Picking up a 2022 F150 Supercrew, 5.0, 3.73 gears, 10 speed tranny
and max tow package. In Canada

Can someone confirm my max towing capacity. Websites including Ford vary a lot!!!

 

NO, nobody can. You need to wait for your truck to arrive then read the payload sticker on the door jamb.

The catalog probably says something like 13,000lbs, but more than likely you didn't buy the truck that can actually haul 13,000 lbs. Almost nobody buys the "when properly equipped" footnote truck.

You didn't help any either by not listing your truck. An XL tows a lot, an XLT is more limited, the Lariat and Platinum become tricky to haul the average 8,000lb RV and a Limited is meant to look good but never tow anything substantial.

Enjoy your new truck, over-loaded or not (with an RV trailer).

Take time this afternoon to look though the towing threads to get a better understanding of what you can do. This question should be an easy one to fine, we talk about it ever 3 days. And you've been a member for 1.5 years with no posts before today, maybe you have already attempted to find info.

 

Easy to get towing capacity and what I can tow confused. Tow capacity is a number that is published, but only entails pulling ability, like flatbed steel an a cart. What you can tow, is certainly part of that, but as 16IngotFX4 the more important part is the payload, or carry capacity that will be listed on each truck on a yellow sticker in the drivers door. It starts at XYZ, and every option added after that takes away a certain amount of what you can still put in the truck. That is why higher trims typically have less ability, because the bling adds weight, hence weight you can no longer put on your truck and pull. Then comes along the variable. Put a XYZ long travel trailer behind you, even if you meet the payload and towing capacity, it still might not be acceptable to tow. The younger crowd tend to have bigger britches than the older seasoned crowd. Ask yourself, would you pull a 8 feet wide, 10 feet high, 40 foot long empty box on the hwy? Why or why not? Could wind, semis, and other forces of nature cause concern? So the question is, do you want to know what you can tow, or do you want to know what type and size travel trailer you can tow?? Very different answers.
PS: Congrats on your coming truck, sounds great.

 

I'm a cross border truck driver so your comments are right on. The towing capacity is just one of a series of factors like loads; live, fluid and fixed. The number is used poorly by truck manufacturers and particularly trailer sales. I've been told horrendous stories about het I can pull.

I look at all the factors and use an excellent calculator. the tow capacity by a manufacturer is something I would look at and use about 50% of that for base weight and I wouldn't want my gross loaded weight including fuel, pets and passengers to exceed 60% of that number. That seems to be the numbers I come up with using multiple calculators.

Thank you for taking the time to send your answer.

 

plan on pulling your hair out.

and getting a weight distribution hitch. A correct one too.

I spent the better part of Thursday setting up my WDH to get things somewhat close to spec.

and going to a 3/4 ton isn’t the answer either.

 

Thank you very much.

 

Why no 3/4?

 

Because a regular equipped 250 has a similar payload to a HDPP 150.

been on autotrader for the last three days looking at F150 HDPP and 250.

they all are showing around 2600-2800 payload.

 

2022 Ford F-250/Payload
2,462 to 4,323 lbs

 

Thank you