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This truck handles my tritoon so much better than my 2017 Nissan Titan. The Titan Platinum Reserve rear suspension sagged. This truck sits level and feels so much better on the road.
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This truck handles my tritoon so much better than my 2017 Nissan Titan. The Titan Platinum Reserve rear suspension sagged. This truck sits level and feels so much better on the road.
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NICE BOAT......AND OF COURSE EXCEPTIONALLY NICE TRAUCK!!!!!!!
 

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This truck handles my tritoon so much better than my 2017 Nissan Titan. The Titan Platinum Reserve rear suspension sagged. This truck sits level and feels so much better on the road.
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@BuiltFordTough - do you know the tongue weight of your trailer & boat? I'm looking hard at buying an F150 soon and need to tow a 6500lb dry weight travel trailer. I installed Timbren suspension parts to keep my current 2004 Yukon Denali from sagging. They work great...I'm just trying to figure out if I'll need to add them once I jump off the cliff and get a 150. Thanks!
 

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Fantastic setup! looks great. beautiful boat
 

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Looks amazing! Would love to know what your setup is for hitch...
 
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Looks amazing! Would love to know what your setup is for hitch...
@meyer_22 I’m using a ball mount with a 2” drop. Since this photo was taken I have flipped it which gives about a 1” rise to help the boat ride more level. The boat trailer has a surge brake so I haven’t bothered with a weight distributing hitch. I do have the Max Tow package.
 
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@BuiltFordTough - do you know the tongue weight of your trailer & boat? I'm looking hard at buying an F150 soon and need to tow a 6500lb dry weight travel trailer. I installed Timbren suspension parts to keep my current 2004 Yukon Denali from sagging. They work great...I'm just trying to figure out if I'll need to add them once I jump off the cliff and get a 150. Thanks!
@DHerod my tongue weight is reported as 660 lbs on the trailer, but that doesn’t include weight from coolers and supplies added to the boat. I would consider a weight distributing hitch for a travel trailer. I don’t have one for my boat trailer since it uses a surge brake.
 

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@DHerod my tongue weight is reported as 660 lbs on the trailer, but that doesn’t include weight from coolers and supplies added to the boat. I would consider a weight distributing hitch for a travel trailer. I don’t have one for my boat trailer since it uses a surge brake.
@BuiltFordTough. Thank you very much for the info. My tongue weight is listed at 610 lbs and I do have a WD hitch that we use with our current '04 GMC Yukon that I assume I'll be able to use with the F150 with no problems. Your response really helped me a lot. I'm going to stop worrying about having to add any Timbren (or other) suspension parts to prevent sag. It's always so nice to cross something off the 'what about' list :)
 

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I’m currently looking into getting a double axle trailer for my truck. Reading the manual, I can’t find anything mentioning a weight distributing hitch being required, or even anything with a tongue weight limit other than on this page. With a class 4 hitch, some manufacturers allow up to 1,000lbs of tongue weight.

I know in some manuals and even stickered on some hitches is a 500lb limit, with 800lbs weight distributing but apparently that’s for what’s called a Class III/IV hitch.

I have the Max Tow and HDPP, so my GVWR is 7850lbs with a GCWR of 18300lbs, Ford’s tow chart lists 13,000lbs as the maximum loaded trailer weight for conventional towing. Then, at the bottom of the page, in the 2021 towing brochure, there is mention of a weight distribution hitch for all factory installed hitches, including the Max Tow option, which is supposed to be a class 4 hitch. Sure enough, there is a sticker on mine, though not exactly obvious unless you crawl underneath.

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So does this mean that the factory installed Class IV hitch on Max Tow isn’t a true Class IV hitch but more of a Class III/IV? It kind of sucks that if you want to tow 6,000lbs, that you have to use a weight distributing hitch to stay kosher, especially since the WD hitch adds 100lbs on its own.

https://www.truckspring.com/towing/trailer-hitches/hitch-classes.aspx

Meanwhile, an aftermarket Class III hitch has a better non WD capacity than the factory “Class IV” hitch:

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Just another example of the shell game that is Ford’s payload and tow rating system.
 

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@meyer_22 I’m using a ball mount with a 2” drop. Since this photo was taken I have flipped it which gives about a 1” rise to help the boat ride more level. The boat trailer has a surge brake so I haven’t bothered with a weight distributing hitch. I do have the Max Tow package.
Thanks much. I have a Powerboost Full Hybrid with Max Trailer Tow, and also will be pulling a 26ft Tri-Toon with a 300HP engine. Was interested in whether or not you had the weight distributing hitch or not. Have you used the pro trailer assist, and if so was it a pain to place the sensors on the trailer?
Im also trying to decide what ball mount I get, not sure if I want to go with one with multi positions or just a standard drop and flip like you did if needed...
 

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I’m currently looking into getting a double axle trailer for my truck. Reading the manual, I can’t find anything mentioning a weight distributing hitch being required, or even anything with a tongue weight limit other than on this page. With a class 4 hitch, some manufacturers allow up to 1,000lbs of tongue weight.

I know in some manuals and even stickered on some hitches is a 500lb limit, with 800lbs weight distributing but apparently that’s for what’s called a Class III/IV hitch.

I have the Max Tow and HDPP, so my GVWR is 7850lbs with a GCWR of 18300lbs, Ford’s tow chart lists 13,000lbs as the maximum loaded trailer weight for conventional towing. Then, at the bottom of the page, in the 2021 towing brochure, there is mention of a weight distribution hitch for all factory installed hitches, including the Max Tow option, which is supposed to be a class 4 hitch. Sure enough, there is a sticker on mine, though not exactly obvious unless you crawl underneath.

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So does this mean that the factory installed Class IV hitch on Max Tow isn’t a true Class IV hitch but more of a Class III/IV? It kind of sucks that if you want to tow 6,000lbs, that you have to use a weight distributing hitch to stay kosher, especially since the WD hitch adds 100lbs on its own.

https://www.truckspring.com/towing/trailer-hitches/hitch-classes.aspx

Meanwhile, an aftermarket Class III hitch has a better non WD capacity than the factory “Class IV” hitch:

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Just another example of the shell game that is Ford’s payload and tow rating system.
That seems odd. I need to look at my truck now. My tacoma i just traded in had a 500 lb max tongue weight without WDH. Hard to believe this hitch is rated the same. Anything over 5000 lb for a TT i would use a WDH regardless just because of size. Anderson WDH only weighs 53 lbs and doesn't give you the bulk of the friction bar style as well.
 

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I'll be towing this Tuesday. Just set up the hitch today and am happy it sits level. I do have timbrens installed just incase. 8200lbs dry.
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