Hi everyone,

I would like to get some opinions on towing with a 98 F250 5.4L Triton and a gooseneck horse trailer.

Right now, I am pulling a 2 horse bumper pull trailer and total weight including horses is around 3,600 lbs and it pulls great!

I am wanting to get a 3 horse gooseneck trailer and would like to know what the safe amount of towing the truck could handle.

Horse #1 - 950lbs
Horse #2 - 1,000 lbs
Tack and all gear - 200lbs estimated

Total so far - 2, 150 lbs

What could be the maximum the horse trailer could weigh before it becomes not safe?

Thanks for all the help!!

New Ford Girl in Cincinnati
Renee <!-- / message -->

 

Renee, do you still have the owners manual for your truck? Have you looked at it to see if it has tow ratings?

A '98 is getting old enough that it is tough to find the Ford towing guides. Hopefully you will find something in your manual.

I think an older F250 should be good for 10k#, but that's just a guess. You have to remember that with a gooseneck, your truck chassis carries about 20%-25% of the trailer weight. And 2,000 - 2,500# is a lot of pin weight for an F250. This is just a wild assed guess, but I think you want to keep the pin weight down around 1,500# maximum, which would be a trailer around 6,000 - 7,500#. Maybe more if you just traveled around town at slower speeds.