2015 Class IV Hitch Receiver Specs
07-06-2016, 03:23 PM
#31
Mike,
I'm in the same boat as you. I'm getting very confused as to what I see. So my 2015 XLT with 3.5 ecoboost has the trailer tow package. Not the Max unfortunately. So the Class IV hitch sticker on the bottom says 5000lbs / 500lbs tongue weight for weight carrying.
Here is where I'm freaking out a bit. I will be moving soon and will be towing my 2008 Saturn Astra (commuter car) using a Uhaul car transporter. Curb weight is 2778lbs. The uhaul trailer is 2210lbs. Total that and combined weight carry of the whole thing is 4988lbs. That's too close for comfort if the max is 5000lbs.
Although uhaul' see site said it needs a minimum of 5000lbs system. Also not to use weight distribution (so that's out the window) and if my receiver is the weak point I guess I'm limited to that.
If this is suppose to be a Class IV, it's starting to get me worried, because the sticker clearly gives rating specs for Class III not Class IV. Do any of you all see an issue with what I'll be towing? Thanks!
I'm in the same boat as you. I'm getting very confused as to what I see. So my 2015 XLT with 3.5 ecoboost has the trailer tow package. Not the Max unfortunately. So the Class IV hitch sticker on the bottom says 5000lbs / 500lbs tongue weight for weight carrying.
Here is where I'm freaking out a bit. I will be moving soon and will be towing my 2008 Saturn Astra (commuter car) using a Uhaul car transporter. Curb weight is 2778lbs. The uhaul trailer is 2210lbs. Total that and combined weight carry of the whole thing is 4988lbs. That's too close for comfort if the max is 5000lbs.
Although uhaul' see site said it needs a minimum of 5000lbs system. Also not to use weight distribution (so that's out the window) and if my receiver is the weak point I guess I'm limited to that.
If this is suppose to be a Class IV, it's starting to get me worried, because the sticker clearly gives rating specs for Class III not Class IV. Do any of you all see an issue with what I'll be towing? Thanks!
Mike
07-06-2016, 05:11 PM
#33
Senior Member
07-06-2016, 05:16 PM
#34
Senior Member
07-06-2016, 05:20 PM
#35
Mike,
Just a little close for comfort that's all. I'm going to tow it and will probably not run into any issues. Knock on wood. I will be traveling through the hills of West Virginia.
2014Screw,
The towing guide does state bumper tow I believe at 5000lbs. However the sticker on the receiver itself gives two types of weights for the two types of towing with that receiver (weight carrying and weight distribution). Weight carrying being 5000lbs.
Just a little close for comfort that's all. I'm going to tow it and will probably not run into any issues. Knock on wood. I will be traveling through the hills of West Virginia.
2014Screw,
The towing guide does state bumper tow I believe at 5000lbs. However the sticker on the receiver itself gives two types of weights for the two types of towing with that receiver (weight carrying and weight distribution). Weight carrying being 5000lbs.
07-06-2016, 05:25 PM
#36
Senior Member
Mike,
Just a little close for comfort that's all. I'm going to tow it and will probably not run into any issues. Knock on wood. I will be traveling through the hills of West Virginia.
2014Screw,
The towing guide does state bumper tow I believe at 5000lbs. However the sticker on the receiver itself gives two types of weights for the two types of towing with that receiver (weight carrying and weight distribution). Weight carrying being 5000lbs.
Just a little close for comfort that's all. I'm going to tow it and will probably not run into any issues. Knock on wood. I will be traveling through the hills of West Virginia.
2014Screw,
The towing guide does state bumper tow I believe at 5000lbs. However the sticker on the receiver itself gives two types of weights for the two types of towing with that receiver (weight carrying and weight distribution). Weight carrying being 5000lbs.
07-06-2016, 05:33 PM
#37
Unfortunately, the Class IV rating that Ford gives the F-150 seems as though it does not follow the full Class IV spec that is found about the internet. Using a weight distributing system it is in Class IV territory, but not weight carrying. The weight carrying capacity is limited to 500/5000, which is Class III specs. Some comments earlier in this thread and a detailed conversation I had with a seemingly knowledgeable Ford sales manager suggest that the reason for this is how the truck handles, not the physical breaking point of the hitch receiver.
Mike
Mike
