New F-150 with 13,200 lb tow rating!
I just purchased a brand new 2018 F-150 Lariat with the 3.5L Ecoboost motor a couple nights ago. It has the max tow package and the 3.55 gears giving it a tow rating of 13,200 pounds! I used to have...
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In the real world, you'll never get close to that limit or 80% of it.
I have a 2013 model of a similar truck. My payload is 1800 pounds. With 2 adults and 2 kids, 6500 pounds of trailer (from scale), I was just over weight on the rear axle rating. I was at about 60% of the rating.
I'm a fan-boy of the Ecoboost. The engine is incredible. You'll never have a problem. However, braking was marginal on long, steep downhills. It did it, but engine braking was almost non-existent.
My recommendations based on braking is to not go over 7k pounds. You'll probably hit your payload numbers at that point anyway.
I have a 2013 model of a similar truck. My payload is 1800 pounds. With 2 adults and 2 kids, 6500 pounds of trailer (from scale), I was just over weight on the rear axle rating. I was at about 60% of the rating.
I'm a fan-boy of the Ecoboost. The engine is incredible. You'll never have a problem. However, braking was marginal on long, steep downhills. It did it, but engine braking was almost non-existent.
My recommendations based on braking is to not go over 7k pounds. You'll probably hit your payload numbers at that point anyway.
