Ford Raptor Towing Capacity

[Shaggy]

So for you GEN3 guys, how are you liking the towing so far?

 

[Ifly4vamerica]

I tow a 27 foot (hitch to bumper), 5500lb travel trailer with mine, towed it with my 17 and my 19 also. I would say the 21 is a better tow experience but it still sags pretty bad without the Equalizing hitch, I use the R6 with 1200lb bars and they keep it almost level. I'd say it isn't optimal with my setup but I don't have any problems either. Not to sure what my tongue weight is but I'd guess about 550 lbs or so. I don't use the backup assist or the sway control as the R6 sway control seems to work fine. I have the 37 version and it has plenty of power, gets about 9mpg on average at freeway speeds with no wind. If I am on back highways at 65 I get about 10.5mpg. In Utah at 85mph (speed limit there was 80) I was getting 6mpg. So overall not to bad for a truck that really wasn't designed to tow.

Best thing is the 37 gallon tank, With my other trucks they were the short versions and the 22 gallon tank was a bummer while towing.

Not sure if this helps but its my experience.

 

[shookj95]

Towed roughly 6k last weekend and I was impressed. Plenty of power and didn't hunt for gears on the interstate. 200 Mile trip at 8.4mpg (66mph cruise). I do wish you could show gears on the main screen all the time like you can on the normal F150s.

 

[Steve1001]

Towed roughly 6k last weekend and I was impressed. Plenty of power and didn't hunt for gears on the interstate. 200 Mile trip at 8.4mpg (66mph cruise). I do wish you could show gears on the main screen all the time like you can on the normal F150s.

hit the + paddle,,,

 

[G8R-RPTR]

hit the + paddle,,,

This will show you the current gear for a few seconds and then it goes away. Not like it was on Gen 2.

 

[Ryno8551]

is the 8200lb max with a weight distribution hitch, what is it without? Can anyone post a picture of the sticker on bottom of hitch that shows the weight ratings?

 

[Yoshi]

This will show you the current gear for a few seconds and then it goes away. Not like it was on Gen 2.

Wonder if there is a forscan fix to make it stay on?

 

[ben2k9]

is the 8200lb max with a weight distribution hitch, what is it without? Can anyone post a picture of the sticker on bottom of hitch that shows the weight ratings?

This may help

https://www.fleet.ford.com/content/dam/aem_fleet/en_us/fleet/towing-guides/2021_Ford_RVandTrailerTowingGuide.pdf

 

[Muchmore]

This will show you the current gear for a few seconds and then it goes away. Not like it was on Gen 2.

That is seriously hard to believe? Why would they change something so useful?

 

[G8R-RPTR]

That is seriously hard to believe? Why would they change something so useful?

No idea but they did. There are a lot of improvements on the Gen 3, but they dropped the ball on a couple things IMO. They also dropped the turbo boost from the main gauge display. I know it’s a worthless gauge but it was fun to watch lol. There’s probably a way to add it but I haven’t messed with it yet.