Originally Posted by
Grabber70Mach
Towing
Google Fords OEM truck Towing Specs.
EASY-lol... way to find your trucks towing perimeters.
1. Find Trucks Payload Rating.
2. Find Trucks Gross Vehicle Weight Rating/GVWR
3. Find Truck Gross Combined Weight Rating/GCW
4. Calculate Passenger & Cargo Weight.
5. Find Trailer Tongue Weight
**NOW;
1. Add Passenger, Cargo, & Tongue Weight=Payload Capacity
2. Add Truck Weight to that number= Gross Vehicle Weight/GVW
3. Check against Ford's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating/GVWR
**This will tell you if you are within towing specs....or not.
4. Take Gross Vehicle Weight/GVW & Add the Trailer Weight=Gross Combined Weight.
5. This will again let you know of you are within specs....or not.