Gooseneck for 150/1500 truck

[dodge man]

A lot of it depends on payload. My F150 has a payload of about 1960 pounds. By the time I get in it and my toolbox it is down to about 1500 pounds. Working backwards assuming 20% tongue weight, that puts me at a 7500 pound gooseneck trailer loaded. It might put me over on my rear axle though.

 

[Flogger]

It’s all on the placard. If the trailer falls int the pickups placard rating and can be loaded in a properly balanced fashion it will work. The type of trailer makes a difference. Equipment trailers usually have the axles positioned more to the rear than utility trailers do. If the tractor is a snug fit on an equipment trailer it will often place to much hitch weight on the tow vehicle when a 60/40 utility trailer may be fine. Any trailer you buy should be long enough to allow movement of the load fore and aft in order to get the hitch weight adjusted properly.

 

[NUTTERDW]

Just wondering if there is a concern from truck manufacturers about frame strength on 1/2 ton after drilling mounting holes for goose neck connection point?

Are the frame rails strengthened on 3/4 ton where the attachment connection is mounted?

Reason for asking is that I know 40 years ago certain truck models this was the case not sure about today.

After reading your post I went camping this week and noticed that about one third of the fifth wheel trailers were pulled by a half ton pickup. I have pulled bumper pull campers with a half ton and in my experience a fifth wheel is twice as stable as a bumper pull. I went from a bumper pull 8000# trailer pulled by an F250 to a 8000# fifth wheel pulled by an F350 and I will take the fifth wheel trailer any time. I know this is not comparing the same size trucks but I have a 12000 # bumper pull trailer for my farm tractors and both trucks pull it about the same. Hope this helps.

 

[S854]

…I went camping this week and noticed that about one third of the fifth wheel trailers were pulled by a half ton epickup…. I went from a bumper pull 8000# trailer pulled by an F250 to a 8000# fifth wheel pulled by an F350...

What I took away from this is: you’re smarter than 1/3 of the campers there…

We recently purchased a SXS… I called the dealer 90 miles away asked for the footprint dimensions… wanted to make sure the new ride would fit on our 5 x 8 flatbed… he kinda chuckled and said “hook up your trailer… a good salesman will fit three of them on it…”

Not so different from RV sales… “sure you’re truck can pull any one of these…”

 

[sandman2234]

What I took away from this is: you’re smarter than 1/3 of the campers there…

We recently purchased a SXS… I called the dealer 90 miles away asked for the footprint dimensions… wanted to make sure the new ride would fit on our 5 x 8 flatbed… he kinda chuckled and said “hook up your trailer… a good salesman will fit three of them on it…”

Not so different from RV sales… “sure you’re truck can pull any one of these…”

30 years ago we purchased a Chevy p/u with a heavy duty towing package. It was rated to haul a LOT! I looked at 5th wheel campers and the one we started to buy (b4 my company cut our hours significantly) was about the size of the current one we have now. (in weight and size) I pull it with an F350 with a 7.3 and it knows it back there! Stopping it is the biggest issue, but that is probably due to my driving traits. If I drove it like some of the people I see driving, it would be unsafe as big as it is! Salesmen just want to sell you one they make the most money off of!
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

If it wasn't a dually, I would change the emblems on my truck to F150 just to make people wonder!
David from jax

 

[hodge]

When we bought a new, 24' gooseneck deckover from Kaufman Trailers, they delivered it (about 200 miles) with an F150. We live in the Blue Ridge Mtns, with some hard pulls, and the driver had no problems.
My father has an 18 F150, and it has a gooseneck hitch. He's pulled a 16' stock trailer with it, taking steers to butcher. It had (2) 1000+ pound steers in it, plus trailer weight, and it pulled it easy. No extravagant squatting, no steering or braking issues.
Planned right, it'll do it.

 

[Torvy]

The previous owner of my Tundra pulled a gooseneck with it. He had it for 6-7 years. I don't know much about his trailer, but definitely possible in that class of truck.

 

[Flogger]

I grew up pulling everything on the farm with a half ton. I also grew up learning quite well how to pull and install automatic transmissions. Install a trans temp gauge and watch close.

 

[D&D]

I grew up pulling everything on the farm with a half ton. I also grew up learning quite well how to pull and install automatic transmissions. Install a trans temp gauge and watch close.

Any correlation between the towing and tranny R&R ?