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Hello all, I have a 2012 F150 FX2 and recently purchased a new 29 ft 5285lb dry weight travel trailer to replace my 4000lb 18ft trailer. I am a little concerned about it being too heavy for my truck once I add the propane tanks, batteries, and fill the water tank. We generally pack light and I know that I cannot exceed 7100lbs. Not currently planning on climbing over the mountains but will someday. Any advice? Suggested mods to truck?
The truck has the 5.0 and towing package minus the 12v to the trailer plug. It is all stock.
Whats the new trailers GVWR? That number means a lot more than any advertised “dry weight” and will be closer to real world packed for travel conditions. Remember that a 7K TT can have up to 1100lbs of tongue weight, important to consider with a half ton truck.
Your truck has the factory 7 pin connection but isn’t wired to the 12V pin? Seems odd……….
Dry weight is 5258 plus maximum cargo of 2342 is 7600. Hitch weight capacity is 754lbs. It is advertised as 1/2 ton towable. And no there is no actual connection where the 12v fuse would go for the trailer.
Last edited by Amadeus266; Sep 9, 2022 at 02:17 PM.
A great place to start, since you already own the truck and trailer, is to hitch them up and head directly to your nearest CAT scale. I posted my CAT scale procedure previously. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post17296020
Then come back here with your REAL tongue weight, and how much load you are really putting on your truck. While you are at it, post the actual payload sticker from inside your drivers door, since payload is almost always the limiting factor when towing.
I pulled our Jayco with similar specs (maybe a bit lighter) with my 04 F150 4.6 and it was ehhh, so I upgraded to a 2012 F150 5.0 3.73 gears and it was plenty, then upgraded my camper to a 38 ft 8k wet camper and my F150 did the job but we go local, could feel the wind and semis pretty good. I then upgraded to an F250 and won't ever look back to an F150 for towing. However to answer you question I'd have no problem towing your camper based on the information given with your truck. Just get a good quality WDH and you'll be fine IMO. If you happen to have the 3.73 the towing capacity is 9200ish, however you'll run out of payload well before you get that, so unless you're packing really heavy I'd tow your camper with your setup and not worry once.
I pulled our Jayco with similar specs (maybe a bit lighter) with my 04 F150 4.6 and it was ehhh, so I upgraded to a 2012 F150 5.0 3.73 gears and it was plenty, then upgraded my camper to a 38 ft 8k wet camper and my F150 did the job but we go local, could feel the wind and semis pretty good. I then upgraded to an F250 and won't ever look back to an F150 for towing. However to answer you question I'd have no problem towing your camper based on the information given with your truck. Just get a good quality WDH and you'll be fine IMO. If you happen to have the 3.73 the towing capacity is 9200ish, however you'll run out of payload well before you get that, so unless you're packing really heavy I'd tow your camper with your setup and not worry once.
Thanks for that. I do have a good WDH with 1000lb bars and a sway control. The max tow capacity of this truck is 8100lbs so I am totally aware that I am pushing it. As I said in my original post we do pack light. I’ll be very careful to keep that 1000lb cushion if at all possible. I’m just not in a position to try to buy another truck right now.
Yes that's the one I wanted. Shows you have a rated payload of 1706 lbs, which is actually quite good and higher than alot of F150's.
So all your family, plus whatever you put in the bed, plus the true tongue weight of your trailer isn't supposed to exceed that. Myself, I wouldn't get too sweaty about being a few pounds over, but it's good to know if you are.
