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Old 08-22-2014, 07:49 AM   #21
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Re the WD hitch - beyond the actual brand, I was under the impression I had to get the proper *size*/weight rating. Is that true? I'm not that much into tinkering frankly. Would/could I just go to the dealer and say I want a Reese (or whatever brand) hitch and it would work regardless of the actual trailer I have?
I have an Equalizer WDH. That (and most of them) come in several different "sizes". Mine is rated at 1000 lbs tongue weight / 10,000 lbs total trailer weight. The full line of equalizer sizes is ->

400 / 4000
600 / 6000
1000 / 10000
1200 / 12000
1400 / 14000

You just need to make sure you get one that is rated above both your tongue and max trailer weight.
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Old 08-22-2014, 08:02 AM   #22
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My camper is around 4,500 lbs total. The dealer sold me an Equalizer 1k/10k. I was concerned that I was getting too much, but I wanted some extra for when I upgrade. I've had no issues with it over the past 6k miles.
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Old 08-25-2014, 12:14 PM   #23
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I tow a 2010 Hideout 30BHDS (7,200 dry, 9,000 loaded) with my 2013 SCREW Ecoboost MaxTow. I have gone on 5 trips so far since I bought the trailer in early July. 67mph on the highway and no sway with a Blue Ox Sway Pro. I have been very pleased with handling and power with that combination.

My door sticker says 1,840 for available payload. What does your yellow tag say for ACTUAL payload? (EDIT, i mean the yellow sticker with the tire info, that will be your actual payload with no math required)
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Old 08-25-2014, 12:43 PM   #24
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I tow a 2010 Hideout 30BHDS (7,200 dry, 9,000 loaded) with my 2013 SCREW Ecoboost MaxTow. I have gone on 5 trips so far since I bought the trailer in early July. 67mph on the highway and no sway with a Blue Ox Sway Pro. I have been very pleased with handling and power with that combination.

My door sticker says 1,840 for available payload. What does your yellow tag say for ACTUAL payload? (EDIT, i mean the yellow sticker with the tire info, that will be your actual payload with no math required)


If the truck is "as it was manufactured" then you're correct. If the dealer added a "spray in bed liner", tonneau cover, HD floor mats, wheel well liners, mud flaps, running boards, etc... All of those things can easily add up to several hundred pounds and that kind of addition needs to be "deducted" from the factory "yellow label".... Many times, a purchaser isn't aware of things the dealer did (or a previous owner may have done) so if we're talking about being within a couple hundred pounds of payload, it's best to get a "real world weight" from a certified scale rather than make the assumption that the yellow sticker is "gospel".... Often it's not and occasionally it's critically wrong.....
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Old 08-25-2014, 01:40 PM   #25
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Agreed.

OP isn't even taking his yellow sticker, but his theorhetical. He will be in sticker shock (pun perhaps intended) when he looks at that "as manufactured" number. I believe my 1,840 is a rather high number without the HD Payload package.
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Old 08-25-2014, 02:04 PM   #26
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I have seen an accident case where-in the TV has a weight of ? Then the operator was sure he was in zone with TT and total weight. As it turned out, the lawyers were a keen bunch. They actually performed a 'real weight' test with all concerned and it was discovered the the operator's TV+TT was more than it should have been. (And I might add, that it didn't matter if it were 1oz-1000lbs). Wrong is as wrong does. Didn't turn out well for the operator/driver at all. Therefore, for all of us who claim "I've been doin it this way forever and I've been fine", just a note of caution here. "Be careful what you enjoy today that can easily be taken away from you tomorrow". Happy Pulling!
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Agreed.

OP isn't even taking his yellow sticker, but his theorhetical. He will be in sticker shock (pun perhaps intended) when he looks at that "as manufactured" number. I believe my 1,840 is a rather high number without the HD Payload package.
You are very correct with this statement. Most F150's have a payload of 1400-1700 with most being in the 1600 pound range. Yours is on the upper end of "payload" not counting the 7 lug HD package.
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