colleentroy
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I have a ford f-150 2006 fx4 with 3:73 gears and want to get a travel trailer.I looked at the flagstaff 31flss and the savoy 32fkd does any one have any suggestions for me new to camping.
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The dry weight on that 31FSS is 6,200 lbs, it's probably going to be a little too much for your stated TV. I don't know about the 32FKD but I'd suspect it's even heavier.
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Bearnkat
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We pulled our Pilgrim (dry weight 6900#) for close to a year and a half with an '04 F150 (5.4L and towing package). We ended up replacing a set of brakes on the truck as well as re-building the rear end. I'm not preaching, just letting you know what our experience was.
Our trailer was too much for the F150. We did upgrade to an F250 PSD in August of 2006. It was the best thing we could have done.
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I tow a Rockwood 8317ss that dry weighs 5920 lbs with my 06 F-150, after 2 years and 5000 miles of towing the tranny took a turn for the worse just last week while towing to the beach, warranty covered the repairs other then that I would say 6200 might be a bit more yet not out of the question just pack a little lighter.
BTW I don't believe my tranny problem was related to towing.
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shick2356
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Last year I towed my Jayco 31BHDS 7455lbs dry with my 2005 F150 FX4 5.4l 3.73,
Weight wise the truck was fine; it sure sucked on the power side, most times I had my foot to the floor, any small grads the motor would rev about 4500-5000 up the hill (gas sucker).
I have since upgraded to a 2008 F250 6.4PSD, I love it I know gas (diesel) is expensive it’s the price you have to pay if you want to pull a large trailer (not light weight)
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8iron
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I tow a smaller trailer (6300# loaded) with the same truck with little effort. My suggestion to you would be to think "real world" weight not advertised empty weight. Find out what the GVRW of each trailer is and assume that is closer to what you will probably be towing once loaded with all the stuff that inevitably ends up in the trailer. If you are still within the max towable and max combined vehicle weights go for it. Your truck is designed to pull up to it's max limits.
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I pulled about 6100# with an '02 150 FX4 and same gears. It pulled the trailer on flat land ok, but the smallest hill would cause it to shift. I didn't like the way it towed. Also need to consider wheelbase, as a short bed truck with that length of trailer may result in the tail wagging the dog.
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Hornet28BHDS
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Bearnkat wrote:We pulled our Pilgrim (dry weight 6900#) for close to a year and a half with an '04 F150 (5.4L and towing package). We ended up replacing a set of brakes on the truck as well as re-building the rear end. I'm not preaching, just letting you know what our experience was.
Our trailer was too much for the F150. We did upgrade to an F250 PSD in August of 2006. It was the best thing we could have done.
Chuck
We had the same situation with our Nissan Titan. The best advice I can give is to either look at a smaller TT or a bigger TV.
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Jayco-noslide
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Well, we tow a 25 ft. 5th wheel(5200 lb. dry wt.)a lot with a half-ton Chevy which should have similiar towing capability as your Ford. It does an adequate job, even in the Rockies, however, I personally would not want to add any more significant weight and I have replaced the trans(at 130,000 miles). So, if the unloaded wt of the trailer is much over 5000, I wouldn't.
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goodcruisin
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Use RV Towing Tips and Trailer Loading and Towing Guide to determine what you can tow. Basically look for trailers with a GVWR of 80-85% of the GCWR. Depending on the manufacture the trailer GVWR is more than the actual weight and the dry weight is lower than the actual weight. For instance, my old TT had a dry weight of 4800 and a GVWR of 7200. When I got all our gear loaded up plus 40 gal of fresh water and both LP tanks full it came in around 6200 lbs. My 1500 Silverado with a 4.8L V-8 could pull it, but it wasn't fun. I had to keep the throttle at 3/4 or better just to maintain 65 mph. But you just can't consider weight in the equation. A good bit of the problem is the wind resistance of the TT. Take two F-150s with 3.73 gears and put a 4.6L in one and a 5.4L in the other the 5.4L will pull the trailer much better because the engine has more torque and horsepower to overcome the wind resistance. There is a lot to consider when determining what TT you want.
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