2016 F150 trailer application
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2016 F150 trailer application
I bought a 2016 F150 Platinum with 3.5EB, 3.55 ratio, Max Trailer Package, 3 months ago and am ready to buy a trailer. My question, in real life practicial applications, how much weight are people carring as pay load and what kind of trailer weight are they pulling. I have read the manual and know what is says for max weight, but I am interested in what others have found in day to day applications.
This is the greatest truck I have ever had, my last three trucks were Ram 1500's...there is just no comparison.
This is the greatest truck I have ever had, my last three trucks were Ram 1500's...there is just no comparison.
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the truck will tow and haul well more than the listed maximums, but it won't be legal or safe. The most I've had occasion to pull with my 2016 (3.55 but no max tow package) is about 2,000 lbs and you couldn't even tell it was there.
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I tow a 24' v-nose enclosed car trailer (no WDH, no room) with mine (about 6,000 lbs with my 32 Ford in it). I added Roadmaster Active Suspension to the rear leaf springs to beef up the rear suspension. The rest of the drivetrain can handle much more weight but I'm pretty much maxed out with my combination. I haven't towed with my Corvette in the trailer. It would add another 1,000 lbs or so. I might find it handles that OK, as well. The weak link is the suspension which has been designed to provide a car-like ride for the majority of buyers that use the truck like a car.
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I have a '13 with no max tow package and the ecoboost. I tow a 9000# plus rv behind mine. Only issue is the tires are not rate to pull anything so change to LT type tires. The truck comes with P type made for smooth quiet ride not a working tire. You will develop trailer sway which could be dangerous. Other than that it will pull anything you can hook up to it.
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I tow around 9500 with my screw 5.0 4x4 and it's toes it like it's not there. I have a short bed so I get a but of sway from 35ft trailer but handles it ok. Will definitely go long wheelbase 150 or 250 in a few months when lease is up though
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I had as much as 15,000 lbs behind my '13, and it handled the weight just fine. It was a relatively short dump trailer though, so sway would have been more of a concern with something bigger and longer. That truck pulled 9-10,000 lbs about a dozen times, and never had any issue doing it.
I've heard some suggest that the '15+ models aren't as stable with a trailer. With the lighter weight that doesn't surprise me, but I'm interested to see how mine does compared to my last one.
I've heard some suggest that the '15+ models aren't as stable with a trailer. With the lighter weight that doesn't surprise me, but I'm interested to see how mine does compared to my last one.
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I towed a 5000 lb boat 2400 miles, from 700' to 7000' elevation, as described here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...le-towing.html. The truck handled it extremely well and I am sure it could easily handle quite a bit more weight.
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Agree that geometry and WHERE the load is mattres a lot mroe than total weight.
I would have no problem overloading the truck with weight in the bed, like with a load of gravel or something. And same as Tom above, if I had a snort dump trailer, I wouldn't worry about being over the listed maximum trailer weight.
Where things are a bit more troublesome is long RV trailers. Sway, both from wind and from just plan poor loading practices, can become HUGE issues even well BELOW the rated trailer weights.
Don't think you are going to have a consense answer for this. My only advice is that if you are looking at large and long trailers, you spend 1) the money on a WD hitch and 2) the time to get your load moved around properly.
hitch-based sway control should be considered AFTER those two items have been taken care of.
I would have no problem overloading the truck with weight in the bed, like with a load of gravel or something. And same as Tom above, if I had a snort dump trailer, I wouldn't worry about being over the listed maximum trailer weight.
Where things are a bit more troublesome is long RV trailers. Sway, both from wind and from just plan poor loading practices, can become HUGE issues even well BELOW the rated trailer weights.
Don't think you are going to have a consense answer for this. My only advice is that if you are looking at large and long trailers, you spend 1) the money on a WD hitch and 2) the time to get your load moved around properly.
hitch-based sway control should be considered AFTER those two items have been taken care of.