2013 F150 XL V6 3.7 wt towing travel trailer

DougE wrote:
2013 Towing Guide Look on their page 26.

NO, NO, NO.

That might "work" with GM but it does not work with Ford.

That guide DOES NOT INCLUDE "OPTIONS" which may be installed on the OPs truck, hence the reason it is called a "GUIDE".

As Love2camp mentioned, the DOOR STICKER will list the ACTUAL CARGO weight rating.

OP simply takes the cargo weight rating subtract passenger and other gear which will go in the truck. The leftover is the max tongue weight allowed.

The tongue weight of a bumper pull trailer should be a min of 10% up to 15% of the TRAILER WEIGHT.

So, if you have a trailer weighing 5,000 lbs you should have a tongue weight of 500 lbs to 750 lbs.

6,000 lbs you will have tongue weight of 600 lbs to 900 lbs

7,000 lbs you will have tongue weight of 700 lbs to 1,050 lbs

Remember, your tongue weight COUNTS as "cargo" for your vehicle.

This example has a cargo capacity of 2051 pounds.

Look at the yellow sticker on your drivers door. These are specific ratings for your truck. There will be a number that shows you the max cargo capacity of your truck. This number is how much cargo your truck can handle. This number includes a tank of gas (26 gallons) and the driver weight. Any other weight you add will have to be deducted from this weight. So that is weight in the bed of the truck, other passengers and the hitch weight of the trailer and the weight of any WDH you will add. There will also be weights for front and rear axle. You will find you will run out of cargo weight way before you run out of trailer weight on some of the 1/2 tons. You can figure the hitch of the trailer will be any where from 13 - 15% of the GVWR

2013 Towing Guide Look on their page 26.