itguy08 wrote:
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For example, I tow with a 2011 F150, Supercrew 4x4, Lariat with the Max Tow package. Not a stripper model by any stretch. According to Ford's brochure it can tow 11,200 lbs.
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I'm talking MTWR...you are talking payload. Apples to oranges...but inter-related...as all ratings play in the ratings system
Using your own TV and the Ford Brochure for your TV...
Best if we had the actual weight of your TV. Both empty and fully (people, cargo, etc) loaded ready to tow...in order to validate my numbers using the below charts...as half tons do weigh less and if yours has the aluminum sheetmetal...it just might actually weigh in at 5,900 lbs with all of the options (not a stripper model)
Your TV has a GCWR of 17,100 lbs and a MTWR of 11,200 (automatic)
Meaning the generic formula to figure what trailer it is rated to tow, is GCWR >= TV + Trailer + stuff
17,100 - 11,200 = 5,900 lb TV weight. Meaning it was the curb (stripper) model. Betcha you'd have a hard time unbolting everything that is optional, after market, etc to get it down to 5,900 lbs
Meaning that unless your TV weighs in at 5,900 loaded/actual weight ready to tow...it is NOT rated to town 11,200 lbs of trailer
Yes, you 'can' tow 11,200...but maybe it is not 'rated' to tow 11,200...and that goes back to what or which TV this OEM used to derive their brochure MTWR number
Ford 2011 F150 Trailer Towing Selector BrochureGo to page three and took images of it to post here, below
Top of the page to show the header of the page
The rest of the chart and your TV is at the bottom where I got the GCWR & MTWR numbers (confirms your post listing 11,200 MTWR)
