F150 towing a White Hawk 24RKS

[Finn17]

Can I safely tow a WH 24rks - 5245 dry hitch, 660 dry tongue, and 6500 GVWR with my 2016 F150 5.0L Screw - 9100 tow rating and 1883 lbs payload?

[SOMBATFAMILY]

Truck can do it. Driver just have to remember to be more cautious when towing. Leave more space between you and the vehicle in front.

[bansai]

Originally Posted by Finn17

Can I safely tow a WH 24rks - 5245 dry hitch, 660 dry tongue, and 6500 GVWR with my 2016 F150 5.0L Screw - 9100 tow rating and 1883 lbs payload?

That's about the same payload I have currently, with a lighter camper. You should be fine. Obviously you aren't going to want to fill the bed of your 150 with firewood and gear, or have a crew of 200+ pound people in the truck. Try to keep your weights 'reasonable'. I can confidently say I wouldn't be selling my 150 if I had that camper.

[wanderlust]

Invest in a good WHD (if you already haven't). I'm partial to Equal-i-zer.

[Danny]

I agree with everyone here keep your cargo weight down as much as possible, good WDH, and leave plenty of room. Happy Travels!

[Finn17]

Thank you for the replies. I tried to reply, but both messages seem to have disappeared - ???

[Finn17]

I really don't want a stressful adventure every trip. Do you think I am too close to the truck's limits?

[bansai]

Brand new members sometimes have their posts go through an approval queue. It sometimes takes a little time for the posts from new users to show up. A mod has to approve them.

The decision is ultimately one that only you can make.

It sounds like you will be fine with the 150.

Your experience towing, or lack thereof, the terrain you typically tow through, how full you keep your tanks, and pack, will all factor in to your happiness.

This isn't a black and white issue. Your truck can tow it fine. The grey area is asking yourself are you fine towing with that configuration. Only experience will tell you that unfortunately, so there's definitely some risk here if you decide after your first few trips that you bought a bigger camper than you should have. I don't think any of us can, or really should, tell you what you should do. You have a lot more knowledge going into this already than most new camper buyers have. IF it was me, again, I'd have no problem towing that camper with that truck.

Ask yourself what the worst thing that can happen is, if you end up getting in over your head. Trade in your truck maybe? If that definitely isn't an option, than maybe you know what you need to do based on that decision alone. I knew all along that I would have a plan B if I wanted an easier tow so it was a low risk choice to get the camper I ended up with. Frankly, I was just looking for an excuse to buy the truck I've been drooling over for the last year, any excuse would have worked.

[eng45ine]

I enjoy reading these scenarios, I learn a lot of extremely valuable information. I would suggest crawling under the rear of the truck to read what is stated on the trailer receiver, my F150 hitch states 500 lb hitch or 1500 lb with WDH. With your RV having a 660 lb dry tongue then adding two full propane tanks, a battery, the WDH itself plus gear stowed away toward the front. Take this tongue weight and compare it to maximum weight recommended on the underside of the receiver.

[TWP723]

Finn17,


You're good with that setup. Like everyone else suggested, a good WDH is essential. I think you'll be surprised how well the F150 will tow it. That truck is MORE than capable. White knuckles should be non-existent! Good luck and camp on!

[Finn17]

Thanks, guys - I was thinking of getting a Blue Ox wdh.
Does the weight of a full tank of gasoline get subtracted from the TV payload capacity?

[bansai]

Originally Posted by Finn17

Thanks, guys - I was thinking of getting a Blue Ox wdh.
Does the weight of a full tank of gasoline get subtracted from the TV payload capacity?

No, that's actually one of the few things they include , really the only thing.

If I can explain for a sec.

The payload sticker is Your trucks GVWR (which you can't change despite some opinions )Minus your Trucks Curb Weight, as delivered. The as delivered Curb weight of your truck includes a full tank of fuel. It does not include any passengers, the driver, stuff you added after you bought the truck.


We could go off the rails a bit and discuss how your tow rating is factored in, and that gets confusing because your tow rating *does* include passengers (skinny ones) and they even accommodate the weight of a typical hitch. There is a new SAE standard that Ford follows for the Tow Rating called the J2807 Standard. You can google it for more info. The sage advise around here though is to ignore that number for the most part (as long as you are under it!) and rely on the payload number primarily.

To get a more accurate payload number than what is on your sticker, go down to the local scales with your truck, you, the passengers you plan on typically taking with you, all the other 'stuff' you'll have in the truck and have it weighed.

Use that actual, real world weight as your new 'curb weight' and do the math... subtract it from your GVWR and you'll have the most accurate, real world 'remaining' payload number known to man. Most people don't go to that extreme, some do. It's obviously of even more value if you take your entire truck / camper / passengers / gear to the scale but obviously not realistic until you own it.

[1wayhighway]

You have plenty of capacity (towing and otherwise). Always have to careful with loading but based on your​ numbers you have plenty of truck for that setup.

We have a WH 28dsbh and it is around 6500 loaded. We're at the sticker limits of the truck but it has plenty of power for pulling. Went out west with it 2 years ago and while the truck was working it had no trouble on any of the grades we faced.

We use a Reese dual cam WDH which I feel works really well but took a little bit to get dialed in. My son just bought a toy hauler and got an equalizer with it and I have to say it works well and seems to be a little easier to install and setup.

Good luck, have fun.

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[Finn17]

Thanks, I appreciate and value the opinions of everyone that took the time to give an opinion. This forum is very informative.

[Doug]

GVWR's include full tank of gas and 150lb driver.

[Subaru297]

Blue Ox is a good hitch. Everyone on this forum that has one loves it as far as I know. We love ours.

And yes your truck should be well suited to that trailer.

Cheers