I purchased a 2010 F150 SuperCrew, that calculated to a payload of 1800 lbs.I purchased a 2018 Travel Lite truck camper that was labeled at 1280 lbs.I installed the Timken suspension enhancement system because the truck sagged when bringing the campe...
toedtoes wrote:The first mistake people make is using the camper's dry weight to determine if the vehicle is enough to tow or carry a camper.ALWAYS use the GVWR of the camper. You may end up with less actual weight, but you won't be overweight.Years...
MFL wrote:My neighbor has a 2019 GM 1500, with a pop up top, truck camper on it. Loaded, he is likely over some ratings. Here it comes...he also hooks his heavy boat, with tandem axle trailer on truck receiver, and drives 120 miles, up/down hills to ...
BradW wrote:A couple of things to consider. The vast majority of hardside truck camper carrying SRW trucks you see on the road are over their gvwr. Also, many axles are rated based on the tire/wheel package they originaly came with. The same axle m...
jimh425 wrote:I’m sure someone has, but based on your post, you are almost double the payload of your truck.. If you are planning on only doing one trip, maybe you’ll be lucky just like the person who drove from Michigan to Yellowstone and back.As f...
MORSNOW wrote:You found out what many have said on here thousands of times, those factory weight labels are not even close to accurate for an actual built weight (1,280 lbs right?). It's probably closer to 1,800 lbs before you added anything inside....
