Hi everyone,

I know this is asked a million times, but I just want to double-check. I think I am ok in terms of capacity. Can someone confirm..... or correct me if needed

F150 - 2018 Lariet SCREW 3.55 2.7 Eco 145 WB. I am adding the OEM TBC

• Will be traveling with a total of 5 passengers in the truck - say 8-900LBS
• Will be traveling light until we get to the campsite - will get water, food, wood once we park Camper......so just traveling with maybe another 1000 LBS of supplies I guess. (Table, 5 chairs, camping supplies, etc)
• From Ford 2018 trailer guide - the GCWR for this truck is 12900
• Max towing capacity is 7600
• Will have WDH
• Planning on going to smoky mountains - so there will be hills

Camper specs:

• Camper is 28 FT Coleman
• Dry Weight 4700
• Hitch weight 568

I think I am within limits. what do you think?

 

well, your Rear GAWR is only 3350lbs. The sticker you should have posted is the Tires and Loading yellow sticker, which shows the payload capacity. With such a weak rear axle GAWR, i'm gonna guess that you have a low payload capacity. That and it being a Lariat with heavy bling which also lowers payload capacity.

and please don't use fictional brochure/website "dry" weights. Please post the model of the trailer or all the weight specs.

 

If it's been posted a million times, and you've read some of those posts, how have you not seen that the Payload sticker is what matters, and that the fictional Ford numbers are irrelevant?

I think that I can safely say that with 900 pounds in the truck, no, you cannot tow that trailer with you Lariat.

 

I'm going to guess your yellow payload sticker is 1400ish lbs?

 

Let's go with that for the math:

1,400 - 900 = 500 pounds remaining - 100 pound wdh = 400 pounds remaining. 400 / .13 = 3,077 pound LOADED trailer.

So lose the WDH, and go with 500 pounds of payload remaining / tongue weight = 3,846 pound LOADED trailer.

 

Thanks for the responses. My apologies. I have read about the Payload sticker and last night when I started looking at this again I completely blanked on this. See the sticker attached. I guess this means that I am underpowered.
The actual trailer is a 2018 Dutchmen - Coleman Lantern 274BH

Is there anything I can do aftermarket wise to increase the capacity tow safely to this trailer. Not looking to take any risks - if there is not -then so be it
thanks for your input

 

Too much trailer sir. My truck would spec out ok, I have 1760 Payload, but I still would not like that length with my shortbed. You are in F250 territory for a decent pull, and well optioned F150 territory for an OK pull, and foolish if you connect that trailer to a 2.7 ecoboost.

 

No. It's simple math. My post was 5 pounds off. You can't tow that trailer - EMPTY - with 900 pounds of people inside your truck.

Assuming you weigh 200 pounds, and ride by yourself, the 1,160 pound hitch limit would let you tow:

1,160 - 100 pound wdh = 1,060 / .13 = 8,154 pounds, assuming you truck has no modifications nor options added after purchase.

If you add a 200 pound person to ride with you, then your 1,395 - 200 for you - 200 for them = 995 available payload, minus 100 for wdh = 895 /.13 = 6,885 fully loaded.

 

For simplicity's sake, I just look at the GVWR of the trailer. Yours is 7600 when you add the trailer's Dry weight to its Cargo Capacity. That means, based on your post of truck towing capacity (same in the 2019 towing guide), you can tow that trailer but would be over capacity by your own weight with nobody and nothing else in the truck! The tow rating INCLUDES the cargo capacity of the truck, unfortunately. So everyone and everything extra in the truck chips away at the tow rating.
You should look for a travel trailer that has a GVWR of 6000# or better yet closer to 5000# GVWR. Towing at or near your GCWR results in a non-fun driving experience with no power to spare on hills and a screaming engine in the mountains. And no extra is there for pulling an oversized frontal area into the wind. It seems that many if not most travel trailers exceed Ford's maximum frontal area recommendation.

 

Well written Boomerweps