your truck, it will be the worse adventure of your life. You listen to some of these jacka***, you'll be in a ditch, upside down or dead, and that's if you are lucky.

16IngotFX4

There is more to consider than what you mention.

First, the catalog stating you can tow over 11,000 is not as true as you may want it to be. Your truck is a heavy pig, the tongue weight of a travel trailer may exceed your payload. You won't know that until the tongue of the 'great deal trailer' is weighted. No sticker on the truck or the trailer is going to say "it's fine.... have a safe trip".
The powerboost trucks have some of the lowest payloads out there -they are a joy to drive and offer a crap-ton of amazing features. Towing a small house just isn't one of the features, despite the catalog.

So first, you need to know your payload and you need to know the tongue weight.
Okay fine, you are buying a trailer to hall it home for a 2 day or 3 day tow. Not a big deal, you're on the tipping edge of being overloaded.
What happens on your first camping trip when the tongue weight is over by 500 lbs?

Great, now that we have decided your empty trailer is just barely over weight, it's totally fine to tow slightly over weight for a 1 time deal. Sure, whatever.
Now you have to start camping. From a safety standpoitn, you can haul that new trailer 3 times a year and be safe with it overloaded by 500lbs. If you decided you want to camp further away, you can only be okay hauling it twice a year.

In all serious though, you need more numbers and that isn't something you are going to have accurately while being 1500 miles away.


The manufactures have done a fantastic job of convincing the buyer with

2021 FOREST RIVER CHEROKEE BLACK LABEL 324TSBL SPECIFICATIONS:
Hitch Weight: 1,165 lb.
GVWR: 11,365 lb.
UVW (Dry/Empty): 8,603 lb.
CCC (Trailer Load Capacity): 2,762 lb.
Exterior Length: 40' 5"
Exterior Height: 11' 1"
Exterior Width: 96"

That dry weight is likely not true. It was at one point, but as it sits on the lot, it is probably not only 8600 lbs. That along is going to get you an 1100 lb payload, if you can get the WDH situated properly before you leave the lot. Nobody on this site will tell you to purchase a travel trailer based on the advertised weight rating.

Your truck is probably not capable of towing the 11,000+ lb travel trailer. You're nearly at max capacity payload of your pickup truck too.
Your truck has more than enough power, however the weight capacities are going to be very close to what it can/should actually be towing.

The next part of the equation is the length. There are a lot of people here who stop pulling trailers in the upper 30' range with an F150 due to the light weight of the vehicle and added sway.

I get it, you're a veteran tower and you probably know all this stuff already but something we all need a reminder to check the 'fine print' of what it is we wish to do.

Towing a trailer 1 time is not more safe than towing that trailer every weekend through the summer.

Just make sure to check your truck payload (throw away the big 11,000lb numbers -they are useless for this trailer) and the actual tongue weight of that trailer as it sits now. Add in the battery weight and propane weight for your camping hauls as the camping tongue weight is going to exceed your 'dry' weight to get 'er home.

The part that makes me the most sad is you are questioning if you should actually get a good weight distribution/sway hitch because of the cost. I say you should go cheap and get a $1500 unit -that extra $1500 isn't worth any safety with a heavy and long trailer.

Kidding, please get the right tool for the job and make sure that trailer stays in control on the road.
This may be a 3-day haul by time you spend the day looking over the trailer, getting it properly balanced, road testing and adjusting then finally the following day hitting the road. Hopefully you take your time and enjoy instead of rushing the 'great deal' home.

gatorblue92

Once you start with the “let the adults discuss” nonsense you lose all respect in my book and can s a d as far as I’m concerned. Have a wonderful evening.

ymeski56

Isn't there a football game on or something?

Farmerj

you did that with your tow police comment right out of the gate.