Where to get trailer dry weights?
06-17-2016, 10:25 AM
#11
I did TT shopping this month. There was not one single 5r that was under 1800# pin weight. Considering that 25% of the load is on the pin, where a tag along is 15%. (Max Values) An 8600# 5r would have a pin weight of 2150#, well over the payload of any F150. A tag along at 8600# would have a 1290# TW. The only 5r you could pull with an F150 would have to gross out at 6500#.
Best way I found to shop for a trailer, look at your payload lawyer tag, take a weight and multiply by 15%, keep doing that until you find a weight that falls into your payload range, with the truck loaded as it will be when traveling, and shop for a trailer that meets that GVWR.
Best way I found to shop for a trailer, look at your payload lawyer tag, take a weight and multiply by 15%, keep doing that until you find a weight that falls into your payload range, with the truck loaded as it will be when traveling, and shop for a trailer that meets that GVWR.
There all also F150's with a payload rating well over 2,000. So, all I'm saying is, the generalizations and assumptions you made are not always the case.
Last edited by acadianbob; 06-17-2016 at 10:36 AM.
06-18-2016, 09:32 AM
#12
With a 1470# payload, none of those would be viable for me, plus with a short short bed, they would be a PITA to turn. That's why I didn't look for them, but the ones I did see were well over 1800# on the pin.
