My trailer is 6400lbs UVW, 8200lbs GVWR. My tongue weight, loaded for the road is 950lbs. I've put on about 20,000kms towing this setup and the truck handles just fine. Make sure you have a good WDH.

 

You have gotten good advice above. Yes the truck could pull that trailer, I would not want to. It would be pushing the limits of the truck if not over payload. That is a long trailer, with a big sail, that would certainly outweigh the tow vehicle.

 

Hi all,
‘I already own a 2017 F-150 lariat 2.7 liter 3.55gears FX4 package.. my payload Is only 1,282 lbs..
I was looking at a Forest River Rockwood 2205S,
Anyone with my setup already tow something similar?
the TT dry weight is 5,004 lbs, 1,686 lbs payload, 530 hitch weight (dry)
Only my wife and I traveling 400lbs for passengers
Thaks

 

Hi Ford Fan, and WELCOME! to TT Math 101.

5004 + 1686 = 6690 GVWR. IOW, typical smaller ultralite TT. Ignore the dry hitch weight and plan on a loaded trailer with 13% Tongue weight (TW) = 870 pounds. Add 100 pounds for a good WD hitch with built-in sway control and you're at = 1,370 pounds payload. Overloaded, and you didn't even include the weight of your wife's purse. So with that trailer loaded for camping and with a good WD hitch, you'll just be another overloaded RVer.

If you want to tow an RV trailer with a 2.7L 4x4 without being overloaded, then you should probably limit your shopping to pop-up RV trailers with GVWR less than 4,000 pounds. Here's one of the Rockwood brand:
https://forestriverinc.com/rvs/campi...tent/HW296/955

 

Sounds like I have the same truck as OP. I will be looking at campers in the 25’ range with a dry weight of 5500lbs. Loaded down I am sure we will be at 7500lbs with passengers, cargo and trailer. That is the sweet spot for a half ton for long trips in my opinion.

A 30’ trailer is a big sail, so the size is more of a problems than the weight.

 

Really? Why couldn't they buy a 5500GVWR trailer and put most of their cargo in the trailer?

 

Indeed. There are a lot of travel trailers in that range or less. Look at the 20’ box or so advertised size.
My Wolf Pup BHS16 (Actually 21’ overall) has a 3877# GVWR.
I recommend the OP figure out his maximum tongue weight based on subtracting his carried truck load from the load capacity. Then figure that is 13-15% of the trailer’s GVWR. Because everyone tends to load up their travel trailers at first. So that computed GVWR is your limiting factor in choosing a travel trailer.
A good starting point is to load everyone up and throw the stuff you think will be carried in the truck (and not trailer) And visit some scales. CAT Scales are $12 (+2 for same visit reweighs). You can always weigh the extra camping stuff at home and add that to your math. Then you will know what is left of your truck Load Capacity for tongue weight (allowing ~100# for weight distribution hitch).
Prepurchase knowledge of weight capacities is priceless when purchasing a towed RV.