Interpreting Manufacturers specs.
I was reviewing the Ford towing specs for my 2011 F-150. With the factory installed hitch it is rated at 5000 lbs. towing capacity and 500 lbs. tongue weight. With WD hitch the tongue weight incre...
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Well, that's just the "HITCH" ratings.. What about the rest of the truck??
My old 97 F150's hitch was rated at #1000/#10000 with WD, but the truck itself only had a tow rating of #7000.. It's GVWR was only #6250, so it ran out of payload long before it came close to it's 'tow rating'.
If you could bolt a Class 5 hitch to any vehicle, that does not mean it can tow the rating of the hitch??
Just saying... ;)
Mitch
My old 97 F150's hitch was rated at #1000/#10000 with WD, but the truck itself only had a tow rating of #7000.. It's GVWR was only #6250, so it ran out of payload long before it came close to it's 'tow rating'.
If you could bolt a Class 5 hitch to any vehicle, that does not mean it can tow the rating of the hitch??
Just saying... ;)
Mitch
