Buit the fact remains that anyone with a 1/2 ton pu will almost always run out of cargo capacity before they run out of tow capacity.
That's exactly what I ran into pulling my relatively light weight Koala. That TT has a max weight of 4900+ pounds. Yet, I have to be very careful how much stuff I put in the bed of the truck. I'm pushing the upper limits of the cargo capacity that's on the yellow sticker that's on the driver side door frame.
Once I substract for the two people up front, the hitch weight, and the tongue weight, there isn't a lot of weight left to use.
skipnchar wrote:
Your tow rating with EITHER engine will depend on how you equip your truck.F150 has a maximum trailer weight of 11,500 lb. and may be as low as you describe in your post, it's completely up to you. The so called 80% rule is complete nonsense. The truck is perfectly capable of towing 100% of its ACTUAL rating. That means you have to do the work to find the true trailer size it can handle. For what it's worth, they don't MAKE a 24 footer that would tax your truck with EITHER engine choice. The ecoboost will type MUCH better in the mountains though because there is NO power loss due to elevation (just like with a diesel).
Good luck Skip
