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Location: N Texas | Can you? Yes.
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Location: N Texas | whohasaplan - 2015-12-14 10:56 AM
My old 2003 F250 had the 5.4 in it. Hauled my trailer fine and I loaded it with everything but the kitchen sink! I hauled 2-3 horses and it was a Trails west steel 3 horse gooseneck. Only thing you would want to do is get helper springs. Make sure your brakes work well also.
BIG difference between your F250 and her F150. If she had a F250, I'd say go for it! |
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Location: KS | OhMax - 2015-12-13 11:08 PM
snoopy - 2015-12-13 5:51 PM
I have an 04 with a 5.4L, an it's a 3H Exiss GN
No. My '04 struggled with 2 horses in my Titan BP at certain times.
As a side note as word - how many miles? I got to about 160k and it got bad quick. Started misfiring when stopping with a trailer, eventually threw a camshaft sensor code so we replaced those. Then it started dying at idle. Then it started misfiring again... Sold that sucked as quick as i could. Don't get me wrong I got almost 100k really solid miles out of it, but when it got bad it got bad fast. Our mechanic would work on mine privately as a friend, but the shop owner he worked for declined to even work on one that came in around the same time, said by the time you get done with the camshaft and timing chains you've usually invested the value of the truck.
A GN trailer is going to pull better than a BP. My first year of college I pulled a 2 horse GN with tack (14ft?) with a 98 1/2 ton chevy. Was is ideal? No, but it worked for a couple years until I could afford to trade for a diesel. As far as pulling I always felt safe, it doesn't have the get up and go, but it worked fine. Your trailer however is longer and heavier than what I was pulling. Im not sure that I would want to pull anything more than a 2 horse with a half ton but it can be done, completely up to you.
Edited by Peewee212 2015-12-14 3:02 PM
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| Nope I would not do it... I won't pull my 2H Aluminum 3' short wall trailer with a 150/1500.. I'd rather have too much truck than not enough. |
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Location: That part of Texas | I have a 2006 King Ranch F-150 that I pull a 2 horse Ranch King gooseneck with. My truck has a 5.4L/V8 engine and a 5 1/2 foot box (short box). I stalked Cindy Hamilton's trailer dealership for years looking at this particular trailer to get it used which is unheard of because nobody trades them in (I know -- I stalked it for 4-5 years along with Trailer Horse World and this was the only one lol). I wanted it badly because it weighs 3,000 pounds, has a dressing room and is a gooseneck = the 3 things I wanted because I knew my truck could pull this particular trailer.
I don't have too many problems pulling but then again, I live in a pretty flat part of the world with occassional hills. I haven't had problems stopping either but I also had trailer brakes installed on my truck when I purchased the trailer so I have that as a back up. Because of the design of the trailer, I haven't had too many problems with the placement of the ball and worries about breaking out a back window. I'm actually more worried about scraping the back of my bed or bumping it underneath the trailer than breaking a window. Anytime I hook on, I have to take my tailgate off because it will not open flat up against the trailer (hits the spare tire) and there's practically no room to manuever underneath there to hook up lights, chains and trailer brake safety chains if you do not take it off.
If I could have afforded to buy a bigger truck, I would have but this setup meets my needs and works. It was one of the only trailers I was willing to buy because of it's weight and the combination of hauling/stopping that I knew my truck could probably handle. I put a lot of effort into getting this specific combination because I knew hauling with an F-150 would be tricky.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Red Raider - 2015-12-14 6:44 PM I have a 2006 King Ranch F-150 that I pull a 2 horse Ranch King gooseneck with. My truck has a 5.4L/V8 engine and a 5 1/2 foot box (short box). I stalked Cindy Hamilton's trailer dealership for years looking at this particular trailer to get it used which is unheard of because nobody trades them in (I know -- I stalked it for 4-5 years along with Trailer Horse World and this was the only one lol). I wanted it badly because it weighs 3,000 pounds, has a dressing room and is a gooseneck = the 3 things I wanted because I knew my truck could pull this particular trailer.
I don't have too many problems pulling but then again, I live in a pretty flat part of the world with occassional hills. I haven't had problems stopping either but I also had trailer brakes installed on my truck when I purchased the trailer so I have that as a back up. Because of the design of the trailer, I haven't had too many problems with the placement of the ball and worries about breaking out a back window. I'm actually more worried about scraping the back of my bed or bumping it underneath the trailer than breaking a window. Anytime I hook on, I have to take my tailgate off because it will not open flat up against the trailer (hits the spare tire) and there's practically no room to manuever underneath there to hook up lights, chains and trailer brake safety chains if you do not take it off.
If I could have afforded to buy a bigger truck, I would have but this setup meets my needs and works. It was one of the only trailers I was willing to buy because of it's weight and the combination of hauling/stopping that I knew my truck could probably handle. I put a lot of effort into getting this specific combination because I knew hauling with an F-150 would be tricky.
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Location: MN | r_beau - 2015-12-14 8:46 AM
snoopy - 2015-12-13 5:17 PM am I crazy to think that my truck will pull a gooseneck trailer? It is a Lariat f150 short box. Isn't there some sort of extension to put on the neck of the trailer?
Depends what's in your gooseneck. Is it just a dressing room or is living quarters? If there are living quarters I wouldn't do it.
How long? 2 horse? 3 horse? 4 horse?
Do you haul in flat areas? Hills? Mountains?
For a couple years, I pulled my 3-horse slant Exiss gooseneck trailer with hubby's GMC Sierra 1500. And most of the time, I was only hauling 2 horses. According to a lot of the dealerships, that model of pickup had one of the SHORTEST boxes on the market. We got a 6" extender to use with the gooseneck ball, and that made a world of difference. I actually didn't have any trouble moving around in tight spaces, but I did keep a close watch on my back window.
Was it ideal? Nope. When it was windy, you bet I would be going slower than the speed limit. I was mindful of the fact that I probably should have a bigger truck. Luckily, I live in a pretty flat area so I didn't have to worry with mountains and such. I made do until we could afford to get a second stronger pickup.
so what is the difference in having a ball extension like this? or having the extension you need to put into the gooseneck part of the trailer? |
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Location: North Dakota | snoopy - 2015-12-15 7:50 AM r_beau - 2015-12-14 8:46 AM snoopy - 2015-12-13 5:17 PM am I crazy to think that my truck will pull a gooseneck trailer? It is a Lariat f150 short box. Isn't there some sort of extension to put on the neck of the trailer? Depends what's in your gooseneck. Is it just a dressing room or is living quarters? If there are living quarters I wouldn't do it.
How long? 2 horse? 3 horse? 4 horse?
Do you haul in flat areas? Hills? Mountains?
For a couple years, I pulled my 3-horse slant Exiss gooseneck trailer with hubby's GMC Sierra 1500. And most of the time, I was only hauling 2 horses. According to a lot of the dealerships, that model of pickup had one of the SHORTEST boxes on the market. We got a 6" extender to use with the gooseneck ball, and that made a world of difference. I actually didn't have any trouble moving around in tight spaces, but I did keep a close watch on my back window.
Was it ideal? Nope. When it was windy, you bet I would be going slower than the speed limit. I was mindful of the fact that I probably should have a bigger truck. Luckily, I live in a pretty flat area so I didn't have to worry with mountains and such. I made do until we could afford to get a second stronger pickup.
so what is the difference in having a ball extension like this? or having the extension you need to put into the gooseneck part of the trailer?
With the SQUARE nose on the Exiss trailer, along with the SHORT box on the pickup, the extender ball gave me 6 more inches to "play with". When making tight turns (especially backing up), you have to be careful that the gooseneck portion does not hit the back window on the pickup.
If I didn't have the 6" extendor, I would have had problems. It made a world of difference.
Still, look at how close the front of my trailer was to the back window on the pickup. I always paid super close attention, like when backing in a 90 degree angle.
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