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...
Forum Discussion
MargaretB wrote:AH64ID wrote:
Wow... sorry OP, many people cannot read your question and answer it. At least you got plenty of answers you didn't want.
What TV are you looking at?
Some list the TW rating of the hitch on the hitch, a few photos's above, and some don't. Other places to look might be the online towing guide for the TV.
I know my OEM hitch didn't have a rating on it, but I found the Class IV receiver ratings in the owners manual and online towing guides.
So without knowing the TV you are looking at the question can't be directly answered...
We were looking at Ram 1500s and Ford F-150s yesterday and found a "new" (300 miles on the odometer) F150 Ecoboost XLT that we like. All the numbers work for us, but we didn't know where to look for the hitch ratings and it's still at the dealer's an hour away, so I've asked the salesman to take a picture of it and send it to me.
I looked for the weight ratings on a label or stamped into what we currently have but there's nothing there. It's a 4" Class 4 hitch, attached to the side frame of the vehicle.
I assume you mean a 2" Class 4 hitch, not a 4" one.
What I found on 2014 Ram 1500 was 1,045/10,450 (The Class IV on a HD is rated for 1,200/12,000). Ram recommends WDH over 5K
2014 F-150 500/5,000 no WDH or 1,130/11,300 with WDH.
But for reference here are a few places to look.
http://www.rambodybuilder.com/2014/docs/intro/towingbasics.pdf
http://www.fleet.ford.com/towing-guides/
If your looking older it could be listed in the owners manual, it is in my 2005 Dodge manual.
