I have only towed a small trailer with an ATV on it with my Hummer H2..and only locally... I have a 2017 F250 ccsb 4x4 6.2L 3.73... trailer tow guide just seems confusing....I see some posts of 10000lb travel trailers...and then folks talking about gooseneck or 5th wheel( these trailers look a lot bigger and heavier) too big for my truck? That's why I want to learn and understand.. thanks guys

 

FYI-- my truck is one of the very basic Enterprise rental fleet trucks... 603a XLT with carpet delete and a drop in bed liner... 2 1/2" hitch with 2" insert.. had to buy a Reese insert as mine was missing 10000#GVW pkg I think I saw a chart that said I can tow 12,500# ????

 

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Look at the sticker on the door frame. It will tell you your cargo capacity. That's the easiest place to start.

 

It says 3323lbs....so, less 600lbs for me wife and stuff(5th wheel add and all...)?... So I could do a 9000 lb ( including water propane and any additional stuff) RV 5th wheel with my 2017 F250 crew 4x4. 6.2L 3.73 ( stock)????... Am I understanding this right or am I close?... Could I do 10000lb? Also don't understand a hitch (tow behind) numbers...

 

For a fifth wheel trailer, the general rule is that the pin weight will be 20% to 25% of the trailer's GVWR. A 9,000 lb trailer would be 1,800 lbs of pin weight, assuming the low side 20%. That is well within your cargo weight of 3,323 lbs, even adding passengers and cargo as long as you keep the cargo reasonable. Don't forget to subtract the weight of the hitch from your cargo capacity.

The Ford 2017 Towing Guide says on page 21, first line, last two columns, that your truck should have a max fifth wheel/gooseneck trailer weight of 12,500 (short bed)12,200 (long bed). So a 10K trailer is within your specs. The pin weight would be 2,500 lbs (on the 20% low side) to 3,125 lbs (on the 25% high side).

Bumper pull trailers have much lower tongue weights so the deduction against your cargo capacity is a lot less. The rule there is 10% to 15% of the trailer's GVWR will be your tongue weight. The max trailer GVWR for your truck is 12,500 lbs (short bed) or 12,300 lbs (long bed). The rating is for a simple ball mount or a Weight Distributing Hitch. But you'll want a WDH with that heavy of a trailer.

A 6.2L engine isn't going to pull a heavy trailer up steep grades as well as the 6.7L diesel will. If you never plan to camp in the mountains then you'll be fine. I routinely pull my 11K trailer over 11,000' passes and I'm very pleased with how my diesel does.

 

Thanks this is great info!!!!