Towing capacity checker (widget)

Vehicle

Model year

Configuration (engine · drive · cab · axle · package)

Heaviest rating first; match your door label and window sticker

Loaded trailer weight

Ready to travel: water, gear, propane

Tongue weight

Makers ask 10 to 15% of the trailer

Driver and passengers

Everyone aboard, weighed

Cargo in the vehicle

Gear, cooler, bed load, accessories

More options

Hitch hardware

Ball mount, bars; Ram counts 75 lb

Payload on your door label

0 = the maker’s figure if printed

GVWR on your door label

0 = the maker’s figure if printed

Curb weight (scale ticket)

0 = the maker’s figure if printed

Margin you want to keep

Your choice, not a legal rule

2026 Ford F-150: can it tow 7,000 lb?

Within the ratings checked

Rating for this configuration: 13,500 lb, GCWR 19,400 lb. 2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide, p. 16.

Trailer vs trailer weight rating	7,000 lb of 13,500 lb ✓
Tongue weight share	12.0% (10 to 15%) ✓
Load on the vehicle vs payload	enter your door-label payload
Vehicle weight vs GVWR	enter GVWR and curb weight
Truck plus trailer vs GCWR (curb implied by the rating)	13,175 lb of 19,400 lb ✓
Heaviest trailer with this load (set by GCWR)	13,225 lb

No curb weight in the Ford guide: the GCWR test uses GCWR minus the rating minus the 300 lb of people the rating assumes.

Towing Capacity Check · ratings copied from Ford, Chevrolet, Ram, Jeep, Kia and Toyota towing documents · your door labels win