F-150 payload and towing; within limits?

[mobilnissan1991]

GVWR of my truck is 6800 lbs

Towing capacity is 6,000, payload is 1,558 lbs

Right here I had 800 pounds in the bed, trailer weighs 500 lbs and load on the trailer was 1100.

Am I asking too much?

I have to drive 180 miles with this load. Personal, not for work.

 

[Rand]

by your own numbers seems fine.. although 800 seems low for 3 barrels of whatever that is.

 

[wwillson]

The weight on the trailer needs to be more forward. Never load evenly over the axle.

 

[Rand]

The weight on the trailer needs to be more forward. Never load evenly over the axle.

Nice catch,
I would load the trailer such that there is aprox 150lb tongue weight (there is that cooler up there but maybe not enough)

trailer tires look like they need some air too.. those usually take about 50psi.

Also not sure why the pallet jack is on top. I would put it under the load (lowered) and strap it into place.

 

[mobilnissan1991]

by your own numbers seems fine.. although 800 seems low for 3 barrels of whatever that is.

Its a bunch of paint

 

[TheOilWizard]

The weight on the trailer needs to be more forward. Never load evenly over the axle.

Wasn't aware - will keep this in mind. Thanks!

 

[mobilnissan1991]

Nice catch,
I would load the trailer such that there is aprox 150lb tongue weight (there is that cooler up there but maybe not enough)

trailer tires look like they need some air too.. those usually take about 50psi.

Also not sure why the pallet jack is on top. I would put it under the load (lowered) and strap it into place.

I aired them up after lol. Strapped the jack down also

 

[rstcso]

Even with the "beer cooler" at the tongue of the trailer, the pallet jack looks to be more to the rear of the box it's on top of (plus the aforementioned being on top, making the CG quite high).

 

[fantastic]

GVWR of my truck is 6800 lbs

Towing capacity is 6,000, payload is 1,558 lbs

Right here I had 800 pounds in the bed, trailer weighs 500 lbs and load on the trailer was 1100.

1" forward of the axles the center of gravity should suffice on both trailer & truck. I usually have a drop ball hitch pitched so the front is level or slightly pointed down (using 2" drop ball instead of 1" as an example). Have you put your truck over a cat scale & looked at the actual curb weight of your truck? Then you can re-weight with this set-up. Looks like it's fine though.

 

[hemitom]

Trailer tire looks soft as well ?

 

[rstcso]

GVWR of my truck is 6800 lbs

GVWR is the base weight of a vehicle, plus accessories, plus passengers, plus any other items, plus the tongue weight.

Towing capacity is 6,000, payload is 1,558 lbs

Payload is the total weight a truck can safely carry, including passengers and other stuff in the cab and bed, plug trailer tongue weight. It's calculated by subtracting the truck's curb weight from its Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).

I guess if the tongue weight is less than zero, you can subtract that amount from the GVWR/payload.

 

[rstcso]

Here's a short video showing the effects of trailer weight distribution. No talking, just annoying music, but it doesn't last long.

 

[tcp71]

Tongue weight gets added to the payload. Payload includes everything in the truck, people included. I suspect you're fine. This is with about 900lbs on the tongue and 900lbs of people and bikes. 1805lbs payload on the door sticker.

 

[MNgopher]

Based on the numbers provided, you are fine.

That quantity of paint - 800 lbs sounds light for what is visible. Liquid weight adds up fast.

Assuming the cooler has enough weight in it to offset the pallet jack and the box is loaded evenly, trailer should be fine too. However if that tire is adequately aired up, may want to recheck the amount of weight in there again...

 

[cptbarkey]

Those dont look like typical 55 gallon barrels, they are larger.

 

[mk378]

Figure 400 lbs per drum 55 gallons at 0.9 specific gravity. Those drums need to be all the way forward in the truck bed since a non weight-distributing hitch is already lifting weight off of the front wheels. And never have the cg of trailer load behind the axle which really appears to be the case here.

 

[4WD]

Its a bunch of paint

International Marine Coatings … eh?

 

[4WD]

Based on the numbers provided, you are fine.

That quantity of paint - 800 lbs sounds light for what is visible. Liquid weight adds up fast.

Assuming the cooler has enough weight in it to offset the pallet jack and the box is loaded evenly, trailer should be fine too. However if that tire is adequately aired up, may want to recheck the amount of weight in there again...

Yeah, marine paints can be 12 ppg …

 

[nwjones18]

I think you're good to go with comments others noted. FWIW I just ran my new to me camper over the scales on the way back from our camping trip and it was 6300lbs on camper, 3800 drive axle and 3500 steer axle (2016 Ram 1500) previous owner had been towing it with an F-150 like yours since 2014. I am 440lbs over payload so need to shift a few things around.

 

[Cujet]

Look under the receiver for a sticker that has the actual towing capacity on it.

My 2011 F150 Ecoboost XLT, 2x4 had a towing capacity of 11,000+ pounds. Yours is likely similar.

I regularly towed our helicopter dolly, 6,500 pounds total on a 24 foot flatbed trailer. Like it was not even there.