Uh oh. Re: towing capacities.

[Darkhorse]

I'm really confused about what you "think" the issue is here. I've read this thread and I think there is a lot of misinformation here.

I've done a ton of research this spring around towing my fully enclosed trailer and making sure I am legal.

I did have a Coyote 5.0 SCREW with tow package (not max tow) and it was fine, but I upgraded to the ECO 3.5 and 10 speed just because I wanted the extra head room.

Under 10,000lbs and if your combined trailer and load on the trailer are under 2800kg or around 6000lbs you don't need anything extra.

Between 11,000 lbs and 13,227 you don't need a driver's license upgrade, but you DO need to yellow sticker your truck and the trailer. You also need to increase the GVWR of the pick-up from the "personal use" 3000kg to the increased about usually 4500 or 5500 kg.

Personal use tops out at 13,227 total combined weight truck and trailer. After that, you need to upgrade your driver's license.

If the OP is just pulling a trailer with a camper, all those rules still apply. If you pull anything with an SUV that is rated for the weight or with an RV, a total exemption applies.

If your truck is rated to pull 8900 lbs, then you are good to 4045kg and I would not think anything you are pulling exceeds that weight. It would be nice to have more headroom in the truck you're pulling with, but you're within limits. My Coyote pulled it fine, but work a bit harder. Max tow package wouldn't be getting you anything extra really except a bunch of trans coolers etc, not more power or higher ratings.

I don't think this should have been the panic you thought it is.

The total cost to me to upgrade to yellow sticker my pick-up, annual sticker the trailer and up the GVWR was about $600.

[5.4MarkVIII]

I'm really confused about what you "think" the issue is here. I've read this thread and I think there is a lot of misinformation here.

I've done a ton of research this spring around towing my fully enclosed trailer and making sure I am legal.

I did have a Coyote 5.0 SCREW with tow package (not max tow) and it was fine, but I upgraded to the ECO 3.5 and 10 speed just because I wanted the extra head room.

Under 10,000lbs and if your combined trailer and load on the trailer are under 2800kg or around 6000lbs you don't need anything extra.

Between 11,000 lbs and 13,227 you don't need a driver's license upgrade, but you DO need to yellow sticker your truck and the trailer. You also need to increase the GVWR of the pick-up from the "personal use" 3000kg to the increased about usually 4500 or 5500 kg.

Personal use tops out at 13,227 total combined weight truck and trailer. After that, you need to upgrade your driver's license.

If the OP is just pulling a trailer with a camper, all those rules still apply. If you pull anything with an SUV that is rated for the weight or with an RV, a total exemption applies.

If your truck is rated to pull 8900 lbs, then you are good to 4045kg and I would not think anything you are pulling exceeds that weight. It would be nice to have more headroom in the truck you're pulling with, but you're within limits. My Coyote pulled it fine, but work a bit harder. Max tow package wouldn't be getting you anything extra really except a bunch of trans coolers etc, not more power or higher ratings.

I don't think this should have been the panic you thought it is.

The total cost to me to upgrade to yellow sticker my pick-up, annual sticker the trailer and up the GVWR was about $600.

i bought truck mistaking what i asked for and thought i had a 10600lb tow raiting on the truck
i purchased a new trailer factoring in a tow raiting of 10800lbs so that i could put my boat and trailer loaded with all out gear for a week of fun as we do multipule time a year

my total weight of new trailer, boat, water, fuel, passengers and gear puts me at about 10200 lbs

i realised my mistake and that i only have a tow rating of 8600lbs with this truck

means i cant legaly tow everytning all together. as the truck is leased by my business its considered comercial if i ever get caught ove weight the fines arnt insignifigent

[Darkhorse]

i bought truck mistaking what i asked for and thought i had a 10600lb tow raiting on the truck
i purchased a new trailer factoring in a tow raiting of 10800lbs so that i could put my boat and trailer loaded with all out gear for a week of fun as we do multipule time a year

my total weight of new trailer, boat, water, fuel, passengers and gear puts me at about 10200 lbs

i realised my mistake and that i only have a tow rating of 8600lbs with this truck

means i cant legaly tow everytning all together. as the truck is leased by my business its considered comercial if i ever get caught ove weight the fines arnt insignifigent

Is the weight of what you are pulling behind 10,200 lbs or the combined weight of truck and trailer 10,200 lbs? Meaning just the boat and trailer are 10,200lbs? This must be a pretty big boat?