2014 Max Trailer Towing Reviews
03-05-2015, 08:29 PM
#11
Thanks for the info there. the trailer is acutally around 7500 and that is loaded weight, and generally when i have the trailer im alone. I haul a racecar around and usually drive and meet the people at the track seems how i get there so early. so at mosts its 7500 pound loaded trailer, and me and one other passenger and thats it.
That sounds like a trailer that a Max Tow F150 should be able to tow easily!!
With the tongue weight at the recommended 10% to 15% of loaded trailer weight, and 12% being a realistic minimum, the tongue weight of a 7500 lb trailer is still around 900 lbs, and then add the weight of your WDH head. Whatever the payload capacity is above around 1000 lbs in that case would be what you can carry in the truck, including track support stuff you might carry in the bed.
Like I said, take a look at the stickers on the door of the truck (or similar trucks if they have any on the dealer's lot - but there may not be a lot of Max Tow trucks in inventory).
The payload capacity will tell you the real capability of the truck.
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Last edited by KR Kodi; 03-05-2015 at 08:32 PM.
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melisman (03-05-2015)
03-05-2015, 08:36 PM
#12
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also to answer the question im trying to find a truck with 1900 payload so i can handle all the weight. but if my trailer weights 7500 and i get the tongue weight to 12% that is 900 pounds. so ill have 1000 pounds of safety weight. as i only way 175, and maybe have another 175 male in my car i feel very comfortable with that.
03-05-2015, 08:41 PM
#13
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That sounds like a trailer that a Max Tow F150 should be able to tow easily!!
With the tongue weight at the recommended 10% to 15% of loaded trailer weight, and 12% being a realistic minimum, the tongue weight of a 7500 lb trailer is still around 900 lbs, and then add the weight of your WDH head. Whatever the payload capacity is above around 1000 lbs in that case would be what you can carry in the truck, including track support stuff you might carry in the bed.
Like I said, take a look at the stickers on the door of the truck (or similar trucks if they have any on the dealer's lot - but there may not be a lot of Max Tow trucks in inventory).
The payload capacity will tell you the real capability of the truck.
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With the tongue weight at the recommended 10% to 15% of loaded trailer weight, and 12% being a realistic minimum, the tongue weight of a 7500 lb trailer is still around 900 lbs, and then add the weight of your WDH head. Whatever the payload capacity is above around 1000 lbs in that case would be what you can carry in the truck, including track support stuff you might carry in the bed.
Like I said, take a look at the stickers on the door of the truck (or similar trucks if they have any on the dealer's lot - but there may not be a lot of Max Tow trucks in inventory).
The payload capacity will tell you the real capability of the truck.
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03-05-2015, 09:15 PM
#14
No. Look for a YELLOW sticker that specifically state payload capacity.
03-05-2015, 09:33 PM
#15
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I have an XLT with the HD payload package. Here are pics of my stickers for comparison. I do NOT have the max tow package. I do have a lot more carrying capacity (and 7 lug wheels).
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melisman (03-06-2015)
03-06-2015, 09:37 AM
#16
I wouldn't worry at all about towing a huge load for such a short distance.
I've towed my 6500 lb car hauler a few hundred miles to a track event with my very limited payload capacity with no problems at all (except for a lot of rear end sag) - although I've gone to a different solution to relieve the tongue weight and now have many thousands of miles with it behind my truck.
Bottom line - if you're gonna pull hundreds of miles to track events every weekend all summer, you want to stay well within/below limits; if you'll be doing a 12 minute tow, a Max Tow truck will be able to handle it with no problem.
You can see that if you get the HD package like Feathermerchant has, the F150 can be a true 1 ton truck - but you don't want to rip the hitch off, so still have keep your tongue weight within hitch rating limits. If you'll be hooking up a gooseneck or fifth-wheel, then the HD is definitely the way to go in order to get that high payload capacity.
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Last edited by KR Kodi; 03-06-2015 at 10:01 AM.
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melisman (03-06-2015)
03-06-2015, 02:05 PM
#17
My trailer is about 7500# fully loaded. Piece of cake. have fun, but be mindful of the payload capacity on the truck. Mine is 1490# - some well optioned trucks are down around 1100# - Add tongue weight and people to your truck and you might be overloaded.
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melisman (03-06-2015)
03-06-2015, 02:34 PM
#18
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ok great, thanks for all the help guys. yea my main pull is 12 minutes, the other pull i will do 7 times is all highway and 45 miles. I dont go very far. and the rest of the time its my daily driver, i probably shouldve started with that. because its my daily driver i dont want to over push it. but ill make sure it has the payload to pull my trailer, thanks for the help guys.
03-07-2015, 03:30 PM
#19
I dont feel like thats a loaded question at all. people either thought the truck was capabily of pulling a 9000# load or the truck isnt. Ford says it can tow 11,000 so i know its capable, but i want to know if people liked it and what theyre opinions are about the truck and its ability to tow. i want to hear peoples experiences while towing the truck. If they had a choice would they get an f150 again or would they move to an f250.
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rtofter (03-07-2015)
03-07-2015, 05:17 PM
#20
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My 14 XLT 4x4 Boost with 3:73 Max Tow is frickin schweeeeeeeeet. I pull an 8k+ 33'er Springdale....and love it-period. I thought about the 250....a lot. Soooooo glad with my choice. I would do a F150 Boost over in a heart beat. Love the 15's, but I also love my 14. I'll have this one for a while. Last truck I had for 10yrs...had to divorce the Titan. It couldn't hold a candle a to the F150. :period:
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