Recent content by Oldelevatorman

I found a great deal on a 2015 F-350 DRW, 14,000 GVWR, 5,660 payload, 2wd, long bed! We are looking at the 365RL as well. I weighed the truck and the payload is only 200 less than the yellow sticker. I wouldn't get a truck with less than 4000# payload so you have some safety built in. Remember...

I would not get a fifth-wheel, to me that would be a mistake. As far as the trucks max tow rating, on my truck it was 11,500. The tongue weight would have been 1380, my max tongue weight was 1150. And I would only be 70# below my payload, which the yellow sticker said was 1796# but after I...

I'll take a good photo tomorrow and post it!

I'm so jacked I can't believe it. Wife and I went round and round. Bigger truck and then a fifth wheel or back to a class A and tow the old truck. Decided bigger truck was the way to go. Went to Chevy, GMC, Ram and Ford these last few weeks. Told them all what I was looking for. Big payload...

Ford says my truck is rated to tow 11,500, but my trailer is 8,000# and I'm out of payload and 100# under the max hitch weight. Tow ratings are useless, it's all about payload, axle weights, hitch weight etc.

A dealer told you that, what a guy. A dealer with a conscience. Hard to believe. I met one like that myself the other day. When I told him I wanted to buy a 5W to fulltime in he said you should look at those that are warranted for full time living. That's 2 out of thousands, course I'm sure...

After you put that much weight in the bed I can't imagine you'll have any payload left for anything but a small trailer with that age truck. There's no payload sticker to look at so you need to weigh it and establish a payload to start.

I'm on my second TT with my 2011 f-150 eco-boost. First was a Nash 23D, went to Canada and back to NorCal. Easy pulling and plenty of power, same thing with a much bigger trailer now. The newer trucks have plenty of power/payload for the trailer you're looking at. The eco-boost is a beast...

If your over your payload you're  putting yourself and everyone else on the road at risk. Don't know why someone would say it's ok. And no you can't do anything to increase the payload!

Tow rating is useless, what is your payload?

I have 1450 payload on my truck after weighing it (sticker said 1796). The tongue weight is 1,050, limit is 1150 on a class 3 hitch and my trailer weighs 8200 loaded and the bed is empty so I'm saying it's still a no to a 10,000TT imo!

Many 1/2 ton trucks can handle a 10,000# TT. On what planet would that be on, maybe 1 or 2 of them possibly!

Too close IMHO to be safe with your numbers. Weigh your truck, don't trust the door sticker. 25% of the larger GVWR gives you no room for safety at all. There are plenty of lighter 5ers out there, good luck!

Don't trust the door sticker, that's based on factory curb weight. Go to a Cat scale with you and a full tank of gas and then take that weight and subtract that from your trucks GVWR. That is your true payload. On my F-150, the sticker said 1796, but when I weighed it it ended up 1450. Like...