boomer85

When I tow the tractor load next I'll take off the mower, leave it at home, and move the tractor back more, that should keep the load distributed more evenly, as its far under the trailers limit but close to my tounge limit.

mvander

I havent done any worse than 10mpg towing the #5500 26' travel trailer. Usually its between 10-12 but i dont exceed 65mph.

MadMikeyL

Worst I ever recorded was 7mpg with my 01 F150 4.2. I don't know how much weight I was towing, but going racing I was towing an enclosed trailer loaded up with all the gear to go racing for the weekend, including a spare engine, transmission, loaded toolbox, and all the camping gear. I know the trailer itself weighs around 3400#, and there was probably 2000# worth of gear in it, but the real killer is I was running about 80-85mph the whole way.

BCMIF150

You're only rated at 11,100 with a WDH. Anything over 5,000 without it is overloaded.

boomer85

Got it, the wdh helps with sway and disperses the weight more evenly. So what vehicle is my drop hitch good for as its rated 10k and if that's the case its very misleading. From my understanding the truck has a class 4 hitch I think anyway from factory with sway control and what not. Not asking to be a smarta** I just want to become a more educated consumer. With the old timers logic its make sure the trailers level when pulling and your not squatting too bad, that's been ingrained in me my whole life. If the 150 isn't able to handle the loads advertised for the average consumer I'll start looking into a Super Duty

boomer85

Ford should throw in a wdh with the max tow package if you need one to haul half the weight. A truck that stickers at 47k shouldn't need another 500-700 $ so it can tow safely.

meaz93

Actually with the Max Tow I believe you get sway control built into the truck. So you don't have to use a WDH....a lot of guys that pull a lot of weight use them for a little extra security. You'll get a feel for what works with your trailer.

BCMIF150

Sway control is standard on the F150. A WDH does not control sway, it spreads the trailer tongue weight to the front of the truck, removing most of the sag. Even with Max Tow you still need a WDH for that much weight. The specs are listed right on the hitch.

boomer85

On my trucks hitch?

brulaz

As already mentioned, sway control and weight distribution are two different things. Some WDH do have built-in sway control though.

The truck's electronic sway control will only click in once sway has built up to pretty extreme conditions. It's a last ditch effort to get things under control; I wouldn't ever want to be there.

Regular hitch based sway control, good loading of your trailer, and a high % tongue trailer weight will ensure that your truck's electronic sway is never used. A good thing IMHO.