Triton_tom

Hey guys! I'm looking at getting the 2.7eb 4x4 crew short. How much can it tow? I will only tow on occasion but its a 8000# bobcat skid steer, It wont be far maybe 50 miles max. With the 2.7 handle that weight?

SixShooter14

the engine should have no problem with that occasionally. Just be sure the rest of the truck is suited for it as well. You will probably need the 2.7L payload package. And definitely one of the towing packages, I'm not sure what exactly is offered with the 2.7.

jp360cj

How often is "on occasion"? And what kind of trailer?

If that Bobcat really weighs 8k, you could easily be sitting over 11k with the trailer.

smokeywren

The 2016 Ford RV and Trailer Towing Guide says a max of 7,300 pounds, unless it has both the 3.73 axle and both the towing package and the payload package, then it's 7,900 pounds. But that 7,900 pounds max assumes an empty pickup with nothing in it but a skinny driver, full tank of gas, hitch and WD hitch, and wet and loaded weight of not more than 4,900 pounds without the trailer.


And yes, a WD hitch is required for any tongue weight (TW) more than 500 pounds, and your TW will be a lot more than 500 pounds.


Depends on your definition of "handle". You'll be overloaded, and without a WD hitch your receiver hitch will be severely overloaded.


With an 8,000 pound BobCat on a utility or equipment trailer that weighs over 2000 pounds empty, the gross weight of your loaded trailer will be over 10,000 pounds and your TW will probably be around 1,300 pounds.


It doesn't matter if you're going one mile or 500 miles, overloaded is overloaded. Your EcoBoost engine may have enough power and torque to PULL that trailer, but you'll exceed the weight capacity of your suspension and brakes. And overloaded is unsafe for you and yours and those sharing the road with you.

SixShooter14

yep, what these guys said. I didn't see the trim you wanted.

a 4x4 supercrew will almost certainly be severely overloaded. With that configuration you should be looking at the 3.5EB to tow 10k lbs. Are you sure the bobcat weighs 8k?

Ricktwuhk

It doesn't matter much which configuration you choose, you're not towing 10,000 pounds behind an F-150...

smokeywren

True for a shorty. But if you special-order a new F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 with 6.5 bed, 3.5L EcoBoost drivetrain, 3.73 axle ratio, and heavy duty payload package (HDPP) (which includes the max tow pkg), then the tow rating is over 11,000 pounds and you'll have enough payload capacity to handle the weight of the lightly-loaded F-150 with a small family as well as the 1,300 pounds tongue weight (TW) of a 10k trailer.


But you probably won't find that pickup in stock. I don't understand why dealers don't stock any F-150s with HDPP, but the facts of life are that they usually don't. So plan ahead and wait 6 to 8 weeks from time of order until you take delivery.

SixShooter14

well...if everything were spec'd properly and properly setup. You could probably do it and be within every rating. But it probably wouldn't be very safe. And there's no telling what the ride would be like.

Ricktwuhk

Not unless you get what SmokeyWren stated.

5.0GN tow

For that kind of load you need either a HDPP truck or preferably a SuperDuty. Honestly my 16SD rides as good as my 13 STX 5.0 4X4 did. My fuel economy is slightly better and towing is so effortless now that I will never go back to a 150.