I have a 2007 F150 FX4 CC with the 6.5' box. I need to tow our 1994 F150 to a shop for repairs on a 16' car hauler. My question is can I back the truck on the trailer and still keep enough tongue weight to stay safe? I don't won't to pull it on straight because my truck will squat a lot and i don't like the way it looks, but safety first. Thanks in advance, Jack

 

First off, your truck will be fine on the safety/weight aspect. Second, load the trailer properly with the weight over the axles on the trailer. The point isn't necessarily to load the front end "heavy", but definitely don't load it rear-end (on the trailer) heavy as it will cause the trailer to fishtail. Who cares what your truck looks like while towing?! As long as you don't have the '94 on the front edge of the trailer, it shouldn't squat too bad. I pulled a '95 F-150 on a steel-floored flatbed from Nebraska to Oklahoma in 30+mph winds, I'm sure you will be fine.

 

You need the tongue weight to be somewhere between 8 and 15% of the gross trailer weight - 12% is ideal. Do what you have to in order to achieve this.

 

They've got it covered pretty much. You should have no trouble hauling it, and I would just try centering the truck over the axles. I wouldn't back in on the trailer. If it's something you will be doing often i'd look into the Firestone Ride-Rite airbags.

 

If it is only a 16' car hauler you don't have a lot of options (how long is the truck you are hauling?). If you drive it on, you will have a lot of tongue weight. If you back it on, most of the weight will be at the rear of the trailer and it will fishtail. Unfortunatley, our only safe option here is to drive it on.