I have 2 work horses each weighing about 2000lbs, I would be pulling with a 05 f150 4 wheel drive supercab with the 4.6 engine. Would the truck be able to pull the weight? Unfortunately I can't upgrade to a bigger truck

 

I believe it should pull them depending on the trailer will make a difference and making sure the trailer has brakes... You can pull anything really just stopping and swaying is the big issue. Also depends on your gear in your truck also.

 

I believe I have 3:55 in the axles now, thinking I should go to a 4:10 or 4:56. I haven't looked at trailers, I know it will be a aluminum one. Would you recommend a gooseneck?

 

Yes, get a goosneck with some good trailer brakes. Invest in a brake controller if you dont have one. Dont go to high up with gearing, it does add low end power, but remember you only have 4 gears i believe.

 

Coming from someone who pulled probably a dozen horse trailers, I wouldn't get a gooseneck. For your truck, the gooseneck for would be a lot of unecessary weight vs a bumper pull. And for the draft horses I would look into an extra tall trailer (8ft height i think). If I were you, I would look for a 2 horse slant bumper pull aluminum with a weight distributing hitch, good brake box, and add a leafs for your truck.

 

Thank you, I've pulled horse trailers in the past with a 150. Those horses didn't weigh as much as these 2 do. I will add leaves to the back what type of shocks should I put on and should I put a heavier spring up front as well.

 

Unless your factory shocks are worn, i wouldn't worry about them. The front doesn't need upgraded. Your total weight would approximately be: 1500-2000 lbs per horse, about 3200 lbs for the trailer, and about 200lbs of misc tack. So all in your looking to pull around 7000lbs. I would see how your truck handles it before spending $2000+ on a gear swap

 

As long as it has brakes and you have a head on your shoulders you will be fine. If you can afford it, gooseneck would be my preference. Stick to 18ft or less and with just the 2 you will be fine probly even with stock suspension. Air bags or timbrens? or something like the Roadmaster kit would help a bit tho. I'm going with the Roadmaster myself if I ever get around to ordering it. Bumper pulls are ok, but I prefer a gooseneck. The 18ft aluminum 4star we have was bought back in '89 and still going strong. Grandpa had bought a bumper, one haul later from a cattle sale and he took it right back and bought the gooseneck and never regretted it. This trailer was bought just a couple years before he bought a new hd '91 F150 we still have. Being your looking for a horse trailer I think you should be able to find one even a little shorter in a gooseneck.

 

What would be the maximum my truck can pull? I can't seem to find it anywhere and people tell me different things.

 

The max it can and the max is should are two different things and a lot of people will disagree. I would stick with the "should" which would be around 7500 lbs.