2013 Ford Ecoboost towing capacity
We have recently purchased this truck with the maximum tow package & are now looking for a travel trailer. One is the Jayco Eagle with a dry weight of 6305 GVWR of 8500. The 2nd trailer is a Dutchma...
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What people are talking about is that these trucks are limited not by their tow capacity but by their payload.
Look for a yellow sticker on your truck's door jamb. It will list the payload (the "not to exceed" #).
Subtract from that the weight of all people and gear you intend to carry in the truck and maybe 50# for your WDH.
What remains is the maximum tongue weight that your trailer can have.
For good towing, a trailer should have a minimum of 12% of it's total/gross weight on the tongue. To be most conservative, use the trailer's GVWR and take 12% of that. How does it compare with the max tongue weight your truck can handle?
A less conservative approach is to take the trailer's dry weight and add the weight of what you intend to carry in the trailer. Take 12% of that, and so on. But this requires some previous trailering experience. And what you carry often grows over time.
Look for a yellow sticker on your truck's door jamb. It will list the payload (the "not to exceed" #).
Subtract from that the weight of all people and gear you intend to carry in the truck and maybe 50# for your WDH.
What remains is the maximum tongue weight that your trailer can have.
For good towing, a trailer should have a minimum of 12% of it's total/gross weight on the tongue. To be most conservative, use the trailer's GVWR and take 12% of that. How does it compare with the max tongue weight your truck can handle?
A less conservative approach is to take the trailer's dry weight and add the weight of what you intend to carry in the trailer. Take 12% of that, and so on. But this requires some previous trailering experience. And what you carry often grows over time.
