InTheHeartofTexas
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Hi All,
I recently bought a 2007 Jayco Octane ZX T24Z trailer.
I am new to this forum and this is my 1st post. I have been reading as much as I can to evaluate towing capacity of my truck and this trailer.
My Tow Veh is is a 2003 F150, Supercab, 4.6 L, 2WD, curb weight 4,580. I think the gear ratio is 3.55. Here are the specs on my truck:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/specs/2003/2003_f150supercrew_1.html
The GVWR is 6,350.
The trailer: GVWR: 9500; Unloaded Curb Wt: 5490; Max Cargo Carrying Capacity: 3560; Hitch Weight: 1085.
I live in Texas and have no plans to take this TT more than a few hundred miles (for example, I have no plans to go to the western mountains with it).
Here's my estimated GVW of my 2003 F150 Tow Vehicle:
4,580 truck
500 passengers
200 cargo
1085 tongue weight (according to the specs)
6365 total GVW
I am about exactly equal to the GVWR of the truck. (The 500lbs in passengers may be high)
My concern is my trailer.
The Max trailer towing for the F150 is 6,600.
Here?s my estimated total GVW for the trailer:
5,490 Unloaded Curb weight
900 if fresh water tank is full (112 gallons)
1000 cargo & stuff (includes 2 off road dirt bikes)
80 propane
7,470. Total GVW of Trailer (GVWR of trailer is 9500)
Gross Combined Wt = 6365 + 7470 ? 1085 = 12,750.
I don?t see a GCVWR in my F150 specs.
I have not been to a scales to get any actual weights.
If my max trailer towing is 6,600, and now I am at an estimated 7,470, it appears that this truck just is too small to pull this trailer. I have towed the trailer only once and that was for about 15 miles. The tongue weight seemed to be way too much, and the overall weight seemed too be way too heavy. But, it was my first time, so I had no prior experience. Maybe I was just nervous since it was my first towing?
Well, now I turn it over to you. Thank you in advance.
Am I missing anything here? Comments ?
I recently bought a 2007 Jayco Octane ZX T24Z trailer.
I am new to this forum and this is my 1st post. I have been reading as much as I can to evaluate towing capacity of my truck and this trailer.
My Tow Veh is is a 2003 F150, Supercab, 4.6 L, 2WD, curb weight 4,580. I think the gear ratio is 3.55. Here are the specs on my truck:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/specs/2003/2003_f150supercrew_1.html
The GVWR is 6,350.
The trailer: GVWR: 9500; Unloaded Curb Wt: 5490; Max Cargo Carrying Capacity: 3560; Hitch Weight: 1085.
I live in Texas and have no plans to take this TT more than a few hundred miles (for example, I have no plans to go to the western mountains with it).
Here's my estimated GVW of my 2003 F150 Tow Vehicle:
4,580 truck
500 passengers
200 cargo
1085 tongue weight (according to the specs)
6365 total GVW
I am about exactly equal to the GVWR of the truck. (The 500lbs in passengers may be high)
My concern is my trailer.
The Max trailer towing for the F150 is 6,600.
Here?s my estimated total GVW for the trailer:
5,490 Unloaded Curb weight
900 if fresh water tank is full (112 gallons)
1000 cargo & stuff (includes 2 off road dirt bikes)
80 propane
7,470. Total GVW of Trailer (GVWR of trailer is 9500)
Gross Combined Wt = 6365 + 7470 ? 1085 = 12,750.
I don?t see a GCVWR in my F150 specs.
I have not been to a scales to get any actual weights.
If my max trailer towing is 6,600, and now I am at an estimated 7,470, it appears that this truck just is too small to pull this trailer. I have towed the trailer only once and that was for about 15 miles. The tongue weight seemed to be way too much, and the overall weight seemed too be way too heavy. But, it was my first time, so I had no prior experience. Maybe I was just nervous since it was my first towing?
Well, now I turn it over to you. Thank you in advance.
Am I missing anything here? Comments ?