Zunee

I'm looking at buying a new F150 and all my dealer can find in canada is the config below.. Will it suffice to tow a 7000lb trailer that has about 760lbs tongue weight? He can't find one with the heavy duty package, only on a base XLT, which i have no interest in.

Thanks so much

Maxwell1331

Whats the payload sticker on the driver's side door jamb say? thats your key limiter on the truck.

marshallr

The truck will tow 7000 lbs easily. But payload is the key. Every truck has a different payload rating and it is on the door jamb sticker. For example if your payload is 1760 lbs, and the tongue weight is 760 lbs that leaves you with 1000 lbs of payload in the truck. Four adults and very little cargo will put you over. If your payload is less than 1760, and I've seen trucks with as little as 1200lbs, then you could still tow the 7000 lbs. But not with much more than a driver in the truck.

gwj42

A weight distributing hitch will transfer 20 to 30% of base hitch weight to the trailer wheels. You should be fine weight wise. I am very satisfied with my 14 XLT with a 1400# payload rating and a 7500# trailer.

Zunee

They are bringing the truck to the dealer today, I'll grab the info off the door panel. Thanks so much for the help.

larry2c

One other thing to consider - we have a Jayco 19H and the sticker on the trailer says 3700#. However, that is the naked weight - doesn't include the AC, awning, propane in the tanks or water in the system plus a handful of other factory installed options. Our trailer weighs approximately 800# more than that. Apparently how the OEM determines weight (naked or loaded) is a manufactures choice so make sure you know the real weight of the trailer.

smokeywren

That one has max tow with the 3.5L EcoBoost drivetrain, so it will have absolutely no problem in PULLING a 7k trailer over the mountains. As already mentioned, your concern will be in overloading the F-150 over the payload capacity of the F-150. Actual payload capacity is GVWR minus the weight of the truck including all people and stuff in the truck.


If your trailer actually grosses 7,000 pounds when wet and loaded for the road, then it's probably going to have more than 760 pounds tongue weight. Count on at least 13% tongue weight, plus another 75 pounds for a good WD hitch. That's 985 pounds of total hitch weight.


So with a GVWR of 7,000 pounds and hitch weight of 985 pounds, that leaves 6,015 pounds for the weight of the wet and loaded F-150 before you tie onto the trailer. My 2014 F-150 SuperCrew 4x2 with 6.5' bed weighs about 6,550 before I back up to the trailer. Add about 400 pounds if it were a 4x4. I haul DW plus 50 pounds of puppydogs, plus a toolbox full of tools and a lightweight camper shell.


In a nutshell, I suspect you're going to exceed the payload capacity of that F-150 when wet and loaded with your family and ready to go camping. If you don't want to order a new F-150 with exactly the options you want, including the heavy duty payload package (HDPP), and then have to wait a coupla months for it to arrive at your dealer, then consider upgrading to an F-250 as an ideal towing machine for that trailer.


My granddaughter had exactly the same concerns back in the 2014 model year. She needed to tow a 7k horse trailer, but there were no F-150s with HDPP available in stock anywhere in the country. And like most people, she wanted it NOW!, not two months from now. So she looked at the F-250s and found exactly what she wanted in stock at her local Ford dealer. SuperCab shorty with 6.2L engine. She loves it!

Zunee

Looks like I have 1800lbs, should be more than enough with the weight of my family and gear.

ivorm

That payload seems pretty good for a truck with all those options. Is this a screw 4x4?

humblerb

Payload is great. I'd guess it is not 4X4.