Need some help folks - I've got a 2001 Screw 4x2, and will be replacing it in the next 6 months or so. Thinking long and hard about a Screw 4x4 or another 4x2, but I need get definitive info on the towing capability.

I can't find the info on Ford's website (I've heard it's there, but can't find it...). Any information would be helpful. The tow job will be a 28' boat, 4800 lbs dry. I'm considering putting an aluminum trailer under it to keep the weight down. I know a SD would pull it fine, but I'll only being towing - maybe - 2-4 times per year and not very far either. Hate to buy that much truck if I don't need to...

I found that the Expy is rated to 7800 lbs when properly equipped, and Chevy's 1500 is rated to 8500 lbs (boo, hiss), so what can a Screw do?

Many thanks...

 

8,000..

Marc

 

i'm curious about this as well... going to buy a 21 foot wakeboarding boat next season... with trailer it'll probably be around 4000 pounds I would think (the boat is about 3100)...

I have the 5.4L and a superchip, airforce1 fipk, and gibson SS exhaust.

I should be fine right?
Wes

 

Once again , Ford rates this vehicle ( Super crew 5.4
3:55 L/s 4 x 2 ) at 8000 lb. towing capacity. I have
personally pulled a front end loader that exceeded this
by several #'s and had absolutely no problems.
However, I suggest that if you are going to overload it
like I did, that you invest in some electric brakes for the
trailer.


Marc

 

Take a look here on this link...it is for 2002 but should be same for 2001. I am not familiar with the terms used for towing capacity so I couldn't tell by looking at this if 8000 is correct. I always thought 7700 was the number?
http://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/...002/f150cd.pdf

 

somewhere here is a link to the specs for the 2002 models.

I know it depends on which engine you get. also according to Truck Trend sometime in either 2002 or 2003 there will be a 4.5L PowerStroke diesel for the SuperCrew and other F150's.

 

yeah....hmmmmm...where could that link be....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

Note on electric brakes.

Ford really makes it easy to install. A contoller plugs right in with the supplied harness. Get a good one like the Techonisha with the inertia pendilum.

I have not towed with my Screw yet but I towed alot with my Navigator.

 

Okay guys,

I think these are the links you guys are looking for. Hope this helps and let me know if this is what you were looking for. I found it in a special tow and RV brochure at my local Ford dealer too.

Looks like 8000# is correct for the '01 and '02 Screws with 4x2 and 7700#s for the '01 4x4 version and 7600 for the '02 4x4. Wonder were 100 Lbs of tow capacity went to?

Here is the Link for the 2001 tow ratings:
http://www.fleet.ford.com/products_s...150_ranger.pdf

Here is the Link for the 2002 tow ratings:
http://www.fleet.ford.com/products_s...02/default.asp

Here is the general link to the 2001 towing and RV guide:
http://www.fleet.ford.com/products_s...02/default.asp

Here is the general link to the 2002 towing and RV guide:
http://www.fleet.ford.com/products_s...02_default.asp

Good Luck with your towing!

DaveMan

 

I tow too my friend. No problems at all. Check it out. Late. BD

 

Hey Big Daddy Whiteboy. What part of the country do you tow your trailer in? Also, what's the gross weight on your trailer?

 

I also tow with my '01 Screw. 5.4L 3.55 rear end. I burned up two axels on the way to Yellowstone NP. The dealer said it was caused by too much weight. My trailer weighs 4500 lbs loaded, the tongue weight is 480 pounds. What's wrong?

 

Hey MikeL,

Sorry to hear about your troubles.

Can you be a little more specific as to what actually happened. Did you burn up two different rear ends or both left and right axles in one rear end? Did anyone take apart the rear end that was damaged? Was the rear end oil level proper?

Sounds like the dealer if full of it. I can't believe that 4500 lbs rolling load and 480 lbs tongue weight could be detrimental to the axle, but I guess that depends on a lot of things. Now that I think about it though, why do you need so much tongue weight? 500 Lbs several feet away from the axle can create a big moment around the axle. It may even be higher than carrying a full load in the bed, but I could be wrong.

I will try and help but you didn't give many details.

DaveMan

 

There has to be something else wrong like low oil. I have used my SCRew for thousands of miles of towing this summer of my 31 foot trailer 7,000LB Gross and 900Lb tongue. We also towed this same trailer last summer with our 98 F150 and towed many thousands of miles. I did check the rear diff. oil level myself before we left on vacation this summer as I heard of some truck come with low oil from the factory.

 

DAVEMAN -

Here is the whole story. While towing the trailer to Yellowstone NP from AZ we had a flat tire and were driving on the spare which did not match the other tires that came on the truck. I started to hear a noise from the rear end and thought it was from the mismatched tire. A few days later the noise was still there and really bothering me. I did some investigating an found a leak in the left rear axel seal. The nearest Ford dealer who could get me in the next day was about a four hour drive away. So we towed our trailer to Rexburg, ID to see the nice people at Madison Ford. They found a bad rear axle seal, wheel bearing and the axel was scored badly. They replaced the parts and found a noise still in the other side. The bearing was shot and that axel also badly scored. They said that because of the leak in the left side the right side must have been starved for fluid and also failed. There were no damagein the differential. I figure the axle seal went bad then because we drove on it for so long, the other problems developed. I had the truck serviced before we left on the trip and the report was "all fluid levels checked and OK". My biggest concern is that the axle seal failed because we were towing the trailer. Can the F150 SCrew really pull the weight that the literature says it can? I have a weight distributing hitch and have it adjusted exactly as outlined in the owner's manual. We were hoping to get a bigger trailer but now fear we need a bigger truck first. I am encouaged by the accounts here of people pulling heavier loads and having no problems. Any thougts? Thanks