I just want to get some advice on these numbers and see if anything is glaringly wrong. I am a total newbie at towing
I have a 2016 f150 xlt with a 6800# gvwr. Everything is stock including the hankook tires 5.0 with 3.55 rear gear and 236 gallon tank which was full
Cat scale results are
steer weight 2800 lbs. sticker on door says front gawr 3225 lbs
Drive weight 3460 lbs sticker on door says 3800 rear gawr
My trailer weight was 4620 lbs. It is a 26 foot Salem cruise lite non bunk house.
I just want to make sure I'm being as safe as I can be. We don't carry alot of stuff
Thanks for any input

 

Have you looked at the other sticker that shows the capacity, right next to the one you got all the other numbers from..

Also.. that is one really big tank, you fill it once a year?

 

I presume these are the numbers you measured with the trailer hitched up? Your numbers from the scales are all within your limits. However, being that you are 540lbs below your GVWR, hopefully you had the truck and trailer loaded up with everything you would take to camp (water, food, tools, people, dogs, etc) It also helps to weigh the truck with everything loaded ready to camp - unhitched. Then weigh again with the trailer hitched. This tells you more accurately what loads the tongue weight and WDH are adding to your steer and drive axles. Others will chime in...

Cheers

 

You've got 540 lbs to work with for passengers and gear inside the truck or truck bed. I weigh 220, my wife 140. With us in the truck that would leave 180 lbs for gear. You won't be able to haul a lot of heavy stuff like firewood or a generator in the bed of the truck while towing. But if you pack sensibly I think you'll be OK.

 

Thanks for the replies. Sorry its a 36 gallon tank. And we weighed this morning about a half hour after departing. Me the wife, 2 dogs, tools and various electronics and dog fences in the bed with a cooler full of ice. I will get the tongue weight Sunday when we depart. I'm worried the front end is too light which will make me adjust my hitch distribution. It was loaded the way we load for a trip.

 

And your yellow payload sticker says?

 

1937 lbs

 

How much higher was the front wheel well with the trailer attached with spring bars than just the truck alone? Some folks myself included put enough tension on the WDH to almost return the wheel well to the height of the truck alone. Ford recommends way less tension only returning 25-50% of the height.

 

Thats a pretty stout payload number...!

 

I always go for equal squat at both truck axles by adjusting the weight distributing hitch. Keeps normal loads on all 4 tow vehicle contact patches and makes your rig steer beautifully. You also have likely heard of the rule of thumb for the trailer. It is 10 to 15%.
If your Salem only weighed 4620 I am surprised and happy for you. That's very light!
So load the trailer for 500 or 550 lbs of tongue weight. Measure the wheel wells of the tow vehicle. Set up the WD hitch to get the same drop at the front and the rear on the truck.
Also, be sure your tires are set at the correct pressures, in both truck and trailer.