F 150 will it tow

[Highbeam]

It's not about the brakes and what might happen if your brakes fail. Brakes are important but not they will not be a problem if you maintain your equipment and respect what is important to your question....

It's all about the ratings.

Find the truck's ratings, the trailer's ratings, and then the weights of all of the above to set up your load. If you are all within ratings then you will not have a safety problem. You might want more power for pleasure but you can do the job safely.

I towed my CK30 with loader and 500 lb implement on a 2500# trailer for a towed weight of 7000# with my 1998 K1500 chevy pickup all over the place for thousands of miles. No problem. I now use an F350 diesel and it uses less fuel and is much more stable but not really any faster.

There are many components such as brakes that could fail and cause a wreck. If you are not confident in the condition of the equipment then replace or repair that component.

Saying it's all about the brakes is like saying its all about the lug nuts.

 

[Kioti4me]

I use my GMC1500 with a 7000 lb trailer to move my CK35 around. I intalled an AirLift system to keep things level back there. Works great!
If you got the money, get a 3/4 ton Duramax. End of story.

It's not about the brakes and what might happen if your brakes fail. Brakes are important but not they will not be a problem if you maintain your equipment and respect what is important to your question....

It's all about the ratings.

Find the truck's ratings, the trailer's ratings, and then the weights of all of the above to set up your load. If you are all within ratings then you will not have a safety problem. You might want more power for pleasure but you can do the job safely.

I towed my CK30 with loader and 500 lb implement on a 2500# trailer for a towed weight of 7000# with my 1998 K1500 chevy pickup all over the place for thousands of miles. No problem. I now use an F350 diesel and it uses less fuel and is much more stable but not really any faster.

There are many components such as brakes that could fail and cause a wreck. If you are not confident in the condition of the equipment then replace or repair that component.

Saying it's all about the brakes is like saying its all about the lug nuts.

 

[unhappykioti]

Don't want to get on anyone here but the highways are littered with pickup trucks and trailers because they have Highbeams attitude. Because he did it and fortunatly never had a problem you should be able to do it as well. I am familiar with area that Highbeam lives in, how many times did you go down the hill from Buckley into Sumner probably wasn't very fast going up or down. I would'nt want to do it in a half ton truck. Just because someone else did it doesn't mean you can

 

[Gittyup]

My CK25 TLB and 20' trailer combined weigh 8700 lbs. My 1/2 ton truck is rated for 9200 lbs. It tows it fine and stops good with the trailer brakes. But, I wouldn't want to stop it with just the truck brakes. The message is: keep your trailer brakes in good working order, just like those on your truck.

I'd say as long as your total weight is within the specs for the truck, and you don't tow on a regular basis, you are ok close to the maximum. Now, if you are towing a lot, the truck won't take it. Get a bigger truck with a heavy duty towing tranny.

 

[Baucom]

How often, and how far, will you be towing your CK30 TLB?

An F150 w/ a 5.4 and 3.73 gears will handle the load fine, and would be the best compromise between capability and comfort/economy if you're not planning to tow close to the max. often (or far). However, if you're planning to use this truck and tractor in a commercial venture, or planning to tow frequently, then you should step up to a 3/4 ton for durability and a greater safety margin.

 

[Duffster]

I think you need a tractor trailer to haul that CUT.

 

[LBrown59]

*It is still to close to the low end of the scale.

How often, and how far, will you be towing your CK30 TLB?

*An F150 w/ a 5.4 and 3.73 gears will handle the load fine, and would be the best compromise between capability and comfort/economy if you're not planning to tow close to the max. of

ten (or far). However, if you're planning to use this truck and tractor in a commercial venture, or planning to tow frequently, then you should step up to a 3/4 ton for durability and a greater safety margin.

 

[wallace]

The new f150's will be more than safe to complete your task!

Now I am a professional driver (logged over 1 million miles with out incident)and a trailer dealer...now it is not my job to sell safety while selling trailers but I do sell safety with every thing I do.
I know the laws to my state and surrounding states.
Safety is always put first.
As far as bad brakes going down a 5% grade well you should have checked your brakes before descending not only that but remember you should always descend the hill in the same gear as you vehicle would pull it in.

 

[unhappykioti]

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. (I too am a professional driver with more than 1 million incident free miles, log books too prove it). F150's don't have jake brakes and very littlle engine braking no matter what gear you descend a hill with that kind of load, that leaves service brakes the hotter they get the less effective they are. There are just too mant things that can go wrong with electric brakes, blown fuses, chaffed wires, bad brake controllers to name a few. I used to tow with an F150, now use a Dodge diesel.

 

[Mike120]

I used my F-150 to haul a 6500# tractor down to my dealer yesterday. Both of my larger trucks were tied up and it was only a couple of miles on back roads. My stopping distance probably increased X3 with that load. I sure wouldn't do it as a regular thing and I certainly wouldn't venture off the back roads.