Tow Advice F150 1/2 ton
We are looking at a Wildwood 27RKSS Gross Weight 7720 lbs Dry Weight 6355 lbs My F150 as far as I can tell can tow 8000 lbs it is a XLT 4dr SuperCrew 6.5 ft. SB (5.0L 8cyl 3.31 E-Lock Electronic Locki...
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Max case, you could have around 1150 lbs of tongue weight. What is the payload capacity of your F150? How many passengers will you have and what do they weigh. How much stuff are you going to put in the back of the truck and how much does it weight. Don't forget that your hitch and weight distribution unit will add another 100 lbs to the sum of all those.
Forget the "tow capacity"... just a mfg sales gimmick. Payload capacity, RAWR, and GVWR will be the figure you need to be concerned with.
Good luck
Ron
ps... you're looking for advice....not advise.
Forget the "tow capacity"... just a mfg sales gimmick. Payload capacity, RAWR, and GVWR will be the figure you need to be concerned with.
Good luck
Ron
ps... you're looking for advice....not advise.
