does anyone out there know the tow rating for a 1991 f150 4x4,4.9 liter with 355 axles?

 

auto/stick? do you happen to have the owners manual?

 

sorry dont have an owners manual and it is an auto

 

About 11,000 lbs GCWR (gross combined weight rating), minus the weight of the truck (4,500-5,000 lbs), so probably around 6,000 lbs max trailer weight.

 

thanks guys i couldnt find this info anywhere

 

about 6,000 max with trailer

 

From the '90 owner's manual, the GCWR for a 4.9/AT/3.55 combo is 10,000 lbs. I can't imagine it went up much from that for '91. Max frontal area for the trailer is 60s.f., too.

Jason

 

jroehl, turns out I was over by 1,000 lbs on the GCWR estimate. I thought the inline-6 was rated the same as the 351. Sorry guys.

Going by jroehl's info, the max trailer tow capacity would be about 5,000 lbs. My apologies for the error.

 

Ok I have a question.. How much would having a 302 engine change the towing capacity?
Anyone care to venture a guess??

I have a 26 foot Argosy (airstream) travel trailer coming in at 2600 lbs empty..

I made an 800 mile trip already bringing the trailer home and didnt encounter any major
issues other than the lack of trailer braking on wet roads.. I really tried to avoid pushing it at all..

My 91 F-150 is equipped with a class 3 hitch, and if it looks like the F-150 will not be overloaded than things like a trans cooler will be installed. The F150 has an AOD automatic trans. I did use it without going into od. With one exception on the way home for maybe 50 miles. I couldnt see any issues, but again did not push the trans. And any incline went back to Non overdrive.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
antiqbob

 

Thanks for the Reese info.. never tried that..
Thanks
Antiqbob

 

Nate
Sorry maybe I was just missing it but never did get a towing capacity for my truck.. A lot of accessories available but no specific information abut my truck.

antiqbob

 

I've found that TrailerLife's towing guide is a great resource.
Torklift Sheryl

 

Sheryl,
My thanks, but again no reference to a 91 ... Maybe I should just sell it and buy something newer so I can find out the towing capacity...LOL
Thanks anyway.
Antiqbob