Spectators bashing idea of using 3.5 EB to tow 7-8k TT. But why
01-25-2018, 09:26 AM
#51
Senior Member
If it were me I would just worry about my TV and my TT myself and not worry about what all the BroDozer drivers say. 
If you are within specs (it looks like you are) then hook up and go have fun.
Most every 3/4T driver I know severely overloads their trucks because it is a 3/4T and they don't have to worry about weighing it or anything else like the piddly 1/2T drivers do!
If you are within specs (it looks like you are) then hook up and go have fun.
Most every 3/4T driver I know severely overloads their trucks because it is a 3/4T and they don't have to worry about weighing it or anything else like the piddly 1/2T drivers do!
01-25-2018, 04:17 PM
#52
Two things that determine if it can be towed, Tongue weight at 13%, why 13%? its the mid point between 10 and 15% which is the recommended tongue weight for any trailer with the exception of a few, like boats.
If your truck loaded with travel gear and passengers has enough payload left over to add the tongue weight, then your trailers weight is fine.
The other thing is length. The longer the trailer, the more side winds act upon it, the more it can move the truck around. This is where TV mass comes into play. The longer and heavier the TV, the more stable it will be to counter the side forces against the trailer.
For an F150, the safety zone is 30 feet and under. Anything over, unless its an HDPP, or the very least a long bed SCrew XLT, the more chances of a cross wind knocking the truck around.
If you want to tow to the max GCVWR, then haul a hay wagon, otherwise you are limited by the payload of the truck.
If your truck loaded with travel gear and passengers has enough payload left over to add the tongue weight, then your trailers weight is fine.
The other thing is length. The longer the trailer, the more side winds act upon it, the more it can move the truck around. This is where TV mass comes into play. The longer and heavier the TV, the more stable it will be to counter the side forces against the trailer.
For an F150, the safety zone is 30 feet and under. Anything over, unless its an HDPP, or the very least a long bed SCrew XLT, the more chances of a cross wind knocking the truck around.
If you want to tow to the max GCVWR, then haul a hay wagon, otherwise you are limited by the payload of the truck.