Reflection Series 100 and F150

CHRISTOPHER_6770420f41e32

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Hey all!
Even though it’s a bit late I did want to see yalls opinions on our purchase. My main reason for posting and asking is to get yalls take on our purchase/truck combo and specifically if I have to have a bigger truck. Me and my wife purchased and will pick up our 2025 Reflection 100 series 27BH tomorrow. We drive a 2024 F150 and here are our numbers for the truck and the fifth wheel. Should I be worried towing this thing?

Truck Specs
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
7,100 lbs
Gross Combined Weight Rating
19,400 lbs
Max Payload
1,851 lbs

Here are the fifth wheel specs

Hitch
1,280
UVW
8,200
GVWR
10,195
Length
32' 3"
Height
12' 3"
Sleep

Any and all replies would be so very welcome. Thanks so much
 
The published hitch weight will be lower than your loaded hitch weight so you will need to load carefully or you will go over payload on your truck. Keep in mind passengers and other things like your 5th wheel hitch will be part of your payload. It should pull it OK, you will just need to drive with your brain engaged like everyone on the road should be doing.
 
Have you weighed your truck with you and anyone else in it along with whatever gear you might take camping?
Just using the average weight of females (170) and males (199) thats 370 lbs.
1280 + 370 = 1650.
I see it's a BH so kids?
1650 +45 for battery + 60 for propane + 150 for 5th hitch =1905 lbs.
Now add the stuff that will go in the front storage compartment and in the bed of the truck.
Probably close to 2000 lbs added to the trucks payload.
I would also add that even though it's a 5th wheel, 32' is a lot of trailer to pull with a 1/2 ton truck. You be around or probably over 9000 lbs. I'm sure the tow rating for the F150 exceeds that but it's still too much IMO. You're probably going to want to get disk brakes installed on the 5er.
 
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Hey I want to thank you guys for responding. This morning was my moment of truth I guess you could say…pulled it home last night probably about 45 minute ride. Not to bad I guess. It’s been about 15yrs since I towed anything and it was a simple 12ft enclosed behind a RAM VAN but….today I took it to a CAT Scale. So I know it’s only gross weight I’m looking at but I did some of the calculations and I’m impressed. I’ll share the numbers and photos with y’all. I gassed up all 36 gallons right before. Also both propane tanks full. It was only me when I went across the scales so obviously I’m taking that into account but, Im about 165lbs, wife is about 140lbs, the two little ones might weigh 50lbs combined (3.5yr / 1.5yr)

Went across the scales and weighed

Truck and Trailer
14,120lbs

Truck and trailer but with only truck on
(This does need to be bumped up slightly on account of I was not in the truck)
7,040lbs

Truck Only
5,760

Now I will say, there’s not much there. Factoring the rest of the family, it leaves about 200 lbs of cargo. I’m pretty excited to actually get out in this thing with the family, my two little ones are already over the moon about the setup. I hope I’m not being naïve about the weight and what can be added, what can’t. I do regret my lack of due diligence though. “There made for 1/2 ton trucks” and everything else out of our salesman mouth that I bought into is also my fault but…For now till we decide to pull the trigger on a bigger truck 🤷‍♂️ this is it and I guess wish me luck and thanks for the insight. Look forward to bing in this community and getting advice and help from everyone that’s been doing this much longer than I have.
 

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I don’t understand
Truck has a gvwr of 7100 lbs and the scale has your empty trailer weighing down your truck to 7060??? With no one in it?

I don’t get how you think you are even close to being able to tow this
Good luck
 
I don’t understand
Truck has a gvwr of 7100 lbs and the scale has your empty trailer weighing down your truck to 7060??? With no one in it?

I don’t get how you think you are even close to being able to tow this
Good luck
I did tow it…with a little room to spare mind you. And this whole things a leaning process for me so thanks for whatever input “I don’t get how you think…” was. No one sat me down and laid it out for me. Live and learn and move on
 
Hey all!
Even though it’s a bit late I did want to see yalls opinions on our purchase. My main reason for posting and asking is to get yalls take on our purchase/truck combo and specifically if I have to have a bigger truck. Me and my wife purchased and will pick up our 2025 Reflection 100 series 27BH tomorrow. We drive a 2024 F150 and here are our numbers for the truck and the fifth wheel. Should I be worried towing this thing?

Truck Specs
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
7,100 lbs
Gross Combined Weight Rating
19,400 lbs
Max Payload
1,851 lbs

Here are the fifth wheel specs

Hitch
1,280
UVW
8,200
GVWR
10,195
Length
32' 3"
Height
12' 3"
Sleep

Any and all replies would be so very welcome. Thanks so much.
You are over your legal GVWR. I had a F250 diesel with a GVWR of 10,000. Took the RV and my F250 to a cat scale and the truck/axles of the RV weighed 10,200 lbs. While it pulled fairly well, I knew it was behind me. I moved to a F350 long bed dually diesel which moved (2020 truck) to a GVWR of 14000 lbs. It made all the difference in mileage, feel, and climbing mountains/hills. It was much safer for all involved.
 
Maxing out a half ton truck is not a good idea. Do you at least have LT tires on the F150?
 

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