your thoughts

Go out and weigh our F150 fully loaded as if ready to go towing, axle by axle

Best to actually weigh the trailer too (hooked up)

Gather your F150's ratings: GVWR, F/R GAWR, GCWR (there are over a
dozen, am told, models of F150...from +6K GVWR to just under 8K GVWR)
There used to be fake half ton F150 with a +8K GVWR and 6K RGAWR, but
don't know if Ford still offers that one

Then use the diagram below to figure what the max weights of the tongue and
trailer are in reference to your F150's GCWR

Play around with those possibilities with your available left over rating for
your RGAWR

BenK wrote:
A continual point of bewilderment for me how a chart can know how much
'my' TV weighs...and what is NOT rocket science and is simple
math...becomes rocket science for folks who won't go out and actually
weigh their TV, axle by axle...and their trailer...whether Fiver or
tongued...and that, that chart knows the actual PIN/tongue of any
particular trailer.

Then the forever debate whether to follow the RATINGS or not...to even
what is a rating...as if the OEM engineering team are clueless on that topic

Or the belief that any OEM published/listed/etc MTWR is an absolute...it is NOT

Continue to say...decide whether you believe in the ratings system or
not...if not, then do whatever and know that you have taken the OEM(s)
off the warranty (if any left) hook and liability hook. If yes, then
learn how the ratings system works and go out and actually weigh your
stuff

The simple math equation is:

GCWR >= TV + TT + all cargo/hitch/etc

Then factor in the actual weights to which ever 'RATING' in the below
diagram (whimsy to try and get the point across that even a motorcycle
'can' tow something...but within it's ratings)...that each RATING might
become the weak link to dictate the overall RATING...

howmuchcanitow howmuchshoulditow


So folks...tell me where I've missed the point of all this? So that I
can learn if I'm off the mark