What does 11,000+ Pounds really mean to you???
10-31-2015, 12:19 PM
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What does 11,000+ Pounds really mean to you???
Seems like every thread we all talk about our payload capacity and the next statement is almost always, "You will never reach your Tow Capacity before you Max Out your Payload"
While that is almost always true...there is a reason to have a higher tow capacity that what your truck could pull at full payload capacity. Not only is weight important when it comes to tow capacity...also almost as important is concerns over frontal area and drag. Larger Frontal area affects tow capacity numbers is practice...and having some buffer is a good thing.
While that is almost always true...there is a reason to have a higher tow capacity that what your truck could pull at full payload capacity. Not only is weight important when it comes to tow capacity...also almost as important is concerns over frontal area and drag. Larger Frontal area affects tow capacity numbers is practice...and having some buffer is a good thing.
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10-31-2015, 07:55 PM
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I've seen a lot of people talk about there rigs having the power to pull big loads. Not one of them talks about their ability, or lack of, to stop those big loads. Thats what scares me.
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10-31-2015, 08:20 PM
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Probably 80% of people who tow have no idea about towing SAFELY.
10-31-2015, 08:53 PM
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I don't at all feel unsafe towing 8 and sometimes 9k with my f150. The trailers I tow are GN for the most part and have very good braking systems on them. With the new integrated brake contollers, braking has never been better controlled while towing. I have been towing 30 years with all kinds of trailers from boats, horse trailers, RV, to low boy tri-axle equipment trailers up to 20k loaded. I feel much more comfortable with 8k with my 150 today, than 5 or 6k 20 years ago with a 250.
I agree that most folks today don't have a lot of experience with heavy loads and rvs and boats get heavier every year.
I agree that most folks today don't have a lot of experience with heavy loads and rvs and boats get heavier every year.
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11-01-2015, 11:10 AM
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I am not talking about actually towing 11,000+ WITH A f150...but the reason why having that reserve is important...say with a 7500 pound trailer with bigger frontal area and higher parasitic drive.
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11-03-2015, 09:52 AM
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11-03-2015, 10:03 AM
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I didn't realize how unfit (unsafe?) my F150 was to the towing task until I made the switch to a super duty. Now I look back and really question my thinking in towing heavy loads at long distances - all while having my family and loved ones onboard. If you think about it, there's really no ceiling or cost too high to help safeguard your family. Driving can be dangerous and towing exacerbates that risk. You can never have too much truck for towing - but you can definitely have too little. 
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