Of a Camper trailer can you Tow with a 1992 f150,302,4wheel.I'm looking to get a campper but i'm not sure how much weight i can pull.

Thank you John

 

Towing anything with a 15 year old truck requires a thorough inspection. That said, I'd keep it to under 4000 pounds unlaoded weight rating which should be hopfully under 5000 pounds loaded to leave home.

 

Thank you. I will be putting in a new motor and i will fix anything else it will need.

John

 

As long as the truck is in sound shape, the thing should easily pull 5k. We had a 92 s-cab flareside 2wd and towed a 21 ft Baja boat, which I'd guess with trailer might be around 5500 lbs? It had a 454 and 66 gallons of fuel too, thing towed it easily. Upgrading cooling and tranny cooler is a good idea.

 

Thank you for the tip. I will say it pulls a ton of pellets like nothing.

John

 

There is a lot more wind resistance with an RV vs. a boat.

Suspension, springs, busching, ball joints, would begood areas to investigate. I'm to worried about pulling power. I'm sure that truck can move 20k pounds.

 

The truck is nice to start with,Solid.I'm going to lokk into the front since its one area i like tight.

John

 

I meant not worried about pulling power.

Anyway, most 1/2 ton trucks are happy pulling 5-6k pounds. Any more, any most people's comfort/safety level is lowered.

Make sure to use a WD hitch and proportional brake controller like the Prodigy.

 

What rear is on the truck? If a 3.08, I would not tow more than about 3-4k totals as it will overwork the transmission.

 

How could i find this out?? You can go down the Highway at 75 no problem.

 

Check the tag on the door, it will have a code for your axle, and the list of codes have been posted many time, or check the tag on the diff itself.

 

Thanks kingfish. i'll get back tp you.

 

I wouldn't worry too much if you have 3.08's, just lock it out of overdrive when you tow.

 

Thanks Glc

 

Tow capacity on a vehicle with 3.08 is at least 1500lbs lower than one with a 3.55.