I pull a TT with a GVWR of 9,500# and 33 feet long. My estimate, with out weighing the camper loaded, may be in the low 8,000# range, and the truck does a good job with stability, but I feel like I'm reaching the trucks true limits. The tow rating of my truck is rated equal to the trailer's GVWR, but I wouldn't want to push my truck any more than what I have. Your Superduty would be the best truck for the job of pulling 11,000 lbs. long distance in my opinion.

 

Why not? I have about 10K+ in hay and trailer behind my truck. Chris

 

Nice looking place. What did you do to your rear suspension? You're sagging a bit, but less than I would think with the tongue weight you must have.

Hey man, cross those safety chains.

 

this is what i plan to tow some day. 11,000lbs empty and 1,000 tongue weight. of course there will be EQ's and such.




btw that SD with the 5.4 was a DOG on the highway.. 90km/hr full out and a whopping 5mpg...

 

Dog is an understatement! My first SD was the same thing as yours. Superpig was more like it. One trip to Denver with a 14' Haulmark, and I went back to diesels.

I've been spoiled ever since.

 

Thanks but that's my neighbor's house. I live in a 200+ year old stone farm House on what's left of a 800 acre farm. I have the last 8 acres attached to the house & barn. We raise Scottish Black sheep hence the hauling of hay. Yes a little sag in the photo but I think it's more that the truck is in a dip in my driveway. The truck has the HD payload package that, I think, has an extra leaf plus I installed a Timbren suspension kit. I just installed a B&W gooseneck hitch in the truck and will convert the trailer in the photo to gooseneck also. It should be an overall better pull. Safety Chains-What are They??? Just kidding. Chris

 

I was in the same spot you are in. I traded my 08 F250 6.4 for a 11 F150 with a 5.0. I pulled 10,500 on the bumper of the 2008. I haven't done it and wont with the F150. I think the EB and the two V8 engines would have the power needed but the truck does not have the suspension, axels, or overall weight to do it. I don't think it would be a good deal the first time someone cut you off and you had to swerve and brake hard at the same time or the trailer got squirly for some reason. I have a borther in law that tows 14,500 with his ecoboost 150. Very impressive and likely even safe. That is a full water wagon going 30 miles per hour on rural roads from one farm to another.

 

Ford max to rating is 11,300 lbs. And the max weight in the bed is 3,120lbs.

This all depends on the truck you have, and how the weight is loaded on the truck.


Lets say you put allot of weight on the truck from what you pull, then I strongly suggest getting aftermarket products to help out your truck, or get a bigger truck.


The first one that comes to my mind are helper air bags, I have firestone and they have done wonders to my f-350 towing 10,000 dry/empty 5th wheel because of how much weight the 5th wheel put on the truck.
The issue was not the weight of what is being pulled, but how much weight is put in the bed.


If all of the weight is on the trailer and very little is on the truck, i dont see a limit to how much you can pull.... the only issue will be convenience.

 

I don't think I would want to task a trucks towing capacity frequently. Although an F150 properly equip will do a good job, I have a tendency to agree with babalu. It mostly will depend on how often, road conditions and how frequently your towed load is close to the weight limit. There will be varying opinions on the subject I'm sure.<O</O

 

I would not tow that heavy with an F150. I don't like being that close to the limit towing. IMO the pin weight would max out an F150 with a gooseneck or 5'er and I don't feel the rear portion of the frame and rear bumper are up to the task of pulling a tag that heavy. If you compare a 96 F150 frame to the 04 and newer frame you would see what I mean. The 96 frame is like the F250's behind the axle. The newer F150 frames are a lot shorter top to bottom. In fact, I believe that's why a tag hitch needs the rear bumper to safely support the hitch.I wouldn't have any reservations about towing 8000# with an F150, but not 11,300#. I'd use a SD to tow that much weight any distance on the highway.

 

Frame on my 2011 f150 looks way tougher than my old 96 F250 heavy duty and seems to flex less when under torque or load

 

I had to make the same decision as you. I have a 30' Artic Fox travel trailer with a max weight of 10k. I looked at both the F150 and F250 and chose to go with the F250 as I would rather have too much truck, than not enough, just in case. Can the F150 do it? Yes, but over time, or in an avoidance manuver/panic stop what is it going to do?
I feel safer and better pulling with the F250, that is allot of weight to ask a half ton pickup to tow. Plus I have dogs, crates, tools and gear in the back of my truck. I would be over weight with the F150.
Best of luck with your decision.
pat

 

I have a 2011 ecoboost crewcab long bed 4x4 with 3.55 gears. My tow rating stock is 9,600lbs. I've added firestone ride-rite air bags, tow mirrors and a factory trailer brake controller. I tow a 27' toy hauler rated at 9000lbs max. Let me tell you this truck EASILY tows this trailer anywhere I want to go. My GCWR is about 15000lbs and I've used up every single pound of that on more than one occasion. If I get 3.73 gears, which I plan on in the future, it will bump the GCWR up to 17000lbs. I have no doubt this "little" truck will handle every little bit of that with no sweat.

The sales world loves how fear affects your thought process. If you're scared the F150 won't be able to handle what it's rated for, then go buy a F250. I'll still be right next to you when towing up the grade, and I'll be getting better mpg when unloaded which is 99% of the time.

 

I have no doubts that an F150 properly equipped can tow 11K lbs. and do it well. But I would still opt for a SD if I were going to tow that heavy over the road regularly. The SD has better brakes and suspension for that kind of load. An F150 would be fine for a once or twice a year event, but I still would not want to tow that heavy weekly with an F150. The SD rotors are thicker, the pads have more area, the wheel bearings are heavier duty, and the springs and axles are heavier duty. In the end the SD is a more correct choice for regular tow duty in that heavier weight range.

 

If your towing 10k lbs daily go superduty look at construction companies most their work could be done with 350s and be within the capacities pulling bobcats etc but doing it daily with a load in the truck or on the rack they bump up to 450s and up because it comes down to when you're doing it daily and have a job to do you go bigger than you expect but for the majority of people you will never hit 10k lbs on the trailer, I fell into the category where my truck is my work truck will get rock in the bed and will end up with construction trailers but will also get a boat and be a daily driver. Only addition I've made is air bags (just last week) this is after coming from a 250 and planning to buy a 350 diesel, I've had over 2k lbs in the bed a few times plus myself and tools best was a 2700 lb pallet of concrete handled it but made me realize I could use bags. 10k lbs gross of trailer has been no problem before the bags too. Going over the limit isn't great but it's life.

For the vast majority of people they tow heavy either on the weekends or less and I have to say I'm very impressed with the capabilities if this 150 and I'm glad I went with it after it was recommended to me by a buddy who always had dually diesels