How to determine hitch weight capacity
...when nothing in the door-post or the manual even mentions it? We know the hitch-weight of our TT, but when shopping for a TV, how can you know the maximum hitch weight it can take? There's no...
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The truck you mentioned in the other thread, with a 7800 lb GVWR will handle the TT you mentioned with no problems. 7800 lb is very high for a 150 as most 150s are in the 7200lb class. Unless your truck is loaded to the max with options, which you say it isn't. I would bet it has close to 2000 lbs of payload. To have less. The truck would have to weigh empty over 6000lbs. I bet it isn't close to that. Weigh the truck, subtract that weight from the GVWR. that will be your payload.
However 7800 lb GVWR is pretty close to a HD.
As for the receiver itself. Several years ago Ford started rating their receivers to 10% of the max towing capacity of the highest rated 150 for that year. So If the tow cap for that year was 12000 lb. then the hitch is rated for 1200 lb using a WDH.
However 7800 lb GVWR is pretty close to a HD.
As for the receiver itself. Several years ago Ford started rating their receivers to 10% of the max towing capacity of the highest rated 150 for that year. So If the tow cap for that year was 12000 lb. then the hitch is rated for 1200 lb using a WDH.
