sunset

that thing is heavy !!! I would look into the newer lighter T.T.s. I've been doing a lot of looking myself and see a lot of 28-30' T.T.s weighing between 4900-6400lbs. Dry.

atwowheelguy

That is a pretty good payload for a F150. Is that a 7000 lb. empty camper?

This is my experience. A tonneau cover, a spray in bed liner, a fire extinguisher, two adults with dirt bike riding gear, several fuel cans and a toolbox = 707 lbs. in the truck. If that's close to your case, you have 1073 lbs. left for the trailer. What are you going to load in the truck? Four people and a generator could easily be over 1000 lbs. Then you would have 780 lbs. left for the trailer tongue. I don't ever recall a loaded camper with a hitch weight that wasn't more than what was on the spec sheet. It could be close. You might make it and be just at the limit.

You could load the truck and take to the scales.

ham189

I just bought a 2014 super cab with the 5.0 v8 and a 3.55 rear end and the tow package....Its been interesting trying to find out the max towing capacity. I asked the dealer and even the service manager, my confusion(and theirs) was that the chart Ford puts out says my truck set up as bought will tow a trailer up to 7,800 lbs, but there is a footnote that says in order to do so you need a weight distributing hitch. They called the local Ford engineer for clarification...his bottom line? The truck will tow anything.....up to that 7800...the trailer decides how safe it will be

Billy Mulek

Whoa people settle down. That's why I'm in here, this is why we are talking to rv dealerships. Try to find the right camper for my truck and family. The one we are looking at is 5600# dry 7500 wet. I don't want to be over loaded or put anyone at risk, just trying to figure numbers out.

sunset

you'll have plenty of truck for that, which T.T. Did you go with, I'm leaning towards a 4900# passport:-)

sunset

I have the same setup in a Screw and have been trying to figure out what I can tow but with help with this forum think I got it. Max payload on your door jam will tell you what the pin weight can be after you weigh the truck with everything your going to take and a full tank of gas, what's left is what the pin weight can be.

Biggles

BUT you must also take into consideration what's inside the truck to ensure you are not over the truck's GVWR. You should have asked " can my truck tow 7800lbs with me, my family , the dog, my tools , spray in bed liner , mud flaps etc in the truck ? ".