Ford F-150, 2015–2026 · Conventional towing · Numbers straight from Ford's official towing guides
How this works & sources
Where the numbers come from
Every rating on this site is indexed from Ford's official RV & Trailer Towing Guide for that
model year — the same document Ford dealers use. Nothing is estimated, borrowed from other sites, or
filled in by guesswork: where a guide does not publish a figure, this site says so instead of inventing one.
Ratings are for properly equipped trucks — the right tow package, axle, and equipment,
as the footnotes in each table spell out. Ford calculates them with the SAE J2807 standard and a 150-lb
driver and passenger already aboard. Conventional (bumper-pull) towing only; 5th-wheel/gooseneck ratings
are not included in this pilot.
The payload math, in plain words
Max payload is everything the truck itself can carry: people, pets, cargo, hitch hardware — and the trailer's tongue weight. Ford publishes one maximum per engine; your specific truck's figure is on its doorjamb sticker and is always lower once options are added.
Tongue weight is the part of the trailer's weight that rests on the hitch — figure 10–15% of the loaded trailer weight. It counts against payload, which is why payload usually runs out long before the tow rating does.
GCWR is the most the truck and trailer may weigh together. The checker estimates your truck's weight from Ford's rating basis (the guide's ratings already include 300 lbs of people) and adds your extra load and the trailer.
Quick answer uses stated defaults — 2 adults (350 lbs) plus 100 lbs of gear — and says so on screen. Add it all up replaces the defaults with your real people, pets, and cargo, down to the dog.
Coverage & known gaps
2015: the guide publishes no per-engine maximum payload, so max_payload_lbs is null for all 2015 rows.
F-150 Lightning: no selector table in the 2022 guide; rows included for 2023-2026 from each guide's Lightning table. The guides publish no per-engine max payload for Lightning, so max_payload_lbs is null for Lightning rows.
Some rows have bed = null where the guide table does not distinguish bed length for that configuration group.
2018 guide discrepancy: the summary table lists the 2.7L EcoBoost maximum tow as 9,000 lbs while the selector grid tops out at 9,100 lbs; selector values are used.
2024 guide discrepancy: the summary table lists the 5.0L maximum tow as 12,000 lbs while the selector grid reaches 12,900 lbs; selector values are used. The guide's own footnote corroborates the 5.0L max payload of 2,230 lbs.
What this tool is — and is not
This tool indexes manufacturer data only. It does not certify that any specific truck-and-trailer
combination is safe or legal. Before towing, confirm your truck's ratings on its doorjamb labels and in
the owner's manual, weigh your loaded trailer, and follow Ford's and the trailer maker's instructions.
Gear links point to Amazon searches (affiliate links, tag homegenerat0c-20) — they are shopping
shortcuts, not endorsements of a specific product.