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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Going with the Super Crew & Lariat package really reduces the payload.
We recently purchased a 2018, but because we wanted a bigger payload, and a longer wheelbase for better stability towing, we got a Super Cab with the HDPP package.
There were not a lot of them out there. But 30 minutes on the truck locator at the local Ford Dealership yielded 24 of them in the Exact configuration I wanted. (XLT, SCAB, 164 WB, HDPP, 40/20/40 front, Reverse Sensing System, 101A Group)
We now have over 13,000 miles on it since July. Best truck we've ever owned. (we've had other F150's, a Dodge 2500 Diesel, a F250 Diesel, a few Toyota's, a Nissan, oh, and one Chevy 1500)
Approximately 7,000 of those miles have been towing our trailer. Most relaxed towing I've ever done. Our trailer, loaded, is only 6000 lbs. We have another 800 lbs in the truck (beside the tongue weight).
So we are no where near the payload max of 2600 lbs, nor anywhere near the towing max of 11,800 lbs.
Daily driving ranges between 20-22 MPG on regular.
Towing ranges between 10-12 MPG on regular.
At some point we may get a larger trailer, at that time we'll see how she does with a 9000 lbs loaded trailer, which will still be around the 80% target you want...the payload, braking and RAWR on your truck are your limiting factors that will probably keep you down around a 5-6K fully loaded trailer.
We recently purchased a 2018, but because we wanted a bigger payload, and a longer wheelbase for better stability towing, we got a Super Cab with the HDPP package.
There were not a lot of them out there. But 30 minutes on the truck locator at the local Ford Dealership yielded 24 of them in the Exact configuration I wanted. (XLT, SCAB, 164 WB, HDPP, 40/20/40 front, Reverse Sensing System, 101A Group)
We now have over 13,000 miles on it since July. Best truck we've ever owned. (we've had other F150's, a Dodge 2500 Diesel, a F250 Diesel, a few Toyota's, a Nissan, oh, and one Chevy 1500)
Approximately 7,000 of those miles have been towing our trailer. Most relaxed towing I've ever done. Our trailer, loaded, is only 6000 lbs. We have another 800 lbs in the truck (beside the tongue weight).
So we are no where near the payload max of 2600 lbs, nor anywhere near the towing max of 11,800 lbs.
Daily driving ranges between 20-22 MPG on regular.
Towing ranges between 10-12 MPG on regular.
At some point we may get a larger trailer, at that time we'll see how she does with a 9000 lbs loaded trailer, which will still be around the 80% target you want...the payload, braking and RAWR on your truck are your limiting factors that will probably keep you down around a 5-6K fully loaded trailer.
