2014 F-150 with 300 miles - is this a good deal?

[MargaretB]

We've found an F-150 Eco-boost with 300 miles on it. Someone bought it but couldn't qualify so it's considered a roll-over and is being sold as used. It's under full warranty, minus those 300 miles. It's not fully loaded but has a factory brake controller and a crew cab and enough of what we want that we'd be happy with it. GVWR 7800#, payload between 1280# and 1550# (I can't remember.)

They're asking mid-$30s for it.

Question #1: We know nothing about trucks, but from what I"m seeing, that seems like a decent price. Is it?

Question #2: How do we determine the maximum hitch weight it can handle? There's nothing in the manual or on on the door-post.

As always, thanks.

[jerem0621]

Great truck Margaret. With a GVWR of 7,800 lbs does it have the Max Tow package?

I believe the receivers are all the same on the F150 from the Factory. Should handle 1000 ish lbs with weight distribution.

Sounds like the truck to make your towing experience much better. Should do much better than 13 mpg that your old SUV was getting.

The F150's IMHO... drive great and are the most nimble of the half tons IMHO

Thanks!

Jeremiah

[MargaretB]

kaydeejay wrote:
The door post will have a "Tire loading information label" It's black and yellow.
On it is a number called "occupant and cargo capacity" (or similar).
That is EVERYTHING the truck is rated to carry. You mention between 1280# and 1550#. That label will have the number for THAT truck.
Subtract you and hubby, hitch weight plus anything else in the truck from that number.
What is left is your LOADED pin weight available.
(Hint, for a 7800# F150 it won't be much)
Using your max number of 1550# I suggest you will have under 1000# for the fiver pin. (Closer to 700# if it is the 1280# number!)
Not many fivers have a GVWR of 5000#!

My opinion only, but that truck is not suitable for an average fiver. It is limited to very small and light units only. You would be a little better off, but still limited, if it was the HD/Max tow version with 8200#GVWR.

I suggest you forget "1/2 tons" if you want to pull a typical fiver. Some modern 3/4 tons are very capable but a 1-ton SRW would give you lots of choice of fiver to pull.

Alternatively, choose the fiver, THEN buy a truck to fit.

We're not pulling a fiver. We have a 22' "ultralite" TT. Loaded, it comes to just about 6000#. Hitch weight is 780# - that's our concern for every TV we look at. We know they can all pull the trailer - it's the hitch weight we're concerned with.

[RoyB]

Check out this PDF for 2014 F150 Ford Truck

2014 F150 Towing Specs

Most truck brands publish one of these for each year...

Roy Ken

[kaydeejay]

The door post will have a "Tire loading information label" It's black and yellow.
On it is a number called "occupant and cargo capacity" (or similar).
That is EVERYTHING the truck is rated to carry. You mention between 1280# and 1550#. That label will have the number for THAT truck.
Subtract you and hubby, hitch weight plus anything else in the truck from that number.
What is left is your LOADED pin weight available.
(Hint, for a 7800# F150 it won't be much)
Using your max number of 1550# I suggest you will have under 1000# for the fiver pin. (Closer to 700# if it is the 1280# number!)
Not many fivers have a GVWR of 5000#!

My opinion only, but that truck is not suitable for an average fiver. It is limited to very small and light units only. You would be a little better off, but still limited, if it was the HD/Max tow version with 8200#GVWR.

I suggest you forget "1/2 tons" if you want to pull a typical fiver. Some modern 3/4 tons are very capable but a 1-ton SRW would give you lots of choice of fiver to pull.

Alternatively, choose the fiver, THEN buy a truck to fit.

[Dog_Trainer]

That sounds like a decent price. Look under the hitch and the rating should be stamped into the receiver. It is most likely 1050 or 1200 lbs This is a much better truck than you have been looking at If it has p rated tires see if you can get the dealer to swap them out to an LT tire. Payload is probably at least 1500 lbs Make sure the axle is at least the 3:55 the dealer can tell you very quickly. This will handle the trailer you have posted in your other threads with no problem.