Towing with an F150

[thepangii]

My question is can I safely tow a Reflection 303RLS with an F150XL 4x4 Supercab (6' 8" bed) the 3.5 EcoBoost turbo engine; Automatic 10 spd tranny; 3.55 Electronic lock RR axle; 7050# GVWR package and the "Max Trailer Tow" package? We have plenty of prior towing experiance, but i had a F350 I sold 3 years ago and the salesman today (yikes?) tell me this vehicle will handle it. All the Trailer Life numbers say this truck can handle it, (puts me right at the GVWR limit) however my wife and I want to be safe also. Thoughts?

[Tigger1]

My question is can I safely tow a Reflection 303RLS with an F150XL 4x4 Supercab (6' 8" bed) the 3.5 EcoBoost turbo engine; Automatic 10 spd tranny; 3.55 Electronic lock RR axle; 7050# GVWR package and the "Max Trailer Tow" package? We have plenty of prior towing experiance, but i had a F350 I sold 3 years ago and the salesman today (yikes?) tell me this vehicle will handle it. All the Trailer Life numbers say this truck can handle it, (puts me right at the GVWR limit) however my wife and I want to be safe also. Thoughts?

Dry weight of the 303RLS shows about 9400. Let’s say you add about 900 for gear, stuff. Now it weighs about 10300. What is your GCWR for the F-150, 16,000? I think you will be very close to it.

Do a search for 303rls in the upper right of the page and look to see what others are towing it with in their signature box.

[papermakermd]

What is your payload on the yellow door sticker and what is the length of trailer?

[thepangii]

The GCWR is listed as 17,100. I know the F150 weights right under 6,000.

[thepangii]

Are you asking about the combined Cargo & Passenger Weight? The sticker says 1983 lbs

[Tigger1]

Are you asking about the combined Cargo & Passenger Weight? The sticker says 1983 lbs

The dry pin weight for the 303rls shows 1725, add propane, batteries, so you’re looking 1800? Plus the more you load into the 5th will increase the pin weight. Your payload is 1983 from the sticker - 1800 doesn’t leave room for much else in the truck.

[Calbar]

My question is can I safely tow a Reflection 303RLS with an F150XL 4x4 Supercab (6' 8" bed) the 3.5 EcoBoost turbo engine; Automatic 10 spd tranny; 3.55 Electronic lock RR axle; 7050# GVWR package and the "Max Trailer Tow" package? We have plenty of prior towing experiance, but i had a F350 I sold 3 years ago and the salesman today (yikes?) tell me this vehicle will handle it. All the Trailer Life numbers say this truck can handle it, (puts me right at the GVWR limit) however my wife and I want to be safe also. Thoughts?

@Cate&Rob tows a 303RLS with the previous version of the F150 but if I remember correctly he has the HDPP (heavy duty payload package) which is very different than the Max Trailer Tow package. Maybe he will chime in on this thread but I don't think you have enough payload to safely tow this trailer with your F150. I believe that even with the HDPP he needs to carefully load his trailer so he is not over payload.

Rob

[thepangii]

Appears I would be much better off with the F250 and the 6.7L Diesel

[RoJoSo]

Appears I would be much better off with the F250 and the 6.7L Diesel

I tow our 303RLS with an F250 6.7 Diesel. Im happy with it. (Disclaimer input here)
Just gotta know your limits (Weights)

There are several others here that have the same combination.

[sande005]

The GVWR of the 303RLS is 11995. Rules of thumb are to assume at least 20% of the weight as payload, so 2,399. Assume another 100 lbs for the hitch. So, without anything added after it rolled off the factory (bed liner, cover, running boards, etc.) you are already 700 lbs over, without passengers or other stuff in the truck.
Will you hit that number? Maybe not, but if you want to trim the 700 and allow for 300 lbs of passengers and stuff, you'll need to reduce the trailer weight from the max by about 3,800 lbs. Which means leaving significant parts of the trailer at home, along with nothing in it.....