son of a b.........I actually figured out when playing around with ideas for bedliner/mat and a topper on the back, that this truck isn't going to work, so we put the deal on hold until the end of the day to come up with a plan. Unfortunately it looks like I am going to have to do all the math myself on any truck, because my dealer seems to think ALL 3.73 EBs are Max Tow even if it doesn't say so. That's why we went with this truck in the first place. (I went in looking for big mirrors LOL)
As a 3.73 EB 4x4, mine supposedly will tow 9600 per Fords site, however another F150 site says its 7500 max, but 2 things make even 9600 unachievable anyway
1. GCWR is max 15500, when you use the curb weight of the Limited at somewhere near 6000, then equip it with a topper (needed for dog/regular military moves), a bedliner, and 2 people, 8500 is about it legally.
2. The real show stopper is the rear payload, at 1300, the Limited can bear less weight than even the Raptor. Although at extreme cases I town at 10K, I could get around it if I had some ability to use the bed or at least be confident I could get to 8500. Regardless, fun with math, using the 8500 computed max trailer, my tongue weight at around 850, with the topper, bedliner and gear listed above, I am done.
That's with a lighter than normal load trailer and nothing in the truck except 2 people (accounted for at 40%) and luggage
It sucks because I am not sure I want a lesser truck, but I think I need a minimum of a Max Tow, and more likely a Max Tow plus Heavy payload package.
We'll see what they say, seems like the Max Tows are tough to get around here and the Heavy Payload is almost unknown by the Ford dealers
