Happens more than you think, especially the obvious ones.

 

One more note... Your wheelbase also determines the length camper you can pull safely. My truck and yours have a wheel base of 139. That put me at around a 28 foot camper max.





See your wrong here I have the new 150 inch wheelbase supercrew.

As far as being pulled over for being to heavy, I am not pulling comercial so I doubt that the DOT would stop me, can you"look at my rig" and tell if I am overweight? would teh DOT escourt me tthe scale to see if he is right I dont think so that would take away from donut time.

 

Look harder. His wheelbase is 150"... it's a longbed (6-1/2 foot) Screw. I think he mentioned it in his initial post.

Anyway, I viewed this thread just becasue I wanted to see what everyone will haul with their F-150's. I have a 2006 F-250 Stroke, and I haul a 4,200# (empty) pop-up. I am thinking of going back to an F-150 Screw, again. I am concerned about an F-150 having the beef to keep it moving on a hilly interstate. I just don't want to be fighting a drive when I should be enjoying my ride to the campground on a well deserved weekend. My 2001 Screw with a 5.4L couldn't get out of it's own way hauling a mere 4,000#, but my 2005 Screw seemed to have enough beef. I know 4,200# isn't alot, but it may be hard to go to a 5.4L in a Screw after running a 6.0L in a Crew Cab F-250. I'm looking for justification to go to the F-150 again. I commute mostly, but haul a trailer just about every weekend from June through September. Y'all happy with your 150 haulers?

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Sorry Welfare Wagon... I missed your wheelbase post before me. Smokewagun.

 

yes they do pullover RV's, maybe not were you are so you might never have a problem. have fun and be safe.

 

I thought that you had to stop at the DOT scale if there open? Just like the big trucks do. Is that not the case since you are not commerical? I have never towed anything for a long distance or on a highway where DOT sets up. But I am looking to purchase a pop up in the near future. So any info is helpful for future referance. I guess I also suggested a 250 since if i had a trailer like yours i could finally justifiy buying one. I have all loved the way the 250's and 350's look.

 

Sorry didnt see that 150 wheel base. Curious how much did that change your towing capacity? What is your GCWR?

Tom

 

nditech, a non commerical vehicle does not stop at the scales, only commerical vehicles. the only way the DOT( even the Police have the right to check you out for this reason) will catch you is IF you get pulled over. (which may never happen since you have a non commerical vehicle but they are starting to do it)then they can make you go to the scale or do it right there on the side of the road with there portable scales. if you get a pop up you should have no problems whatsoever. just check to see what your tow vehicle is rated for and stay up to or under that maximum. the reason they give you a maximum tow weight is because the vehicle's equipment is rated for that weight( brakes, tranny, rear end etc). if you go overloading it then you may end up with brake failure such as fading, overheating etc. whjen you need them the most, not to mention that your tranny isn't built to pull that type of weight.

 

The 5.5 foot bed pulls 9200lbs the 6.5 foot bed pulls 9100lbs. The biggest drawback is 18 or 20' wheels reduces it down 500 lbs to the said 91 or 9200 lbs, so if you have 17 in' wheels or smaller which I doubt many do you can pull 9600 or 9700 lbs.
I would have to look up my GCWR I dont keep that in the top of my shallow mind

Source: Ford Towing and RV guide,My owners manual and Ford website.

For all those who say "You should have bought an F-250 diesel" I would have loved to but the $$ factor as well as how much I really tow VS how much city driving I do didnt justify the bigger truck. I only tow about 4 months out of the year when the kids are out of school, plus the research I have done as well as 2 years towing with an older supercrew set me on what I got, a loaded Lariat over a base f-250

 

Thanks for the info. Brakes shouldnt be to big of a deal since NYS requires trailer brakes for all pop up and larger rv trailers. And since the dealer left the tailer brake harness in the truck I guess it wont a problem haveing the rv place wire the tailer brakes. Since it is a law that we have to have them that means the rv dealer has to install them as part of the sale of the camper. any suggestions on what Brand i should look at? thanks again. Oh and happy camping.

 

I would make the same choice.