Philbracing

My trailer weighs around 6500 wet think I will have a problem towing dealer says no good to go like I trust them

JLTD

I'm not a towing expert, but year and towing package/etc information will help. So will what cab configuration you have, since that plays a role.

Here's the limits for 2013. You should probably download the brochure and information for your year as a handy reference:

2013 with 3.7 V6(yes I know it's not the 3.5), 2wd , regular cab and 3.55 is 5500#.

So based on that year, if the 3.5 is similar you will be overloaded.

smokeywren

Not enough tell for sure, but let me guess:


2015 or 2016 F-150 SuperCrew with short bed and 4x4. GCWR is 12,200 and tow rating is 7,100.


That means you can tow a trailer that grosses up to 7,100 pounds only when there is absolutely nothing in the pickup but a skinny driver. No options not required to achieve that 12,200 GCWR. So the wet and loaded F-150 cannot gross more than 12,200 minus 7,100 = 5,100 pounds. There is no such thing as a SuperCrew 4x4 that weighs less than 5,100 pounds when wet and loaded for the road, so the tow rating is overstated.


If your trailer grosses 6,500 when wet and loaded for the road, then you might sneak by without exceeding the GCWR of the F-150 by hauling very little extra weight in the pickup.


The GCWR tells you the max weight of truck and trailer combined that you can tow without overheating anything in the drivetrain, and without being the slowpoke holding up traffic when climbing hills, passes, or even overpasses.


But the GCWR is not your limiter. The unused payload available for hitch weight is probably your limiter as to how much trailer you can tow without exceeding any of Ford's weight limits.


A TT that grosses 6,500 pounds will have average tongue weight of about 13% of gross trailer weight. So for 6,500 pounds gross weight, your tongue weight will be about 845 pounds, plus the weight of your weight-distributing hitch. The WD hitch can easily exceed 55 pounds, so count on total hitch weight of about 900 pounds.


Subtract 900 pounds from the payload capacity of your truck and see how much unused payload capacity you'll have left for passengers, tools, and anything else you haul in the truck.


My F-150 with 1566 pounds of payload capacity is overloaded by 100 pounds over the payload capacity with only 650 pounds hitch weight and one passenger. So that other stuff adds up in a hurry. Weigh your truck when wet and loaded for the road, including everybody and everything that will be in it when towing. "Wet" means a full tank of gas. "Everything" means tools, jack and jack base, and anything else you haul in the truck when RVing. Pets? Campfire wood?


My guess? With a 6,500 pound TT and good WD hitch, your F-150 will exceed the payload capacity of the truck. But only the CAT scale knows for sure, so use it often.

Philbracing

It is 2015 f150 extended cap 4x4 with a 6.5 box with 3.73 gears

acadianbob

Nobody ever talks about towing distance or topography. If you are pulling 90 minutes to the state park on level ground, that is one thing. If you are pulling all day, in 95 degree heat and winds, and headed for the mountains, that is another thing entirely.

You haven't mentioned a towing package. That should be a requirement.

Steamfitter449

I don't have any pictures but I put them on my truck, I have no problems with glare. The lower mirrors make it so that you can have the uppers adjusted so you don't get glare. I tow a boat and a double jetski trailer in the summers makes it so much nicer.

smokeywren

You put what on your truck? Tow mirrors? I don't see any other mention of tow mirrors in this thread.

Steamfitter449

Yeah for some reason it posted here instead of the tow mirror thread it was supposed to be in.