Max tow package?
03-20-2014, 10:53 AM
#21
Senior Member
i might get crucified for that, but *i think* my truck (2013 Lariat in Canada) has the Max Tow and the regular mirrors, not the elephant ears. I gotta check though 
03-20-2014, 11:17 AM
#22
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130428 (03-20-2014)
03-20-2014, 11:30 AM
#23
I think next time i buy a truck i will just order the darn thing with all the highest end towing options available. It's all so darn confusing.....
I have 2010 Platinum. Was told by the salesthief it had all the towing package i would ever want. I was dumbass and didn't do my due diligence. I am now learning i have the standard tow package. Grrrrrrrrrr.
I dont need a 3/4 ton pickup however a 1/2 ton fully equipped is perfect. So now my Screw sags in the *** and generally doesn't pull a trailer load of atvs as well as I had hoped.
Live and learn.
I have 2010 Platinum. Was told by the salesthief it had all the towing package i would ever want. I was dumbass and didn't do my due diligence. I am now learning i have the standard tow package. Grrrrrrrrrr.
I dont need a 3/4 ton pickup however a 1/2 ton fully equipped is perfect. So now my Screw sags in the *** and generally doesn't pull a trailer load of atvs as well as I had hoped.
Live and learn.
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130428 (03-20-2014)
04-16-2014, 09:17 AM
#30
Junior Member
Can someone who ACTUALLY has the MAX TOW package check the sticker on the hitch and let me know what the WEIGHT CARRYING spec is and post it here? Please? Particularly the max tongue weight. I have not been able to find this info anywhere on Ford's website. I don't give a flip about max towing capacity with a weight distributing hitch and that's all they talk about with regard to the Max Tow package.
It looks pretty easy to swap out the receiver portion only from regular tow receiver to the max tow receiver, but before I order the part, I need confirmation that the MAX TOW receiver is capable of weight carrying tongue weight of a little over 600#. I'm not doing any monster towing, just want to ditch the WD hitch. My travel trailer loaded is under 5,000#, but the tongue weight when loaded is around 600#. I don't need all the upgrades to a full Max Payload package, just a little more tongue weight capacity.
The parts diagram shows that the receiver portion of the hitch and bumper combo is called a "reinforcement" and comes in 3 different flavors. One for no hitch, one for "class III" and one for "class IIII". I assume that last one means a class IV hitch, but I want to make double dog sure that the Max Tow receiver really is a Class IV or at least is capable of at least 600# tongue weight.
The only other solution I can think of is to replace the "reinforcement" with the no-hitch one and go with a Curt class IV, but that's a couple of hundred bucks extra I may not need to spend.
Thanks in advance for checking.
-jj
It looks pretty easy to swap out the receiver portion only from regular tow receiver to the max tow receiver, but before I order the part, I need confirmation that the MAX TOW receiver is capable of weight carrying tongue weight of a little over 600#. I'm not doing any monster towing, just want to ditch the WD hitch. My travel trailer loaded is under 5,000#, but the tongue weight when loaded is around 600#. I don't need all the upgrades to a full Max Payload package, just a little more tongue weight capacity.
The parts diagram shows that the receiver portion of the hitch and bumper combo is called a "reinforcement" and comes in 3 different flavors. One for no hitch, one for "class III" and one for "class IIII". I assume that last one means a class IV hitch, but I want to make double dog sure that the Max Tow receiver really is a Class IV or at least is capable of at least 600# tongue weight.
The only other solution I can think of is to replace the "reinforcement" with the no-hitch one and go with a Curt class IV, but that's a couple of hundred bucks extra I may not need to spend.
Thanks in advance for checking.
-jj