Razr,

check out this link it shows a few Fx4's with these same tires.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...our-rig-3.html

 

Haven't towed it yet, but I'm picking up a 2011 Jayco Eagle Super lite 30.5DBSA fifth wheel on Monday. 9120 lbs dry with a pin weight of 1750. I think my truck will pull it just fine. Its a 2011 Lariat FX4 Crew Cab 3.73.

 

Let me know how that works out for you. I am looking at some fifth wheels in the same weight range. I also have the 2011 6.2 Crew Cab with 3.73's.

 

I have a 2011 Forest River Signature Ultra Lite, 30 ft , Model 8285WS, 2 slide and dry weight of 7,033 lbs and a dry tongue weight of about 1,108 lbs.
This is not a full timers 5th wheel but still has many bells and whistles.
The 6.2L pulls it with no problem.

 

Post up a pic of the rig... We have a RV show this weekend hooking up to 5ver with 6.2L .. looking forward making the 6.2L work again for a change .... tis the season for Rv'ing...

 

Pulls good and stops good. Sags too much in the rear. The stock bump stop is about 2 inches from the axle with the trailer hooked up. I doesn't bottom out though on big bumps. Pin weight is about 1800#. I'm thinking about airbags or Timbren helper things that go inplace of the bump stop. Thoughts?

 

Boomsling,

They look real good together, congrats on your new toys!

Seeing all of these pictures of you guy's "hooked up", I can't wait to get my camper out of the barn and drag it around a little!

 

It looks good. It is sagging a bit in the rear. How stable does it feel? How far have you pulled it so far? From my calculations that weight is up at the top of the range of what the truck is rated for. I think the GVWR is around 11,700 for that 5'ver if I am not mistaken. I don't currently have a 5'ver, but I pull a TT that weighs about 7000lbs. I was up at the limits of the 2004 F150 I used to have so I got the 2011 F250 and it now pulls great. As you know once you get a better feeling towing you get the fever for a bigger camper. I just don't want to be back up at the upper limits of the truck again.

I would be interested in any feedback you have about how you feel pulling that camper after you have been on a few trips, BTW great choice. I love that floor-plan, and my kids do too.

Thanks,

Rodney

 

Rodney,

Yeah, GVW for the camper is 11,700. Sticker says 9410 dry with generator. Mine doesn't have one, so I don't know what the actual weight is. Advertised pin weight is 1750. My truck is rated for 2400 in cargo, so I didn't think it would sag so bad.

I loaded all of the stuff(weighed 600lbs) from our old camper into our new one. That brings my estimated total for the camper to just under 10K. We'll see if that's true when I bring it to the scales. My truck is rated to pull 12k. I hope I'm not too close to the max.

I haven't pulled very far yet, but the truck has plenty of passing power and stopping power. It feels stable too. Not very many mountains, or hills where I live, so I don't know about that. We are going camping this weekend, so I'll tell ya'll how it went.

My kids love the floorplan too. Wife likes the two bathrooms.

Andy

 

Thanks for the reply. I look forward to hearing how your trip went. Have fun.

Rodney

 

boomsling
Super nice rig and c.o.w.

aka condo on wheels


thanks for sharing

Mike

 

All Aboard !!!!!
Tow testing now in session

 

Nice Rig Mike - Where are you heading?

 

Mike's probably got some secret ultra mega tune he's trying out.

 

Notice how well it is balanced with the truck.
Also no squatting of the rear bed like others.
By mid April I should have some good towing mpg. I'm going to guess at 9-10 mpg at the moment.
My 5th weighs aboout 9500 lbs loaded.