Why get a diesel when you don't NEED one? Maintenance costs are a lot higher and diesel fuel is getting VERY expensive. The only thing you do NOT want is a 2010 or earlier Superduty with a 5.4. The current 6.2 gas engine is a very capable towing engine, and the previous V-10 was a beast, but thirsty.
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You still have the care and maintenance issues. If you NEED a diesel, of course you should go out and get one. If you DON'T need one, why take on the extra baggage?
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You don't need a 3/4 ton. I pull a 30' trailer at about 8000 pounds with ease with my 6.2.... 1000 pounds and 6 feet of extra length won't make that huge of a diffference. How does your truck stop a trailer that big? Like any other truck... with mandatory trailer brakes. Side winds/gusts are negated by a good sway control set-up. A weight distribution hitch is important, and with proper weight distribution in the trailer you won't be anywhere near 1200 pounds on the hitch. I'm guessing you'll have about 1700-1800 pounds of payload on the door sticker, no worries.
Your good to go, bro. That tongue weight is only 11% meaning you will only have about 900 lbs tongue weight even loaded. Weight of passengers will not be all on the rear axle. Be careful of the wind, but you still have 6000 lbs under you. That is not far from a 3/4 ton 15 years ago and nobody would of said jack about towing that trailer with a '96 f-250
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... because Mike Rowe is just cooler than the other guys.
With people and cargo in the cab, their will be about 915 pounds in the cab. The rest of the stuff will be placed in the trailer. Just trying to keep everything legal.
915 lbs in the cab? No offense, but you have a fat family! Why is everybody so concerned about the payload? You will have plenty of payload room. Grow some balls people! If you get in a wreck I doubt they will put the charred remains of your family on a scale
You don't need a 3/4 ton. I pull a 30' trailer at about 8000 pounds with ease with my 6.2.... 1000 pounds and 6 feet of extra length won't make that huge of a diffference. How does your truck stop a trailer that big? Like any other truck... with mandatory trailer brakes. Side winds/gusts are negated by a good sway control set-up. A weight distribution hitch is important, and with proper weight distribution in the trailer you won't be anywhere near 1200 pounds on the hitch. I'm guessing you'll have about 1700-1800 pounds of payload on the door sticker, no worries.
Do us a favor. Go run your rig over a set of truck scales. Add up the front axle and rear axle weights. How does that compare to the GVWR on the door sticker?
I am not doubting that you can pull your rig with ease, but the point is - are you towing over limits? If so, that's your decision, and people do it every day. I prefer to stay legal as do some other people here, and I get the impression that the original poster wants to stay legal.
I doubt he'd have 915 pounds of people & cargo in the truck. If so, put more cargo in the trailer, and would easily be under the door sticker rating of 1700-1800 pounds (which is what it'll be with an ecoboost). Extra cargo in the trailer will not add up to a corresponding amount of weight on the hitch. A weight distribution hitch will distribute some of that hitch weight to the trailer axles as well.
Do us a favor. Go run your rig over a set of truck scales. Add up the front axle and rear axle weights. How does that compare to the GVWR on the door sticker?
I am not doubting that you can pull your rig with ease, but the point is - are you towing over limits? If so, that's your decision, and people do it every day. I prefer to stay legal as do some other people here, and I get the impression that the original poster wants to stay legal.
Have already done you a "favor", have been there and done that, and am way under my limits. No offense but a lecture from the weight police as to what to add up to arrive at total payload in comparison to load capacities won't be required.
Last edited by Countryboy8602; 02-24-2012 at 05:17 PM.
My 2 cents...the weight of that trailer once it is loaded will be close to 9,000lbs and the tongue weight will be at least 1,000 lbs. The 37 feet of length is of more concern, that's a lot of tail that can wag the dog if things go south.
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