Mod (Ret.)

Model wise would be the regular cab, 4x2, with the smallest engine Ford puts in it.

ak_cowboy

https://www.fleet.ford.com/resources...TTgdeSep08.pdf

Page 17.

Lowest GCWR is the Reg Cab/6.5 bed 2wd with V6 and Manual Transmission. 7,200 lbs.
That's truck curb weight and trailer/payload total.

redknight1

oh geeze, well that sucks..

ak_cowboy

I just saw that it's a 2004 with the 5.4 and 4x4. Any other details on the cab/bed size?
Here's the 2004 Towing Guide. Check Page 15
https://www.fleet.ford.com/resources...s/2004_All.pdf

All 5.4s are over 7,000lbs. A couple 4.6s are just under that limit.

fwiw, my 2007 is just over 6700lbs with a tank of fuel and nothing else

redknight1

5.4, fx4, 4wd, 6.5 bed, super cab (the one with two rear suicide doors)

Mod (Ret.)

How's that?!? If you need more towing capacity, you buy a bigger truck.

Not everyone needs to tow large trailers around; some buy a simple truck to take them to the hardware store, or to a nursery for the ocasional purchase of shrubs and some lumber.

ak_cowboy

Ok, your GCWR is either 14,000 or 15,000 depending on gears. I would guess 3.73s with the Fx4 package, which would be the higher one. Gives you a 9300lb tow rating

redknight1

Cause I don't need that high of a rating. I don't haul stuff. I drive it in the winter. And it makes the registration more expensive.

Mod (Ret.)

Look into buying a Ford Ranger then.

redknight1

For a moderator you are quite the opposite of an asset to this forum.