Tow hitch question
As I was reading another post about hitches, it got me wondering, so I looked again at the sticker on my hitch. The hitch on my 2015 F350 is a "V-5", whatever that is. It shows an 850 lb tongue weig...
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Secondchance, it's 2015, and has about the same rating as yours. Guess that's just how it is. Makes me wonder how there can be other ordinary hitches out there (Curt, Reese, etc)with much higher numbers for my truck.
Example-
Shipping Weight 77.000
Weight Carrying Capacity(WC) 17,000 LB
Tongue Weight(TW) 2,550 LB
Weight Distribution(WD) 17,000 LB
The Tongue weight is 1300 lbs more than my hitch with 2" drawbar and 650 lbs more than my hitch with 2.5" drawbar.
Goes back to what I said about the factory hitch being lame.
Example-
Shipping Weight 77.000
Weight Carrying Capacity(WC) 17,000 LB
Tongue Weight(TW) 2,550 LB
Weight Distribution(WD) 17,000 LB
The Tongue weight is 1300 lbs more than my hitch with 2" drawbar and 650 lbs more than my hitch with 2.5" drawbar.
Goes back to what I said about the factory hitch being lame.
