Anyone towing with a 2008 Ford Sport Trac 4.0
We have a ultralight TT 462 lb. tongue weight, loaded 3515 lbs. we also have a 2008 Ford Sport Trac with only 20k miles on it. It came with a factory 1 1/4 hitch with 350 tongue weight, 3500 tow ...
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Hi,
The guidelines for 1.25" hitch receivers is maximum 3,500 pounds and limited to something like 350 pounds of hitch weight. That would be the limits on a 1-1/14" hitch, so I would not be towing more than that with that hitch.
I am really surprised that the hitch is actually welded to the frame, very unlike Ford to do something like that. Most manufactures bolt them on so they can be changed after a accident or if damaged by towing. Also the frame is likely heat treated, and welding to a heat treated frame is going to change it's weight rating because it tends to crystallize the metal.
So I would be double checking to see if under all that body work, the cross member is actually bolted to the frame someplace. That still leaves you looking for a 5,500 pound rated hitch.
My neighbor tows a small boat with his Sport Trac. I can check and see how much he tows, but probably is less than 3,500 pounds, and the hitch weight on most boats is less than 100 pounds.
Fred.
The guidelines for 1.25" hitch receivers is maximum 3,500 pounds and limited to something like 350 pounds of hitch weight. That would be the limits on a 1-1/14" hitch, so I would not be towing more than that with that hitch.
I am really surprised that the hitch is actually welded to the frame, very unlike Ford to do something like that. Most manufactures bolt them on so they can be changed after a accident or if damaged by towing. Also the frame is likely heat treated, and welding to a heat treated frame is going to change it's weight rating because it tends to crystallize the metal.
So I would be double checking to see if under all that body work, the cross member is actually bolted to the frame someplace. That still leaves you looking for a 5,500 pound rated hitch.
My neighbor tows a small boat with his Sport Trac. I can check and see how much he tows, but probably is less than 3,500 pounds, and the hitch weight on most boats is less than 100 pounds.
Fred.
