F150 or F250

Ahowell wrote:
f150 GVWR 7200 lbs. Front GAWR 3900 lbs. Rear GAWR 4050lbs. TT GVWR 9695 GAWR 4400lb. TT dry weight 6480lbs.

Our truck was carried home on a roll back and the TT was towed behing the roll back.
Went to dealership today to get the above information and was told they forgot to call us but we can take truck home. Nothing is wrong with it, just needed fluid and they want to install the extra coolant for 225.00 next week. I told them I'm keeping the rental car til I speak with service manager on Monday. Can putting the fluid in save the truck. I feel like they do not want to honor the warranty and we are 4,000 miles away from that ending?? Frustrated :(

You seem to missing the F150 unladen weight and the cargo weight rating.

Cargo weight can be found by subtracting the Unladen weight from the GVWR weight rating of the tow vehicle. The result is the max allowable cargo and then you subtract passengers and any cargo from this to get the max tongue weight your vehicle can handle..

Sadly you are another victim of the how much I can tow bandwagon using the trailer dry weight as you guide for how much trailer to buy..

You trailer with nearly 10K GVWR BELONGS BEHIND A BEEFIER VEHICLE..

While it may be possible to tow with your existing vehicle it sounds like the cooling system is not up to the challenge. You are not going to be able to drag race with this load and you will need to take your time and let the vehicle slow down on long hills..

You could see what it would cost for a bigger radiator and an additional transmission cooler.. I would be willing to bet that those two changes would work but your most likely will see a mechanics bill for $2K or better for parts and labor..

I would recommend if possible to think about trading in for at least a F150 with Max Tow package or do yourself a favor and bump up to a F250 with 6.2 and then you will be able to tow with a bit more peace of mind..