Have a 19 F150 Screw 4x4 157' WB with 3.5/3:55 Max tow pkg. Plan on hauling a 24" enclosed car trailer,approx 8-9k loaded. Know it's well under the max ,but looking for some comparative real world experiences. it does have OEM Raptor tire wheel take offs so know that will reduce the max load to an extent. TIA

 

That is a heavy trailer. Depending on which model you have you could be toying with being overloaded.

How much payload does YOUR truck have? It is indicated on the yellow sticker on the driver door jamb.

 

Model is indicated in post, 1895lbs is the max combined for payload/pass. No more than two passengers and empty bed. Hitch is rated at 1320lbs, so if max trailer is 9000 lbs 10% tongue weight is well under.
I have seen videos of people hauling nearly 13000 with my exact spec truck, just want to hear from those that have this or similar model with like hauling weight for their experience.

 

1900 is a great payload.

I had to ask the question because you didn't say if you drive an XL, XLT, Lariat, Platinum or limited.

For example, my 2016 Lariat has a little over 1400lbs payload and an 8,000 trailer will overload me when I get in, or close to it anyway. The towing charts are happy to convince me that I could tow that 11,000 trailer that F150 owners always refer to.
The payload you have will be in the upper range but safe range to tow 9,000.
A 9,000 lb RV for example is estimated to have 1200lb of tongue weight. Then added to the payload restrictions is the weight of the WDH, passengers you choose to bring, the amount of dogfood, etc.
You don't have an RV so likely your 9,000 will come with less than 13% tongue weight.

The ecoboost should keep it moving pretty well.

 

it's an XL with appearance group and STX, so would assume at the light end of option weight range. 9K is probably absolute high end- trailer is 4100+ race car 2700+ minimum of kit so probably more like 8k.

 

1400# is a tough payload even for a Lariat. My ‘15 has 1657# and I wish it was a little higher. Do you have the 7000# GVWR?

I think OP is is great shape with a good WDH. Payload, gears and engine all check out. I tow an 8000# TT with very little issue. Keep it slow and steady and I can’t see any problem.

 

A 9000 lb trailer along with a WDH will put almost 1300 lbs on your truck. If you have 1900 lbs payload that leaves 600 lbs usable payload. A skinny 150 lb driver and 150 lb passenger is 300 of the 600 available. Two big guys could weigh a combined 500 lbs. Either way you're cutting things close on payload. You can do it, but will have to pack carefully and not put much gear, luggage, etc. in the truck.

If this is something done occasionally for shorter trips I'd probably do it. If this is something you plan to do on a regular basis or for long cross country trips involving mountains and high elevations I'd want a bigger truck.

Regardless of what the truck is rated for if you're towing 8000+ it's time to at least think about a 3/4 ton. And the closer you get to 10,000 the harder you need to think about a 3/4 ton.

 

Probably two guys @ 450, but pretty much an empty bed. My problem is with this spec trailer i used to pull it with an F350 SRW 6.7 and it was like there was nothing on the back of the truck. About a half dozen trips a year, no serious mountain pass stuff all west coast mostly flat land routes. I think it's going to scale out around 8k, just love this truck so much don't want to have to change horses back to a SD.

 

Yea, the truck will tow the loaded trailer, but will it tow...comfortably? I've got similar, 22' enclosed trailer, loaded (trailer & car, gear), weighs in at 7800#. F150 is 2015 with max tow, 1873 max payload, etc., truck tows fine, but, after towing 6 years now, in my opinion, is too light for the task. Wind gusts, semi's are a PITA, even after making some improvements to the truck and trailer. Knowing what I know now, I should have invested in a F250 at a minimum.

 

Thanks, that was what i was looking for relative to like for like towing experience- curious is yours a 157" WB? Not sure if the max tow pkg was offered on a short bed in 15.