Ok, i have read many posts about pulling trailers up to 5000#. My question is can i pull a 6000# plus camper with a 2/4 drop? I will be using a weight distibution hitch. Tounge weight is about 650#. Any help with this???



2008 F150, 5.4 Crew, Airaid Jr., Magnaflow exhaust

 

I tow a TT that has 900# of tongue weight and when the Wd is hooked up, the rear of the truck is down 1 3/4" and the front is down 1/4". Your tongue weight is somewhat lower than mine so I don't see how you would have a problem. You will have to adjust the height of the WD head on the shank to give a level ride to the trailer. I followed the Reese instructions with my WD hitch and everything came out great.

 

That 6000 and 650 pounds dry will turn into 7000 and 800 pounds ready to travel. With a family and some things in the bed, you'll be at GVWR of the truck. With WD, about 2" drop is right for the rear. Do you want it to drop that much when towing?

 

May need air bags if it sags too much, but I'd say give it a shot first.

 

With a lowered truck, you may need a rise drawbar, not a drop.

 

Yea i know, after you load all the kids stuff it put some weight on there. My old camper was totaled from a tree, got another one and its about the same weight. I can move my drawbar up about 4 more inches, it will take some weight off my hitch by putting more to the trailer wheels but i dont know about the tounge weight difference. Right now my truck sits 2" higher in the rear. And levels our with my TT hooked up.

Hematite, so you have about a 1"f /2"r drop?
what TT are you pulling? Or what it the total weight i mean..
Plus what truck are you pulling with?

 

0.25" front and 1.75" drops front and rear are good for half tons trucks. My goal is to get the front within 1/4" of stock unloaded height. Sounds like you should be in good shape.

 

I pull a Sunline T2499 trailer and an equipment trailer. Each of them loaded are 800-850 lbs tongue weight measured on a Sherline tongue weight scale. Amazingly, the ball heights are also very close, within .5 inch of each other. If I remember correctly, the Sunline is a 7000 GVWR and the equipment trailer (loaded with TLB) is an actual 7600 pounds. The Sunline loaded is an estimated 6100 lbs.
I use the F150 FX4 with 5.4 and 3.73 axle to pull. I'm happy that it has GoodYear LT tires; when towing they add a lot of stability. The Reese Dual Cam WD hitch adds tremendous straight line stability with either set up. The F150, pulling the TT, holds the speed on very steep hills on Interstates (Mass Pike) pretty easily.

 

Yes, I had the advice of a serious expert on hitches and towing and I followed the Reese setup directions exactly. The drops that I got when I was done are pretty optimal for a 1/2 ton, as you mention. With the Reese Dual Cam Wd hitch set up this way, the "at speed" stability is exceptional.