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[LosAngeles]

Can I safely tow this loaded cargo trailer PLUS keep our camper in place? 

 

Pardon my ignorance but I want to do this safely and figure this out. I’m sure the wise people here can guide us.

 

Yes, I’m aware that the door stickers “cargo” is referring to what is IN the truck, not including towing….. (correct?)

 

I am driving a 2020 F350. 

*Always* on the back is a truck camper. 

 

I want to do a long road trip and on the way back, I’ll have a uHaul 6x12 Cargo Trailer Rental behind. 

 

Inside it will be 250 cubic feet of household goods, that weighs about 1,800 lbs….. so a smaller uHaul wont fit the goods and also wont be rated for 1,800 lbs cargo (the next size smaller i could jam in 250 cubic feet, but would be overweight. I can’t be overweight for reasons I wont go into)

 

(Must not exceed maximum allowable hitch ball height 25”) from the Uhaul website.

 

With all of my camping gear, food, clothing, water, gas, propane, etc. I do know the F350 + our camping trailer is 11,300 lbs. 

I know this # as I went onto a truck scale nearby and had it weighed, wet and loaded up.

 

So the *empty* weight of the Uhaul 6 x 12 cargo trailer is: 1,920 lbs..

 

so the total weight of the whole rig would be 

11,300 (truck and camper, wet)

1,800 (my household goods I am picking up)

1,920 (the empty cargo uHaul)

 

total = 15,020  lbs.

 

Yes, I want to camp as I go on this trip. (I’ll have to figure out long pull thru sites, of course, to camp at, as I’ll be long.)

 

 

So firstly  - is this safe? doable? 

 

and… in the picture attached just ignore the hitch steps I currently have (in the blue oval) - those obviously wont be there during the whole trip. 

 

Secondly - the truck camper hangs off the back about 20” approx…. 

would I hitch right at the stock hitch? 

 

I suspect it would be best to not use a hitch extension…. (because of leverage) and just hitch right at the usual place. 

 

Does this look workable? Would I have enough safety capacity to tow my cargo? 

 

I have a 6.2 gasser with the new 10 speed transmission, 4.3 back end, and i’m 100% confident that I’ll have enough grunt to tow….. 

 

My concern is just total weight, and safety. (and how safest to hook up the cargo trailer - with or without the hitch estension?)

 

and…  I’ll need to buy a 2.5” shank,  2” ball mount to fit into my F350 - any suggestions? 

 

thanks!!  

 

Here is the Uhaul 6x12 enclosed cargo trailer. 

 

https://www.uhaul.co...iler-Rental/RV/

 

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[DanoT]

In addition to GVWR your F350 owner's manual should give you the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Rating, your real world combined weight is, as you say, 15,020.

 

The camper overhang could cause problems when making turns so I would contact the trailer rental company for advice.

[smlobx]

Here is the 2020 ford towing guide...

 

https://www.fleet.fo...TowingGuide.pdf

 

you should easily be able to tow your UHaul.

 

the question I have is that between 10 and 15% of the weight of the trailer should be on the tongue weight so that will add to your trucks GVWR..