Scott902

Sorta where I'm at. Would prefer to stay with a 1/2 ton, but 30+ foot trailer, 7500# I really should have a 3/4 to do it right.

mass-hole

You could do a 7500# trailer if you play your cards right and get the right F150 with enough payload and what not, but I dont know how stable it would be at 30'+. People do it.

Scott902

Yeah, I know it will do it. I do it with my 09 Silverado. But I know how it feels doing it. What I go back n forth on is will it feel better in a new F150 or should i just do it right, and go 250.

2015rubyFX4

I towed a 24' trailer loaded with 8500-9000 lbs + 3 people and luggage in the truck and it was no problem

Scott902

weight is only part of it though. the size and shape of the trailer makes a big difference.

2015rubyFX4

basically a big *** rectangle. No pointy front end.

kbroderick

Another consideration I'd throw out there: I'd expect a fifth-wheel hitch (or evidence of one having been installed) to decrease the resale value of an F-150. Most of the time, fifth-wheel trailers are going to be pushing the limits of the truck, and at least when buying a used truck, I'd assume that if it had the fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch installed, it was used often enough in that way to justify said hitch and thus often used near, at, or above the published GVWR and GCWR limits. While I certainly expect the truck to be capable of being regularly pushed to the published specs, I'd also expect the wear and tear to be elevated relative to a truck that was used to drive to the office most of the time and occasionally put a boat in the water.

OTOH, in a full-ton or 3/4-ton truck, I wouldn't think twice about the presence of a fifth-wheel hitch. YMMV, of course.

chimmike

I bet your 09 Silverado is heavier than an equal new F150.....which means more stable than a lighter F150........and I also bet the 09 Silverado is over published weight limits too.

Scott902

very true. but I would also think frame stiffness and such on a newer truck would be helpful as well.

chimmike

it's still a half-ton light duty frame.