Conventional Tow Capacity
03-06-2017, 03:32 PM
#11
Oh, and before Smokeywren chimes in, go look for his thread about when he towed something like 20k lb several hundred miles across TX then bragged about how well his 3.5EB handled it...most of the time he tells everyone they will be overloaded with anything more than a ~5k trailer because well, he is.
03-06-2017, 04:07 PM
#12
Senior Member
03-12-2017, 01:24 PM
#13
Been researching for several days trying to determine my actual tow capacity. My truck is factory equipped as follows:
2016 F150 Screw 2WD 5.5 bed
Sport Pkg wheels and tires
5.0
3.55 ELD
Tow pkg
6800 gvwr
Integrated Brake Controller
It seems with the addition of the brake controller and 3.55 ELD I basically have the Max tow pkg minus the upgraded rear bumper. I know I can safely tow my 5,600 lb boat/trailer but was asked to tow a 9,000 lb trailer a short distance for a friend. While I'm confident that the truck is capable I can't find any info on my actual tow capacity. Thanks in advance.
2016 F150 Screw 2WD 5.5 bed
Sport Pkg wheels and tires
5.0
3.55 ELD
Tow pkg
6800 gvwr
Integrated Brake Controller
It seems with the addition of the brake controller and 3.55 ELD I basically have the Max tow pkg minus the upgraded rear bumper. I know I can safely tow my 5,600 lb boat/trailer but was asked to tow a 9,000 lb trailer a short distance for a friend. While I'm confident that the truck is capable I can't find any info on my actual tow capacity. Thanks in advance.
You also have the Sport Package which reduces tow rating by another 1700 lbs compared to a truck without the sport package. You have a 13,500 lbs CGWR.
I don't know what your truck weight is. Find it by subtracting your yellow sticker max loading weight (payload) from your GVWR. Then add your truck weight to 150 lbs (industry standard driver weight). Then subtract that from the CGWR of 13,500 lbs. That's your tow rating.
Say there's a truck weight of 4900 lbs. Add that to 150 lbs for 5050 lbs. Subtract from 13,500 lbs for a tow rating of 8450 lbs for that truck sample weight. Find your truck weight to see what your rating is.
Also having the most tow rating is essential for factors that lower tow rating, large frontal surface trailers, high winds, large hills, and high elevations. The rule of thumb is not to tow over 80% of your tow rating to account for these factors. Of course with a 1/2 ton truck, your tow rating is mostly limited by your trucks low payload (which dictates how heavy your tongue weight can be, affecting the weight of your trailer), and the low rating of the hitch receiver.
Last edited by Mike Up; 03-12-2017 at 01:32 PM.
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