My good friend has an F-150 like yours and tows a 8000lb Airstream everywhere

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Jul 2, 2020
3:33:11pm

vandalcoug Contributor

My good friend has an F-150 like yours and tows a 8000lb Airstream everywhere

along with his 6 kids. For me that's a little aggressive, I would stay under 5500 personally.

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vandalcoug

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Please help with a sanity check on towing a travel trailer with my half-ton truck

cheezedawg medium

7/2/20 12:11pm

I think your tires, brakes and trailer brake are the most important factor when

JAGA97

7/2/20 12:22pm

Just meaning they are all in good condition?

cheezedawg

7/2/20 12:23pm

Yes. The insurance claims I see with trailers are rarely about towing capacity

JAGA97

7/2/20 12:25pm

Towing is about stopping ability and control. For me it would depend on how often I towed it and where.

BYUnerd

7/2/20 12:30pm

Is this a trailer you’re thinking of buying?

Chadillac

7/2/20 12:38pm

I wouldn't. But I err on the side of too much truck. Are the numbers you quoting for your specific truck?

Bert609

7/2/20 1:15pm

Those are for my specific truck- looked up the spec for the engine, transmission, gear ratio, etc.

cheezedawg

7/2/20 2:22pm

For a half ton chasis, I prefer a trailer to have a dry weight of 5500 lbs or

BYUMizzou

7/2/20 1:36pm

This is a 2013 F150 with a 3.73 gear ratio. From the window sticker it also has the upgraded GVWR and max tow packages

cheezedawg

7/2/20 2:36pm

I believe the upgrades deal with the suspension and not the drivetrain, although

BYUMizzou

7/2/20 3:30pm

This trailer with dry weight of 5800 was also on my list:

cheezedawg

7/2/20 2:37pm

I’ve towed a very similar trailer to this with my 1/2 ton.

Chadillac

7/3/20 1:05pm

Yeah that’s what I am leaning towards. No reason to push the limits other than being lazy.

cheezedawg

7/3/20 1:15pm

As far as rear differential ratios, I think some of the new ratios have come about as a result

mightybrick

7/2/20 7:17pm

Ratios are just torque multipliers and you have to combine it with tranny ratio and tire size. I have 3.73 in my 2500HD

Bert609

7/2/20 9:50pm

Good info. Thank you sir.

mightybrick

7/3/20 1:30pm

My good friend has an F-150 like yours and tows a 8000lb Airstream everywhere

vandalcoug

7/2/20 3:33pm

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