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Originally Posted by Don Rob
I need about 23 feet of TT to be comfortable.
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23' box length or 23' tip to tail? Big difference. My model 19.6 is about 23' tip to tail, but less than 20' box length. And do you assume a slide to give you more room in the living room? A slide adds a lot of weight to a TT.
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I figured loaded that will weight about 5000 lb.
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You are figuring way too light if the box length is 23' and includes a slide.
Here's one example of a 23' with a slide:
Forest River Flagstaff 23FBS - Super Lite Travel Trailer
Dry Hitch Weight 661 lbs.
Unloaded Vehicle Weight 4,605 lbs.
Cargo Carrying Capacity 1,808 lbs.
Exterior Length 23' 9"
Dry hitch weight is 14.35% of unloaded vehicle weight, so count on about that same percent of wet and loaded hitch weight. If you loaded it to the 6,413 pounds max, your hitch weight will be over 900 pounds.
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A Nissan SV 4x2 King Cab V6 w/ MT (Manual trans), will cost $23,360, or about $26K out the door. It can tow 6500 lb.
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Not without being overloaded. Your limiter is the payload capacity of that small pickup. And that 900 pounds hitch weight means you'll probably be overloaded over the GVWR of the pickup with any 23' TT.
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Anyone have a suggestion of a trailer that would work well it that circumstance?
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Yeah. Start over. Either buy more truck or less trailer. The Nissan V6 will probably be okay if you change the trailer to a fold-town tent camper with GVWR less than 4,000 pounds. Maybe this one?
Flagstaff Tent Pop Up Camper by Forest River
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Anyway, any suggestions on a truck TT combo?
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Yeah. Any TT you like with a GVWR less than 7,000 pounds, even the one in your picture above. Then order a special F-150 that has the optional Maximum Tow Package with GVWR over 7,500 pounds.
Warning! Ordinary F-150s will be overloaded with that trailer. My 2012 EcoBoost is overloaded with my TT that weighs only 4,870 pounds wet and loaded for the road. So insist on at least the Max Tow Pkg.
That requires EcoBoost engine, 6.5' bed on a SuperCrew or 8' bed on a SuperCab. You probably won't find one you want in stock anywhere, so plan on ordering it and get exactly what you want that includes the max tow pkg.
Or if Sweetheart can't live without that TT that has GVWR of over 7,000 pounds but not over 8,000 pounds, then order a special-150 that includes the Heavy Duty Payload Package. That's a weird F-150 with 7-lug wheels, 17" LT load range E tires, 3.73 limited slip rear axle, EcoBoost engine and 8,200 pounds GVWR. Dealers don't stock them, so don't plan on finding one in stock.
Darling GrandDaughter in Knoxville wanted an F-150 with the HD payload pkg to tow her horse trailer without being overloaded. None were available in stock any where east of the Mississippi, and she didn't want to wait the 7 or 8 weeks to have one produced and delivered. So she bought an F-250. Hers is the XL SuperCab "work truck" with 6.5' bed and 6.2L V8 engine, and she loves it. Her Dad drives it a lot, and he's glad the F-150 was not available.
I suspect GM and RAM also make similar special HD half-ton pickups, but I'm not sure of the specs and requirements. To be sure of not winding up overloaded, go for the 2500 models instead of the 1500.