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10-07-2020, 11:20 AM #31
You will not regret making the change to a bigger truck. I have the 2018 Crew Cab GMC equivalent with the 6.2L 4x4...and it has worked awesome for us. Average about 11-12 towing, which I don't think is too bad. The only down side (if you consider it a down side) is that I have to use premium fuel....but for me its a good trade off to have 420hp available
Roger & Debbie
2020 XLE 22 MLE
2021 Chevy 1500 LTZ 4x4
Crew Cab with, 6.2L V8 With HD Tow Pkg
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10-07-2020, 12:15 PM #32
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I’m glad I read this post, I think I’m going purchase the 17MKE instead. Want to be safe. I have a car trailer that I’ve pulled with 5000 lbs total, did not have a problem. I worry more about the length then the weight. But doing both makes me worry even more.
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10-12-2020, 05:12 PM #33
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You will be towing at around 90% of your trucks capacity which from what I've read is not recommended. Going from memory I think the maximum should be no more than 80% of the trucks towing capacity and many suggest closer to 60%. It's not a matter of whether your truck will pull the trailer, it will, but how safe are you, your passengers, and others on the road. Consider a different trailer or a bigger truck. When faced with a similar decision I opted for a bigger truck. Just my opinion and you know what they say about their worth.
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04-07-2021, 07:44 AM #34
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GaryS1964,
What are your weights when loaded up on the 17MKE? My wife and I have the same tow vehicle and are trying to figure out how much payload we will have to spare. We pick ours up here in a couple of weeks.
Thanks!
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04-07-2021, 05:04 PM #35
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The nearest CAT scale is about a hour away so I haven't weighed my rig yet. I put everything in plastic bins and I weighed each of them so I'm confident I'm not overweight. I borrowed my brother in law's tongue scale and my tongue weight was high, about 960 lbs, so I moved a couple of heavy boxes to the truck bed. There is just the wife and I so with what's in the bed and adding the tongue weight I estimate I've used about 1700 lbs of cargo capacity so I only have about 40 lbs to spare. Truck payload is the limiting factor with the F150 and the 17MKE's heavy tongue weight.
I doubt I have more than 800 lbs of cargo in the trailer when fully loaded for a trip. I carry a few gallons of fresh water and a few gallons of water in the black tank when traveling but no more than 100 lbs combined. So I'm well under the trailers cargo capacity. It will be interesting to see the numbers when I actually weigh the rig. Hopefully I will have over estimated my rig's weight.
I more concerned about weight distribution so I'll be curious to see the weight of my trucks front and rear axles with trailer not attached and then attached with my Anderson hitch.
If you are not aware of it here is a link to the Ford Vehicle Specific Calculator. https://fordfleetlive.com/#/VinCalculator It tells you your vehicle's numbers and allows you to enter truck cargo weight and weight information about your trailer.2021 Imagine XLS 17MKE
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06-09-2021, 03:32 PM #36
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I purchased the 17MKE weight is 4700 dry, GMC Canyon says payload is 1600, max towing is 7000. I’ve taken it out 3 times. Added a distribution hitch. Pulls it just fine.
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