2018 f150 2.7, 2wd, 10 speed with tow mode, 3.55 gears, 6360# gvwr package did not come with hitch from factory, I’m thinking about having a class 4 frame hitch installed, I sell used cars and I’m thinking about using this to tow my car hauling trailer, it’s a single car trailer, this is my first new vehicle and I’m not sure how to tell if I can tow vehicles without causing damage or not, with the class 4 hitch will I be able to tow without any issues? What is the max I can tow?

plz note the heaviest thing I would have on the single car trailer would be a 3/4 ton truck such as a Chevy 2500 or dodge 2500

 

You will need to install a Trailer Brake Controller if your car hauler has electric brakes...for the best towing experience. I would also make sure to purchase a tongue weight scale so when you load a vehicle on the trailer you keep the weight on the hitch under #500.
A 3/4 pickup can easily weight #8,000 and your trailer is what...another couple thousand? So you'd be around #10K, which is nothing for your truck but you want to be sure to be able to STOP it.

 

There is a towing section of the forum here - https://www.f150forum.com/f82/

You'll find many posts about the 2.7. With the towing package that you don't have, the truck is limited to a max trailer weight of 7,600lbs as I recall. With the receiver only, 6,000 pounds. Without anything, 5,000 pounds. You won't be towing an 8,000 pound truck plus a trailer with that rig.

 

You’ll want a bigger truck to tow the 2500’s. You’d probably be at near max even if you had a 3.5 with the HDPP and max tow.

If you add a hitch to your truck, you can tow up to 5000 and tongue weight depends on your payload.

To get close to where your truck would be with a tow package, besides the hitch, you’ll need to add the smart tow connector with the added sway control and full dash intervention if you want all the benefits. You’ll also want the brake controller and will need to run all of the wiring.

Your truck is currently only factory wired with the 4 pin from the factory.

 

You won't be pulling a 3/4 ton truck with the truck you have. The empty trailer weight is going to be 2000-2500 lbs. You might be able to add a 3000 lb compact car to the trailer and pull it with that truck. No way you'll put a 7000-8000 lb truck on a 2000 lb trailer and pull it with the truck you have. A lot of 3/4 ton trucks won't do that.

You need to also check your payload. It is printed on a sticker on the driver's door or door jamb. That number varies considerably depending on the individual truck. It could be 1000 lbs, 2000 lbs or anywhere in between but around 1500-1800 is typical. A 6000 lb trailer along with a WDH will eat up 900 lbs of that. If your truck is one of those with payload on the low end that might not leave enough payload for more than a driver in the truck.

 

im trying to figure this out, on the build sheets for the 2018-2020 models the only difference between regular tow and max tow is frame thickness and shocks, they share the same springs, intercooler, radiator no matter what model you order, note my trailer weighs maybe 1000 pounds, I’ve upgraded to bilstein 5100s and it came from the factory with sway control, what else is preventing me from towing 8k pounds?

 

A Max Tow version will also have heavier axles. Big difference in max capability between a Super 8.8 and any 9.75 axle.

 

Thank you all for your responses, it seems from the in formation you've all given me, its ok to tow around 7k pounds total, with a class 4 hitch, i wont be towing any 3/4 ton trucks, but i think ill use this truck to tow the smaller vehicles, my trailer only weights a total of 1k pounds, tongue weight might be like 300-400 ish

 

For a 1,000 pound trailer, empty, tongue weight would be around 130 pounds. For a 7,000 pound loaded trailer, the tongue weight would be 910 pounds.

300-400 pounds of tongue weight would be a 2,307 - 3,077 pound loaded trailer.

 

thank you for clarification, after looking through the suggested towing forum I found I can comfortable tow 7000 pounds with a class 4 hitch.