Am I going to regret my decision?
I sold my 2010 F350 Diesel and purchased a 2013 F150 Platinum with the Ecoboost and Max Tow package. My trailer is a Passport 2910BH that has a GVWR of 8000lbs. The diesel was a little overkill fo...
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I did the exact opposite of you. We had a 2013 crew cab platinum F150 with the 6cyl eco boost engine. We bought a Kodiak 279RBSL an ultralight (27 ft) that weighs in at 6000 lbs empty. We added a bit under 1,000 lbs. of stuff. Before we knew better (all last summer) we towed it with the F150. All seemed fine. However, there was a problem lurking. The F150 we had (similar to yours) only had 1,250 lbs of cargo capacity. The trailer at 7,000 lbs has a tongue weight near 1,000 lbs (13% according to Kodiak). No matter how you slice it, the F150 is going to be over its max weight once you and anyone else sit in the truck. In November we took advantage of a $12,000 off sticker discount for a 2014 F350 Diesel which has a payload capacity of 3,800 lbs. I feel much safer now.
In fairness, the F150 did a good job towing the TT last summer. We live in the Seattle area, so we have to cross the Cascades to go east. On our journeys we crossed a lot of mountain passes, some with a 10% grade and an altitude of 4,000 ft. The F150 did fine with only a few sway issues. It comes down in my mind to what confidence you have about exceeding the manufacturer's max gross weight. I am sure that Ford builds in a safety margin of at least 10%, but still the probability of something important failing at just the wrong time goes up a lot as you approach and pass the max weight. You absolutely are over.
It hurt to trade in a brand new (less than 6 months old) truck with only 11,000 miles on it. Avoiding the kind of tragedy overloading a vehicle can cause is worth a little financial pain.
In fairness, the F150 did a good job towing the TT last summer. We live in the Seattle area, so we have to cross the Cascades to go east. On our journeys we crossed a lot of mountain passes, some with a 10% grade and an altitude of 4,000 ft. The F150 did fine with only a few sway issues. It comes down in my mind to what confidence you have about exceeding the manufacturer's max gross weight. I am sure that Ford builds in a safety margin of at least 10%, but still the probability of something important failing at just the wrong time goes up a lot as you approach and pass the max weight. You absolutely are over.
It hurt to trade in a brand new (less than 6 months old) truck with only 11,000 miles on it. Avoiding the kind of tragedy overloading a vehicle can cause is worth a little financial pain.
