Tow Weight of a F-150

Dakota98 wrote:
I was looking at the web site that SkiSmuggs listed for Fifth Wheel Street.

Fifth Wheel Street

And it stated in fine print "Any F150 less than GVWR of 7850 should never be considered for towing any kind of fifth wheel trailer."

OP best check GVWR of his truck.

And from the same article:
"As evident in the picture (left), we at FWS have determined that for typical RV use, most half-ton trucks do not meet the load requirements for the weight of these trailers. The GVWR and the GAWR will most likely be overloaded, and some driving conditions may be unsafe, even with the lightest fifth wheel RVs touted for half-ton trucks.

However, we have discovered one truck brand that may tow fifth wheel trailers up to 11,712 pounds and not exceed the ratings. That truck is the 2015 Ford F150 with the 3.5L V6 EcoBoost. The configuration that meets this requirement follows: 3.73 gear ratio, 4X2, 163.7" wheel base, SuperCab. With two passengers, the loaded vehicle weight is 5,388 pounds. The GCWR = 17,100 and the GVWR = 7,850. Especially for any half-ton truck, weigh it fully loaded without any trailer attatched and use RV Tow Check 2.0 to calculate the realistic tow capacity."

I ran the safety check list from the web site and the only number I execeed was the GAWR by 510 lbs. I did what Ford did and added overload springs and HD shocks. Doesn't change the sticker numbers at all, but made perfect sense to me.