Hello, I am trying to determine if I can carry a golf car in my 2015 Ford F-150 truck bed while I tow my 2012 31' Keystone Bullet travel trailer. I have two issues to resolve and I was hoping I could get some help from the expertise on this forum. The first issue is my truck bed length. In order to load the golf car I need to be able to put my tailgate down and drive in that condition. The problem here is that my tailgate can't go down all the way because it contacts my trailer automatic jack control buttons. So I am looking of options to extend my hitch so that I can leave my tailgate down that won't decrease my towing capacity below what I need. There in lies the second problem, weight capacity. The golf car weighs between 1,000-1,200 lbs. But now I also need to transport the required ramps to get car on truck bed. I am not sure how much those weigh.
So with both of those factors I would like to know what options I have (if any) to be able to load this golf car and leave the tailgate down with some sort of hitch extender.
Here are the specs for my towing vehicle:
2015 Ford- F-150 145" WB 3.5L V6 ecoboost 4 X 4 supercrew
GVWR: 7000 lbs
GCWR: 12,200 lbs
FRONT GAWR: 3450 lbs
REAR GAWR: 3800 lbs
Max gross: trailer weight: 11,000 lbs (WEIGHT DIST)
max tongue weight: 1,100 lbs (WEIGHT DIST)
Max gross: trailer weight: 5,000lbs (WEIGHT CARRYING)
max tongue weight: 500 lbs (WEIGHT CARRYING)
My travel trailer weight is 7,000 lbs
Thank you in advance for your assistance on this question.
Richard
So with both of those factors I would like to know what options I have (if any) to be able to load this golf car and leave the tailgate down with some sort of hitch extender.
Here are the specs for my towing vehicle:
2015 Ford- F-150 145" WB 3.5L V6 ecoboost 4 X 4 supercrew
GVWR: 7000 lbs
GCWR: 12,200 lbs
FRONT GAWR: 3450 lbs
REAR GAWR: 3800 lbs
Max gross: trailer weight: 11,000 lbs (WEIGHT DIST)
max tongue weight: 1,100 lbs (WEIGHT DIST)
Max gross: trailer weight: 5,000lbs (WEIGHT CARRYING)
max tongue weight: 500 lbs (WEIGHT CARRYING)
My travel trailer weight is 7,000 lbs
Thank you in advance for your assistance on this question.
Richard