5.0 Tow Question
#1
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5.0 Tow Question
I have a 2014 XLT 5.0 with 6.5 bed and tow package.
I want to upgrade my trailer to a Toy Hauler.
The Toy Hauler will be about 7K and will have 2 track motorcycles in it and all our track gear.
Will my 5.0 tow this if I go with the 5th wheel type hitch and good trailer brakes?
If not what Ford do I need to tow this. Not interested in the EB.
Thanks
I want to upgrade my trailer to a Toy Hauler.
The Toy Hauler will be about 7K and will have 2 track motorcycles in it and all our track gear.
Will my 5.0 tow this if I go with the 5th wheel type hitch and good trailer brakes?
If not what Ford do I need to tow this. Not interested in the EB.
Thanks
#2
I Like Tires
I tow a 7k lbs enclosed v-nose motorcycle toy hauler with my 5.4 and it does it fine. You shouldn't have a problem nor would you need to have a 5th wheel. Mine is bumper pull, tandem axle w/ brakes on each axle.
#3
Don't worry about the engine. Instead, you should be checking out whether your truck has adequate payload capacity to handle the tongue weight/pin weight. That is almost always the limiting factor.
#5
Senior Member
Dozens/hundreds of threads showing you how to figure out your payload capacity, use a WDH, etc. See one example in the my signature.
#6
I tow a large 3 horse gooseneck horse trailer with mine that is similar in weight to what you are towing. It does great. Check the payload but the scab 5.0 probably will be fine.
#7
Grumpy Old Man
Which tow package? The regular tow package doesn't have enough GVWR (payload capacity) to handle the hitch weight of a 7,000-pound tag trailer without exceeding the GVWR of the F-150. And if you can find a fifth-wheel toy hauler with GVWR of only 7,000 pounds, it will have more hitch weight than the tag trailer.
I want to upgrade my trailer to a Toy Hauler.
But forget about a 5er or gooseneck trailer unless your F-150 also has the HD Payload package, which includes 17" 7-lug wheels.
Will my 5.0 tow this if I go with the 5th wheel type hitch and good trailer brakes?
Your 5.0L will probably pull the 7,000 pounds okay, because your GCWR is high enough to tow a 7,000 pound trailer without overheating anything in the drivetrain and without being the slowpoke holding up traffic on hills and passes.
The problem with your pickup is the amount of weight you can haul including hitch weight, without exceeding the GVWR of your pickup.
Some folks will tell you to ignore the GVWR and payload capacity of your truck. They think it's okay to run overloaded. I suspect those folks are missing a few brain cells.
If not what Ford do I need to tow this. Not interested in the EB.
Too bad you are leery of the EcoBoost engine. I love mine that now has 45,000 miles on it.
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#9
Smokey the toy haulers like my gn horse trailer tend to often have less pin weight than a traditional 5ver. My payload is over 1800 and does fine without being over. Most of the weight sits on or behind the axles and with a low 7k gvwr on the trailer I bet he will be under 1200 pin weight. With an scab he will be over 1600 payload probably