"The only F150 model I know of with rear tow hooks is the Raptor. Why wouldn't they put these on all trucks or at least made them an option?"

The fact that Ford puts the tow hooks on the front but not the back makes me wonder if they think the truck will be towed more often than being the tow-er? Regardless of the costs, I personally think that says something negative about Ford trucks! Dumb move on Ford's part IMO.

PS. As someone has already pointed out, tying onto the hitch ball is a real no-no! I think that by leaving tow hooks off of the rear, Ford is encouraging folks to tie onto the hitch ball and I think that could lead to some BIG lawsuit against Ford if someone gets injured.

 

if you tried to sue Ford for your hitch failing because you were using it improperly they would just laugh at you for one reason... ford did not sell and/or make the hitch

now you could probably try to sue Reese for example if their hitch failed but then again you were using it improperly

 

I checked today and all I need to mount the rear hooks are two large U bolts. The hitch mount is 2 1/4 inch tubing, I'm sure I can find something at tractor supply.

Maybe they are not necessary but I prefer this to the using a single hook in the receiver or use the safety chain loops.

 

The hooks are in the front so you can see what your doing when your pulling something. And I belive reverse is the lowest gear you have, that in conjuction with the engine weight you can pull a lot from the front I've found. I had a stump I couldn't get out til I tried from the front with my superduty I had. Man I miss the power of a diesel

 

The tow ball isn't going to snap off as long as you don't put any more load on it than it's rated for.

 

if you snap a tow ball off....................well it needed to be thrown away way before you used it to tow something!

 

this



plus this



worked for me many many times. my ranger has pulled my brothers chevy out of a lot of stuff with that setup.

 

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I'd rather sacrifice a little space to be safe, 9/10 you know when you will be pulling something so you don't have to keep proper recovery equipment in the truck all the time.

 

I like the idea of rear tow hooks, but like others have said, with CAFE regulations staring the F-150 down in the next few years, every few ounces Ford can shave off their trucks will look good to them. The trucks themselves are plenty capable, right off the lot--making them our "own"/to suit our everyday needs is up to us.

 

wow see i was right that one only had a 1" shaft on it. it was junnk from the get go

 

I'll wager that in both of those cases, the load that snapped those ***** off exceeded the ratings of the *****.

 

And I'll bet there was a running start involved.

 

Nice....same setup I use....

 

Just get this... I would rather have this than a tow hook to be honest.

 

I use this