Travel trailer towing weight question
01-17-2019, 12:29 PM
#1
Travel trailer towing weight question
so im looking into buying a Salem fsx 260rt toy hauler. The tt weighs in empty at #4800 and has a gvwr #7610 with a tongue rating at #610 and is 28ft bumper to bumper.
I have a 2014 super cab 5.0 with 3.55 gears. I believe my payload was #1540+/- a few lbs and according to the chart That I saw I have a #7800 tow rating. Off the top of my head I can’t remember gvwr.
As for for now I would be hauling a Yamaha grizzly in it most of the time full of water 38gal. And am looking at a blue ox wdh. Its just me and the wife (no kids).
I am looking for for a real world answer if this is going to be a good combination or should I be waiting more capable truck.
I already apologize for for posting it in another part of the forum and didn’t realize there was a devoted towing thread
I have a 2014 super cab 5.0 with 3.55 gears. I believe my payload was #1540+/- a few lbs and according to the chart That I saw I have a #7800 tow rating. Off the top of my head I can’t remember gvwr.
As for for now I would be hauling a Yamaha grizzly in it most of the time full of water 38gal. And am looking at a blue ox wdh. Its just me and the wife (no kids).
I am looking for for a real world answer if this is going to be a good combination or should I be waiting more capable truck.
I already apologize for for posting it in another part of the forum and didn’t realize there was a devoted towing thread
01-17-2019, 02:48 PM
#2
Senile member
Welp, throw dry weight figures out in the trash.
figure on GVWR of the TT to figure if your truck can do it. With a WDH the tongue weight will be 13-15% of that, so 989-1142lbs. Add another 100lbs for the WDH, and that's your essential tongue weight.
Subtract that from your payload, and that tells you what you have left for carrying in the truck, including passenger, driver, and cargo.
I don't know how much a Yamaha grizzly weighs, but you've got to account for carrying 38g of water all the time (which I would avoid if you can), basically a static 300lbs. Then whatever gear you bring in the camper.
Basically, if you don't overdo it with the trailer, and keep loaded weight to around 6500lbs, that makes your comfort level with the tongue weight a lot better, 845-975lbs + 100 for the WDH.
Also, make sure you follow the manual in setting up the WDH. Don't rely on the dealer to do it.
figure on GVWR of the TT to figure if your truck can do it. With a WDH the tongue weight will be 13-15% of that, so 989-1142lbs. Add another 100lbs for the WDH, and that's your essential tongue weight.
Subtract that from your payload, and that tells you what you have left for carrying in the truck, including passenger, driver, and cargo.
I don't know how much a Yamaha grizzly weighs, but you've got to account for carrying 38g of water all the time (which I would avoid if you can), basically a static 300lbs. Then whatever gear you bring in the camper.
Basically, if you don't overdo it with the trailer, and keep loaded weight to around 6500lbs, that makes your comfort level with the tongue weight a lot better, 845-975lbs + 100 for the WDH.
Also, make sure you follow the manual in setting up the WDH. Don't rely on the dealer to do it.
01-17-2019, 02:55 PM
#3
A fair comparison would be my 14 3.5TT with 3.15 gearing, it had a 1460 pound payload, and my Coleman 274BH is very close to what you have in both length and weight. With just me and my 2 kids, it fell within specs for GVWR, GAWR and GCWR, and handled just fine. Since you have more payload and better towing gears, I don't see any reason that it would not be able to tow it.
Start with weighing the truck with you, the wife and anything else you can think of that might be in the cab and bed. Subtract that from the GVWR on the white sticker, and that is your available payload. With the Blue Ox, and say an approximate loaded weight of 6400 pounds and 13% on the ball, you should be right around 1000 pounds on theball receiver. As long as you have that in free payload or a bit more, then you should be fine.
The Blue OX is a good choice for the trailer. Just remember to make sure you balance the trailer and put at least 13% on the ball.
The 2014 comes with a standard tow package, which is now listed as 53A as an option, and should include the trailer brake controller. The 3.55 gears should work well, if not, changing out to 3.73 is an easy enough task and a lot less expensive than replacing the truck. Good Luck
Start with weighing the truck with you, the wife and anything else you can think of that might be in the cab and bed. Subtract that from the GVWR on the white sticker, and that is your available payload. With the Blue Ox, and say an approximate loaded weight of 6400 pounds and 13% on the ball, you should be right around 1000 pounds on the
The Blue OX is a good choice for the trailer. Just remember to make sure you balance the trailer and put at least 13% on the ball.
The 2014 comes with a standard tow package, which is now listed as 53A as an option, and should include the trailer brake controller. The 3.55 gears should work well, if not, changing out to 3.73 is an easy enough task and a lot less expensive than replacing the truck. Good Luck
Last edited by acdii; 01-17-2019 at 02:57 PM.
01-18-2019, 04:45 AM
#4
Your truck should be fine with that load. You have plenty of payload for you and the wife and the tongue weight. Make sure you set the WDH up well as was stated above. The 13/14 trucks did not always have the brake controller included, so you might have to add it, it was an option with the trailer tow pkg and standard with max tow. I had to add mine on the 2013, but it was well worth it, and easy to do, it took 15min and trip to the dealer for them to activate it in the ecu.
01-18-2019, 08:23 AM
#6
You are good to go, the transmission cooler is part of the tow package, all that generation 5.0l had the oil cooler and piston oil jets too. They run very cool with the large 8qt oil pan, oil cooler, piston jets and a very good radiator. I pulled loads as heavy as you are looking at a lot in high temps and the truck did it like a champ.