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Old May 29, 2019 | 05:28 PM
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Say folks...have a 2019 F150 4x4 XL-STX 2.7L Eco 3.55 gears 145" WheelBase Elec 10-Speed Auto W/TOW MO ..Window sticker for the truck states...6600# GVWR Package......I looked under the FoMo hitch and the label states as follows...
Max Gross Trlr Wt
Wt Distributing----11,600 lb
Wt Carrying--------5,000 lb

Max Tongue Wt
Wt Distributing-----1,160 lb
Wt Carrying---------500 lb



Yellow sticker in door states....Combined Weight of People & Cargo Should Not Exceed 1,672 lbs...

The RV I am interested in....Cherokee Wolf Pup 16BHS....states the following...

Hitch Weight 377 lbs
Gross Weight 3877 lbs
Dry Weight 3097 lbs
Cargo Weight 780 lbs

I guess I am ok pulling the RV with my 2.7L...just need opinions...thanks to all.

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Old May 29, 2019 | 06:25 PM
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Everything I see looks fine. Your towing capacity should be 7,600 lbs and, even at max weight, the RV would have right at 500 lbs of tongue weight if 13% is on the tongue.

Just be mindful of your payload and all should be fine. As in, don't put 1,000 lbs of passengers in the cab and 500 lbs of camping supplies in the bed. Use the 780 lbs of available cargo weight in the trailer first.

Someone else can chime in regarding a weight distributing hitch or not. I've towed much, much heavier with less capable vehicles and never used a WDH, so I'm not the person to ask about those.
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Old May 29, 2019 | 07:05 PM
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What he said

Also, the sticker on the hitch is only stating what the hitch can handle, not your truck.
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Old May 30, 2019 | 06:40 AM
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You need a WDH, but other than that, your truck is fine with that tow load.
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Old May 30, 2019 | 07:20 AM
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One more thing to consider is the frontal area of the TT. Look up Ford's recommendation for the 2.7 and compare it to the TT.
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Old May 30, 2019 | 12:40 PM
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Your truck will handle it with ease, and won't need a WDH unless you plan to load it tongue heavy above 13%. At full GVWR that is only 504 pounds on the ball. A standard ball shank is probably 10-15 pounds at the most.
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