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3.5 is better for sure if you are going to pull with the truck.

get max tow, avoid the sunroof, fancy tailgate, 2k pro power and you should have a number in the 17xx if you are getting a 3.5 or 5.0.

Max Trailer gives you the bigger rear axle, bigger brakes, sway bar in front, bigger gas tank, and trailer break controller. It does not increase payload though as it decreases it. The 3.5 will come on a heavier from and with a larger GVWR than the 2.7. Just try and rough out and understand the...

Max payload or max tow? Very different options.

Highly recommend the 2.7 payload package if you are going to do anything other than get groceries. The 2.7 normally comes on the light duty frame along with a lower GVWR and a low payload number. On 1/2 trucks payload matters more than any thing else in the truck. Moving up to the 2.7 payload...

Ford list the skid plates as a 28 pound penalty.

What is the big attraction of FX4 ? Really all you are getting is some cheap skid plates. Unless you are doing serious off roading and worried about puncturing gas tank etc it’s not worth the cost / weight.

The power running boards are only that heavy if you compare them against no running board. I think they are around 18 pounds over regular running boards. The biggest easiest to drop are the sunroof and the FX4. You don’t lose anything you will miss and save a good bunch of money. The power...

Its a bit more complicated than that. When you do a force body diagram the location of the weight determines on which axle the weight is carried and its effect on the torque. Generally the "heavy" part of the WDH is the part that slides into the trucks receiver and is far away from the trailer...

Yes they do but the sticker is wrong. They will give you unloaded tongue weight. Doesn’t included batteries accessories and the stuff you load in trailer. Only way to know for sure is to weigh it. I know it sucks. Some campers are heavier than others. Rear kitchen / front kitchen / size and...

So assuming you have 3 people that weigh 400 pounds and you need a WDH that weighs 100 that leaves you with 900 pounds of tongue weight. You can estimate with 13 percent tongue weight that you have room for a 6900 pound trailer. I would shoot for something smaller as you might need more payload...

Happy to. What type of trailer are you looking to tow and how many people and how much cargo will be in the truck while you are towing.

There is no single number. Lots of numbers you have to stay under. GCWR,GVWR,GAWR, and hitch weight are the main ones. Need to understand each of those values for you individual load you are asking for the truck. It may be you can pull a 9k hay wagon, or a 3k travel trailer if you don’t have...

There are still some questions as far as what the truck rates to without a tow package. Previous gen you would of been limited to 5000 pounds as long as you didn’t exceed you 1400 pound payload.

If you get any of the powertrains above the 3.3 and at least the basic tow package you will be fine from a "pull" standpoint. The 3.3 wont be able to pull that travel trailer but any of the other 5 engine options will. For pulling that TT I would suggest the 3.5 EB, the others will do fine but...

Thats a sad panda payload there.

The truck that pulls 14K pounds is a XL with the HDPP package, something you will never ever see in the wild, its like a unicorn. The test is done with a skinny ass 150 pound driver and a 150 pound passenger and no cargo and perfectly loaded / balanced trailer. The sunroof in previous...

The lariat can have the widest range of payload of any of the trims. Most will weigh in closer to 5600 pounds curb than 5300. You could end up with as little as 1400 or as much as 1750 payload (always check the door sticker). Heavy options like the sunroof, power deployable tailgate, FX4...

I agree that it’s about as clear as Mud. Ford really has done a horrible job of explaining all this and hasn’t released clear documentation so those of us that are self sufficient can find. We really need one of this big name reviewers who has pull with Ford to ask these questions to Ford for us.

Depends if you have powerboost or not. The longer wheelbase non-powerboost trucks get about 45 pounds extra payload capacity because they come with an increased GVWR. The power boost trucks with long wheelbase lose payload because they have the same GVWR and the truck is heavier.