What you need to tow with a 2026 Ford F-150
The 2026 Ford F-150 is rated from 7,400 to 13,500 lb depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, wheelbase and drivetrain — an 82% spread. Find your configuration below, then size the hitch to the trailer you are towing, not to the truck's maximum.
A single towing number for this truck would be a lie. 13,500 lb applies to one exact configuration when properly equipped. Same badge, different engine, axle ratio, cab, wheelbase or drivetrain, and the real figure can be thousands of pounds lower. That is why every row below carries its configuration.
2026 Ford F-150 towing by configuration
| Engine | Axle | Cab | Wheelbase | Drive | GCWR (lb) | Max trailer (lb) | Max 5th-wheel/gooseneck (lb) | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 19,400 | 13,500 | 9,000 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 19,300 | 13,300 | 10,300 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 19,400 | 13,100 | 8,700 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 18,100 | 12,800 | 11,700 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 18,400 | 12,800 | 10,000 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 17,900 | 12,700 | 10,200 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 18,400 | 12,700 | 10,000 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x2 | 18,400 | 12,400 | 9,200 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. Available spring 2026. |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 17,700 | 12,300 | 9,800 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 18,400 | 12,300 | 9,000 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. Available spring 2026. |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 18,400 | 11,600 | 7,200 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 18,400 | 11,500 | 7,100 | Requires Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle. |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 17,100 | 11,100 | 9,000 | Available spring 2026. |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x2 | 17,100 | 11,100 | 9,200 | Available spring 2026. |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.31 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x4 | 16,500 | 11,000 | 10,200 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x4 | 16,500 | 11,000 | 10,200 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.31 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x2 | 16,200 | 10,900 | 10,800 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.31 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 16,300 | 10,900 | 8,000 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.31 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 16,800 | 10,900 | 8,200 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x2 | 16,200 | 10,900 | 10,800 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 16,300 | 10,900 | 8,600 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 16,800 | 10,900 | 8,200 | — |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 17,100 | 10,800 | 7,200 | — |
| 3.5L Hybrid V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 17,100 | 10,800 | 7,100 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.31 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 16,600 | 10,700 | 8,200 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 16,600 | 10,700 | 8,200 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 17,700 | 10,700 | 8,200 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.31 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 16,500 | 10,600 | 8,100 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 16,500 | 10,600 | 8,100 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 17,100 | 10,600 | 8,000 | Tremor Trim Series. |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.31 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 16,800 | 10,500 | 8,000 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 16,800 | 10,500 | 8,000 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 15,900 | 10,500 | 9,800 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 15,600 | 10,400 | 10,200 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 15,700 | 10,400 | 9,500 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x4 | 15,700 | 10,300 | 9,900 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x2 | 15,300 | 10,200 | 10,100 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 15,800 | 10,100 | 9,600 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 15,800 | 10,000 | 8,200 | Tremor Trim Series. |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.15 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 14,800 | 9,600 | 9,500 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.31 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 14,800 | 9,600 | 9,500 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.15 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 14,800 | 9,500 | 9,400 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.31 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 14,800 | 9,500 | 9,400 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.31 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x4 | 14,900 | 9,500 | 9,500 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.31 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 14,900 | 9,500 | 9,400 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | Regular Cab | 122.8 in | 4x4 | 14,600 | 9,400 | 8,300 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.31 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 14,800 | 9,200 | 9,100 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.31 | SuperCrew | 157.2 in | 4x4 | 14,800 | 9,100 | 9,100 | — |
| 5.0L 4-Valve V8 | 3.73 | Regular Cab | 122.8 in | 4x2 | 13,900 | 9,000 | 8,700 | — |
| 5.2L Supercharged V8 | 4.10 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 15,300 | 8,700 | — | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.73 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x2 | 13,300 | 8,400 | 8,300 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.73 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x4 | 13,400 | 8,200 | 8,100 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.73 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 13,400 | 8,200 | 7,200 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 13,400 | 8,200 | 7,100 | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 H.O. | 4.10 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 14,600 | 8,200 | — | — |
| 3.5L GTDI V6 H.O. | 4.10 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 14,650 | 8,200 | — | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.73 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 13,400 | 8,000 | 7,300 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.73 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 13,500 | 8,000 | 7,000 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.15/3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 12,800 | 7,600 | 7,100 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.15/3.55 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x4 | 12,700 | 7,500 | 7,400 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.15/3.55 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x2 | 12,700 | 7,500 | 7,200 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.55 | SuperCrew | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 13,000 | 7,500 | 7,000 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.15/3.55 | Regular Cab | 141.5 in | 4x2 | 12,300 | 7,400 | 7,300 | — |
| 2.7L GTDI V6 | 3.15/3.55 | SuperCab | 145.4 in | 4x4 | 12,800 | 7,400 | 7,300 | — |
Axle ratio is the spec that gets left out. It changes the rating materially, and no commercial vehicle-data API carries it — which is one reason third-party towing databases have been measured overstating ratings by thousands of pounds. It is on your build sheet, or decodable from the RPO label in the glovebox.
Source: 2026 Ford F-150 manufacturer trailering chart · last verified 2026-08-29
The kit for this truck
Towing hardware is sized to the trailer. Pick the weight you are actually pulling:
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One part is chosen by the truck, not by the trailer. Everything in those kits is sized to the trailer you are pulling — hitch class, ball, ball mount, brakes. The receiver that bolts to the vehicle is the exception: it is a vehicle-specific part, sold by year, make and model, and a receiver built for one vehicle does not fit another even at the same class. Fit the receiver to your 2026 Ford F-150, size everything that hangs off it to the trailer, and never fit a receiver rated below the trailer you intend to pull.
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Before you trust any of these numbers
- Your payload governs. Addition of trailer hitch weight cannot cause vehicle weights to exceed Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). These ratings can be found on the certification label located on the driver door or doorframe.
- Tongue weight is not free. 10–15% of the trailer sits on your rear axle and comes out of payload, not out of tow rating.
- Engines in this chart: 2.7L GTDI V6 · 3.5L GTDI V6 · 3.5L GTDI V6 H.O. · 5.2L Supercharged V8 · 5.0L 4-Valve V8 · 3.5L Hybrid V6. If yours is not listed, this chart does not cover your configuration.
Common questions
How much can a 2026 Ford F-150 tow?
Between 7,400 and 13,500 lb depending on the exact configuration — that is an 82% spread, so a single headline number is misleading. The 13,500 lb figure requires one specific combination of engine, axle ratio, cab, wheelbase and drivetrain. Look up your own configuration in the table on this page.
What hitch do I need for a 2026 Ford F-150?
Size the hitch to the trailer, not the truck. For a trailer up to 10,000 lb you need Class 4 hardware with a 2 in receiver, plus a weight-distributing hitch with sway control. The truck's rating is a ceiling you must stay under, not the thing you buy for.
Why is there no payload number on this page?
Because payload is specific to your individual vehicle, not to the model. It is printed on the certification label in your driver's door jamb. Published sources disagree with manufacturers in both directions on payload, so stating one per model would be wrong for most trucks. Your tongue weight counts against payload, which is why it matters.