Trailer Towing limits
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The length of the trailer doesn't matter, it is the weight of the trailer. Lots of the newer trailers are very lightweight compared to several years ago. Look up your axle ratio and tire size along with 4.6L and determine the max weight from there. You should be able to find that info in your owners manual.
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Here's a rule of thumb about wheelbase and trailer length:
For the first 110" of wheelbase, this allows you 20' of trailer.
For each additional 4" of wheelbase, this gets you 1' more of trailer.
http://www.rvtowingtips.com/how-long.htm
For the first 110" of wheelbase, this allows you 20' of trailer.
For each additional 4" of wheelbase, this gets you 1' more of trailer.
http://www.rvtowingtips.com/how-long.htm
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Originally Posted by Brolli
so when it states my truck can tow 9800lbs. my bed can be loaded and cab be filled with all 6 people and still tow 9800lbs. i have a 07 150 hd.
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Greetings, all. I live in Florida and just finished a 700 mile round-trip drive to Key West towing my 4500 lb pontoon boat/tandem-axle trailer. I have a stock '05 Lariat SCrew with the 5.4 (63k miles) and according to the onboard computer, which I have found to be fairly reliable, here are the stats:
70 MPH - 7.5 mpg
67 MPH - 9.0 mpg
60 MPG - 12.5 mpg
The speed was tested for a minimum of 50 miles for stabilization. Not very appetizing or admirable for FOMOCO. There really needs to be a diesel option in the 150.
John
Cape Canaveral, Florida
1946 Ford 1/2t pickup
1955 Ford Sedan Delivery (for sale)
2005 Ford F150 Lariat SCrew
70 MPH - 7.5 mpg
67 MPH - 9.0 mpg
60 MPG - 12.5 mpg
The speed was tested for a minimum of 50 miles for stabilization. Not very appetizing or admirable for FOMOCO. There really needs to be a diesel option in the 150.
John
Cape Canaveral, Florida
1946 Ford 1/2t pickup
1955 Ford Sedan Delivery (for sale)
2005 Ford F150 Lariat SCrew
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The frontal area of the tow also matters. Ford specs to 60 sq ft of frontal area for the F150. Looks like max tow weight for the 4.6 with tow package and 3:73 rear gears is 7100lbs. Keep in mind as you load the truck up you have to subtract from the max tow weight. Tow weight is speced based on some assumed loading of the vehicle. Anything past that assumption requires you to subtract from max tow weight.
The tow weight is calculated off the GCWWR. So if the GCWWR is say 15,000lbs and you tow 9800lbs that leaves 5200lbs for the total truck weight.
The tow weight is calculated off the GCWWR. So if the GCWWR is say 15,000lbs and you tow 9800lbs that leaves 5200lbs for the total truck weight.
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Originally Posted by Brolli
so when it states my truck can tow 9800lbs. my bed can be loaded and cab be filled with all 6 people and still tow 9800lbs. i have a 07 150 hd.
With 6 people and a loaded bed you are probably at or over the GVWR which should never be exceeded. In other words, you can probably safely tow nothing. Fords towing trucks are the F250 and F350.
Oops, just noticed those two little letters "hd". I should have said Fords towing trucks are the F250 and F350 and the F150 with the HD package. Congratulations on finding an HD truck and having the sense to buy it. They are really hard to come by here in Canada. The local dealer where I bought my truck has pretty well given up trying to get them and they sell a lot of trucks.
When I visited the other dealer in the city they were quite adamant that Ford doesn't make an HD F150.
The reason that I have maintained an interest in the HD package trucks is that the first new series F150 I ever saw was a Scab HD. It was in Flin
Flon, Manitoba and I still wish that I had bought it. As they say, "too soon old and too late shmart"
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