Thanks to you guys I traded in our 2006 F-150 for a 2008 F-250 diesel, 3.73 rear end, super crew, 6.5 box. Lost a few bucks but what the hey.. Considering a full tank of fuel, two people and a moderate amount of lugagge what would be the max 5th wheel trailer weight I should consider buying ?


Thanks..

 

What size bed?

 

Your F150 is only going to have so much rear GAWR and/or GVWR left over for payload. Even small 5th wheels have pin weights in excess of #1000 in most cases..

Once you load up your F150, there is usually not a whole lot of GVWR left over.. So, to answer your question, load up your truck and run it across some scales and get your trucks GVW and subtract from your GVWR and that's the remaining payload you have... If you can get individual axle weights, even better, then you can see how close to the GAWR your are..

Good luck!

Mitch

 

Mitch, you might want to reread his question. He traded an F150 for a F250 diesel.

bevsm8, my only suggestion would be to go by your owners manual and allow a safety factor of at least 10%.

 

doh......

I totally missed that one!

Well, the same principle applies however...... Get your F250 weighed and do the same math and that will still tell you how much pin weight you can manage..

Homer Simpson.....