2015 F150 Towing Satisfaction
11-21-2015, 03:03 PM
#21
Senior Member
totally does. The WDH only takes one of the weight and distributes back to the trailer. The force from the bars are still placed on to the truck when providing the lift to make the combo level. My rear axle weight is 3300 with bars undone and 3050 with he bars tensioned. Those numbers all take away from my payload. When we travel all of our stuff goes int the trailer. Very little is in the truck. I am left with 450lbs in reserve from my 1650 payload
11-21-2015, 03:04 PM
#22
totally does. The WDH only takes one of the weight and distributes back to the trailer. The force from the bars are still placed on to the truck when providing the lift to make the combo level. My rear axle weight is 3300 with bars undone and 3050 with he bars tensioned. Those numbers all take away from my payload. When we travel all of our stuff goes int the trailer. Very little is in the truck. I am left with 450lbs in reserve from my 1650 payload
11-21-2015, 03:12 PM
#23
Senior Member
A trip to the scales will tell you all you need to know. Reading all the various threads with people complaining about towing issues rarely do they know their weights.
2017 ill be looking at the new f250
2017 ill be looking at the new f250
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11-21-2015, 04:05 PM
#24
Grumpy Old Man
Yes, payload is still your limiter.
If your undistributed tongue weight is 900 pounds, a good WDH will redistribute about 182 pounds back to the trailer axles. That leaves 718 pounds of tongue weight to be deducted from your unused payload capacity.
But don' worry about the details. Simply weigh your wet and loaded rig on a CAT scale. Add the front and rear axle weights, and compare that total to the GVWR of your tow vehicle.
If you're overloaded, can you reduce the weight in the truck - maybe move the toolbox or campfire wood to the trailer?
11-21-2015, 04:19 PM
#25
Yes, payload is still your limiter.
If your undistributed tongue weight is 900 pounds, a good WDH will redistribute about 182 pounds back to the trailer axles. That leaves 718 pounds of tongue weight to be deducted from your unused payload capacity.
But don' worry about the details. Simply weigh your wet and loaded rig on a CAT scale. Add the front and rear axle weights, and compare that total to the GVWR of your tow vehicle.
If you're overloaded, can you reduce the weight in the truck - maybe move the toolbox or campfire wood to the trailer?
If your undistributed tongue weight is 900 pounds, a good WDH will redistribute about 182 pounds back to the trailer axles. That leaves 718 pounds of tongue weight to be deducted from your unused payload capacity.
But don' worry about the details. Simply weigh your wet and loaded rig on a CAT scale. Add the front and rear axle weights, and compare that total to the GVWR of your tow vehicle.
If you're overloaded, can you reduce the weight in the truck - maybe move the toolbox or campfire wood to the trailer?
11-28-2015, 06:22 AM
#26
I'll circle back to the OP question by saying that our 2015 F150 tows like a champ. It is an XLT Sport 4x4 157" crew with MaxTow (3.5 E.B./3.55 elec locker). It replaced a '13 F150 2wd crew 5.0 that was fine, but this truck is SO much better. The longer wheelbase, stiffer frame, strong E.B., larger/beefier tires, etc, etc. on the '15 just prove to make it tow better. Better how? More stable on the road, much easier acceleration from a stop, hardly any downshifting on Florida "grades" 
and it just works less than the '13 did at the same jobs.
We regularly tow a 27' Airstream (7300 gvwr, weighs about 6200 loaded) with a ProPride hitch and it tows like it is welded to the truck, moving as one unit going down the road. We also tow (using a ball mount) a 22' bay boat with a T-top, weighs (guessing here) about 4000, and a 7x16 cargo trailer that weighs like 2200 empty (haven't loaded it yet, building it into a toy hauler/simple camper). Will bolt a Blue-Ox 1k hitch to the cargo when I test it loaded as I expect it to weigh about 5000.
So there you go, I for one really enjoy the '15 F150 for towing. But remember, you have to have it spec'd properly. MaxTow, Max Payload if you can get it (ours is rated for 1907 lbs so happy with that), proper hitch setup on all toys you tow, good mirrors, properly adjusted trailer brakes, tires pressures, etc. Details count for a stress-free towing experience!
and it just works less than the '13 did at the same jobs.We regularly tow a 27' Airstream (7300 gvwr, weighs about 6200 loaded) with a ProPride hitch and it tows like it is welded to the truck, moving as one unit going down the road. We also tow (using a ball mount) a 22' bay boat with a T-top, weighs (guessing here) about 4000, and a 7x16 cargo trailer that weighs like 2200 empty (haven't loaded it yet, building it into a toy hauler/simple camper). Will bolt a Blue-Ox 1k hitch to the cargo when I test it loaded as I expect it to weigh about 5000.
So there you go, I for one really enjoy the '15 F150 for towing. But remember, you have to have it spec'd properly. MaxTow, Max Payload if you can get it (ours is rated for 1907 lbs so happy with that), proper hitch setup on all toys you tow, good mirrors, properly adjusted trailer brakes, tires pressures, etc. Details count for a stress-free towing experience!
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11-28-2015, 10:37 AM
#27
Grumpy Old Man
Amen.
Most folks with towing problems are caused by trying to drive a tow vehicle that also makes an ideal commuter car/grocery getter. No can do. A good tow vehicle will not also be a good commuter car. A good commuter car will not be a good trailer toter. There are no suitable compromises - spec the tow vehicle as a safe and reliable tow vehicle, so you and others on the road with you will be safe on the road when towing. And then "make do" with the stiffer ride and reduced MPG when using it as a grocery getter.
11-28-2015, 11:14 AM
#28
A good tow vehicle will not also be a good commuter car. A good commuter car will not be a good trailer toter. There are no suitable compromises - spec the tow vehicle as a safe and reliable tow vehicle, so you and others on the road with you will be safe on the road when towing. And then "make do" with the stiffer ride and reduced MPG.
11-28-2015, 02:14 PM
#29
Gone Golfin
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I will second what Falcon has said. My 2013 F150 was a much better tow vehicle than my 2015 is. I have thrown about $2300 into tires, air bags, sway bar, and rear shocks to improve the 15's towing manners but haven't pulled anything with it yet. I will report back after I tow.
I will also be looking at the 17 F350 but before buying will make sure Ford doesn't make the new ones tow worse like they have with the F150's.
I will also be looking at the 17 F350 but before buying will make sure Ford doesn't make the new ones tow worse like they have with the F150's.
Great review and very informative.
I didn't buy my F-150 to do the work of a 1 ton. I don't overload it and am very happy with the way it tows. I am traveling with a 4 wheeler and supplies (gas cans, camping gear) in the bed and a two place 4 wheeler trailer w/two four wheelers on it.
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11-28-2015, 03:34 PM
#30
Senior Member
So you claim the 2015 isn't as good a tow vehicle but you have yet to tow anything.
Great review and very informative.
I didn't buy my F-150 to do the work of a 1 ton. I don't overload it and am very happy with the way it tows. I am traveling with a 4 wheeler and supplies (gas cans, camping gear) in the bed and a two place 4 wheeler trailer w/two four wheelers on it.
Great review and very informative.
I didn't buy my F-150 to do the work of a 1 ton. I don't overload it and am very happy with the way it tows. I am traveling with a 4 wheeler and supplies (gas cans, camping gear) in the bed and a two place 4 wheeler trailer w/two four wheelers on it.