2020 Ford Ranger Specific Towing Guide - PDF

[rangerdanger]

2020 Ranger Towing Guide (click to download)
***Released 11-06-2019***

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Previous Guides:

2019 Ranger Towing Guide (click to download)
***Released/Updated 1-29-2019***​

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[Pinecrestjim]

And if you take a look at the listed axle codes.....

 

[rangerdanger]

I updated the original post with the 2020 Ranger Towing Guide.

 

[Cabose-1]

Ok. So i went to look at tt this weekend. One of the dealers said i could only tow 3500lbs as this sheet says. I have a 2020 xlt with no tow package. But have installed a reciever, and 7 pin wiring and will add a redarc ebrake. So as far as i know, that is the only difference between my truck and one that has a towing package. And i do have tow haul mode on my pickup too. With trailer sway control and the trailer options on my display screen. As in trailer a, b c.
The dealer was saying a 4 cyl cannot tow over 3500, especially a ranger. Maybe if i had the 6 cyl engine i might be able to tow over 3500. !!????!! I looked at the tech dumbfounded. 6 cyl, 2020 ranger??
I have the standard model too.
So anyway back to the original question. With the ebrake, 7 pin, and receiver and tow haul mode, the insurance company will cover me and not say im overloaded with a 6k lb trailer? Right? My ranger with all the add -ons can do 7500? And how do i find or know which gcvwr is my ranger??

 

[Cabose-1]

Thats what i thought too. Thats my understanding in a nutshell. All rangers are the same in this manner. Hoover RV in Donna, TX must not know about Rangers, or thinking of the old generation of Rangers. But they where very confident that my 4 cyl could not handle the weight.

 

[Racket]

I had a Curt towbar and 7 pin connector installed on my 2019 - Ford was experiencing shortages on tow package parts (supposedly). The Curt is rated for more than the Ranger is so it seems reasonable that I can pull the rated amount for the truck right? And if I get the Ford/Redarc trailer brake adapter it will work no problem?

The factory tow setup is prettier than the Curt but I wouldn't think there's any significant difference in capacity. I already hauled a fully loaded largest UHaul trailer 600+ miles and didn't die.

 

[ctechbob]

I had a Curt towbar and 7 pin connector installed on my 2019 - Ford was experiencing shortages on tow package parts (supposedly). The Curt is rated for more than the Ranger is so it seems reasonable that I can pull the rated amount for the truck right? And if I get the Ford/Redarc trailer brake adapter it will work no problem?

The factory tow setup is prettier than the Curt but I wouldn't think there's any significant difference in capacity. I already hauled a fully loaded largest UHaul trailer 600+ miles and didn't die.

I think you're asking if you can haul 7500 lbs with 750 on the tongue just like a factory hitch equipped Ranger.

Yes, your Curt hitch should give you the same capabilities. (Keeping in mind all the other things you normally take into account when loading/towing...payload etc.)

 

[cfhgarza]

Can anyone explain to me how to calculate frontal area. Is it just W x H of the trailer? Or is there more to it than that since most capers have a rounded nose?

 

[RangerBill]

Can anyone explain to me how to calculate frontal area. Is it just W x H of the trailer? Or is there more to it than that since most capers have a rounded nose?

Does the camper manufacturer provide the frontal area specification?

 

[cfhgarza]

Does the camper manufacturer provide the frontal area specification?

Not that I could find. They don't even list the height on their website. It's a Forrest River Salem FSX 17bhle. I know it's 7.5' wide and I'm guessing 10' tall overall

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