F150 towing

[luke79]

The 7700lb is the tow rating for my truck. Payload for the truck is 1490lb. My GCWR 13500. The rig were looking at has a GVWR of 6695lb and a UVW of 5295lb. Im also looking at another imagen GVWR 6395lb dry weight 4997lb.

IMO you're a little short on payload. Between the tongue weight and other items you're going to throw into the camper, and truck you can easily go above those ratings with either trailer. The tongue weight of the trailer you're looking at is probably 600-700 lbs. when unloaded.

[sande005]

Always assume about 13% of the trailers GVWR for tongue weight, which counts as truck payload. So that puts it at 870. Figure in another 50-75 for the hitch. So that leave you with 370-400 for passengers, tools, dogs, and other stuff in the truck. Anything added by the dealer or you after it rolled off the line also counts against the weight (bed liner, running boards, etc., etc.) You might not actually load the trailer up to the full 6695, so may have some extra margin. But it is getting pretty close.....
As for the general towing question - I've got the Eco, with the HD Payload, so can pull 11,000 and carry 2,166. With the Imagine 2670MK, it is still a long trailer, so I get some wind pushes and "truck suck". Mileage drops from a highway of about 19 (3.73 gears) empty to 8.5.

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[OldSchool]

Luke79
Have you ever towed anything with a Ram 2500 with coil springs? I have and I can tell you the 2500 Ram is extremely capable. I pull my Reflection 337 with absolutely no issues whatsoever, as a matter of fact the truck handles the trailer with ease. Very stable, and the ride is comfortable. Just curious where you got your information on the Ram 2500 coil springs?

[GWKincade]

Info for anyone looking at F-150's We ordered our F-150 (2018) with the Heavy Duty Payload Package and our door sticker carrying capacity is 2513lbs. So, there can be a significant difference between trucks. Our 2013 had a capacity of 1350lbs.

[jbtaglio]

The problem I have with any 1/2 ton truck towing is that, unless they have changed, they do not have floating axles. I know of personal knowledge of two half tons which lost their rear wheel when the bearing seized, and the axle broke.

[DanTwomey]

I had a 2013 F150 EcoBoost with the max tow package (12,200 lbs). Absolutle loved the truck, except when I was towing our trailer. 7,200 lbs empty, probably close to 8,000 loaded and it would just push that truck around like a toy. We had a few scary moments before my blood pressure and sanity had me trading it back for another Super Duty. Fantastic trucks, but I learned just because it says you can, doesn't mean you should.

[colomountain]

We have a 2016 F150 XLT 5.0 4x4 and we tow Imagine 2400BH. We did about 7500 miles with the trailer last year. The truck has 1884 payload capacity, which is fairly high for a half-ton truck. It handles the trailer ok with an Equalizer WDH and sway control. Never had issues with that. What you will lack is power in the mountains and braking going down hill. This is one of the reasons why we would like to upgrade to either F250 or F350 (Ram 3500, but not 2500) Diesel. This gives you engine exhaust brake and better payload capacity numbers. Sorry I couldn't comment on your particular model year, but I feel like half ton trucks are too small for Imagine trailers (except for XLS line).

The reason I wouldn't recommend Ram 2500 is because of two things, 68RFE transmission, and spring coil suspension in the rear. IMO leaf springs are better for towing.

I had the same reservations when I bought my ‘16 Ram diesel with the coils. Honestly, I noticed a difference between the leaf’s or coils. The truck pulled our 2800 BH and our 310GK flawlessly. I’m in a 3500 DRW now only because I got such a great deal on the truck. The 2500 was a fine truck though.

[colomountain]

I had the same reservations when I bought my ‘16 Ram diesel with the coils. Honestly, I noticed a difference between the leaf’s or coils. The truck pulled our 2800 BH and our 310GK flawlessly. I’m in a 3500 DRW now only because I got such a great deal on the truck. The 2500 was a fine truck though.

Should read: never noticed a difference....

[WinterRoss]

Jay - You need to determine which rear end you have in your F150...3.55 vs 3.73. This will assist you in determining your max towing weight. I have a 2013 F-150 4x4 Platinum Super Crew w/a 3.55 axel ratio with a towing capacity of 7500 lbs. If I had a 3.73 rear end, the weight jumps to 9100 pounds. Anyway, I have a 2020 Imagine 2600 RL and we pull it at about 7000 pounds with high end weight distribution bars. We took a meandering 28-day trip from Annapolis, MD to San Jose, CA & back last year with a lot of stops with absolutely no issues (8000 miles round trip). So, the F150 will perform as long as you stay within it's towing limits, use a good weight distribution system and adjust your trailer brakes appropriately.