Humor me... Truck/Camper Size and Towing

[TxAg]

How big of a truck do you need to pull a 30' bumper pull camper to the deer lease and back?

I'm not concerned with towing to the mountains or the east/west coast. I'm talking towing maybe a couple times a year to the deer lease for the season and then back home. Maybe a 300 mile trip one way tops.

[Mayhem]

1/2 ton can do it.

[Mike D]

1/2 ton might be able to do it depending on weight of camper but it won't be near as nice, easy or comfortable as a 3/4 ton.

[Sackett]

I used t tow a '95 Dutchmen 30' BP all over Texas with my '04 F-150 4x4 crew 5.4L. Wouldn't win any races or pass many gas stations, but she did just fine.

[KDinTX]

pulled a 28 ft to brady from waco area with my 1/2 ton dodge. with equalizer hitch and sway bar didnt really have any problems. It didnt pull the hills like a 3/4 diesel but did just fine getting there, the tow haul helps a little with the half shifts while slowing down.

[TxAg]

Thanks

[Grndchecker]

I pulled my 33 foot Flagstaff home today with my Tahoe. Weighs 7200 pounds. No problem pulling if you like 9 miles per gallon.

[WCB]

I've pulled something similar with my 04 F-150 5.4L and it also wouldn't win a race but got there.
04 F-150 w/194,800 miles and 3rd transmission...

[drube75]

1/2 ton. Take your time with it.

[thorshammer]

Humor me... Truck/Camper Size and Towing

1/2 ton. Take your time with it.

Keep it under 60. Drop a gear if you have to. Equalizer hitch. It'll be fine.

[Arrowsmith]

We have pulled our 27' Jayco Jayfeather all over the Southeast United States with our FX4 F150 Eco Boost. It will rip it down the interstate.

[BTLowry]

Something a lot of folks fail to consider,
Smaller truck = smaller brakes and longer stopping distance. Brake controller and awareness of stopping distance requirements mandatory.

I pulled a 26' 5th wheel a bunch of places and some I should not have with my F150, but it can be done

[flufster]

I am pulling one with a dodge 1500...it is 30 ft and weights 8000 maxed out (6400 lbs empty).

I just try not to load it down and haul very little water in it. I have a weight distribution hitch with sway bar and the truck is wired for brakes. Since it is a Dodge 1500, I did replace the coils in the rear with some heavier coils and it really helped with the squat. i do wish I would have went with 3/4 ton.

[BigL]

I pull a 28' bumper pull with my F150 with the 5.0l v8 all over the state. It's 33' from front bumper to back and weighs 6450lbs empty. I have the upgraded tow package with trailer brake assist, integrated sway control, and the extra transmission cooler. This truck tows better than my previous F250 with a v10.

Get a weight distribution hitch for it if your towing with a 1/2 ton though. It makes a big difference.

[Dale Moser]

Make sure the truck brakes AND TRAILER BRAKES are in good working order and you can do it with a 1/2 ton. If it's really hot out, it may get hot, it WILL over work the transmission (keep it out of OD), and it WILL wear on the brakes. But if you aren't in a big hurry it'll work. The rear end fear is worth paying attention to as well. Highway gears will eat a tranny towing. The wind is more a problem than the hills.