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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If you put a class 5 hitch on the truck, that can handle over #2000 TW.. Doesn't mean the truck will be able to handle it.. ;)
Anyway, that's not what you are doing, so here is my take on the whole deal.. F150s from 2011-2014 (not sure on 2015's) will have one of 3 different hitches..
The first one is your basic Class 3 hitch. Has only a single #500 TW/#5000 trailer weight rating. These are put on the trucks that don't have the official "tow package".
The second one is your basic Class 4 hitch. This one will have two ratings on it. One for regular towing and the other when using a WD hitch. The WD rating is usually #1050 TW/#10500 trailer.
The last one is still a Class 4 hitch, but it's upped on it's ratings a tad because it's put on the "Max Tow" and "HD Payload" equipped trucks. (like mine) It'll have a WD rating of #1150 TW/#11500 trailer.
So, as long as you have at least the basic "tow package" on that F150, you will be fine for your trailers TW.
Does this F150 have the "big" tow mirrors on it? If so, it's likely the "Max Tow" one... If it's just the regular mirrors, it's probably only got the standard "tow package" on it.. Either way, it'll be fine for your current trailer.
Good luck!
Mitch
Anyway, that's not what you are doing, so here is my take on the whole deal.. F150s from 2011-2014 (not sure on 2015's) will have one of 3 different hitches..
The first one is your basic Class 3 hitch. Has only a single #500 TW/#5000 trailer weight rating. These are put on the trucks that don't have the official "tow package".
The second one is your basic Class 4 hitch. This one will have two ratings on it. One for regular towing and the other when using a WD hitch. The WD rating is usually #1050 TW/#10500 trailer.
The last one is still a Class 4 hitch, but it's upped on it's ratings a tad because it's put on the "Max Tow" and "HD Payload" equipped trucks. (like mine) It'll have a WD rating of #1150 TW/#11500 trailer.
So, as long as you have at least the basic "tow package" on that F150, you will be fine for your trailers TW.
Does this F150 have the "big" tow mirrors on it? If so, it's likely the "Max Tow" one... If it's just the regular mirrors, it's probably only got the standard "tow package" on it.. Either way, it'll be fine for your current trailer.
Good luck!
Mitch
