2017 Ford F-450 towing capacity.

Published pickup ratings run from 21,000 - 32,500 lbs for F-450 rows, DRW, 1 engine, and Conventional, 5th-Wheel, Gooseneck towing. This Ford guide does not publish a profile/engine available max-payload summary for this year; use the truck certification label for actual payload, GVWR, rear GAWR, passengers, cargo, options, and trailer tongue or pin weight.

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Retrieved from Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2017. Citations available below.

2017 TOWING RANGE
21,000 - 32,500 LBS
CONVENTIONAL MAX
21,000 LBS
5TH-WHEEL MAX
27,500 LBS
GOOSENECK MAX
32,500 LBS
Engine Chart

6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel

F-450 · DRW · Conventional, 5th-Wheel, Gooseneck

21,000 - 32,500 lbs

Towing Capacity Chart

F-450 DRW Conventional towing

Crew Cab
4.30 4x4 176 in 41,800 lbs 21,000 lbs 2,100 lbs Tongue · 10% p.24
Towing Capacity Chart

F-450 DRW 5th-Wheel towing

Crew Cab
4.30 4x4 176 in 41,800 lbs 27,500 lbs 4,125 lbs King pin · 15% p.24
Towing Capacity Chart

F-450 DRW Gooseneck towing

Crew Cab
4.30 4x4 176 in 41,800 lbs 32,500 lbs 4,875 lbs Pin · 15% p.24
PHYSICAL LIMITS MAX HITCH
21,000 LBS
DOCUMENT RULES ALTITUDE
-2% / 1K FT
TOWING LAWS FRONTAL AREA
60-75 SQ FT
SAFETY BASELINE EQUIPMENT
BASE GUIDE
Warranty baseline; no weight-threshold rule
VIEW ALL POLICY RULES
TECHNICAL GUIDE

Document-level towing rules for the 2017 Super Duty guide.

These document-level rules define the physics and safety boundaries of the 2017 Super Duty pickup guide. They apply alongside the row-specific weights in the chart below.

FIG. 2017 LOAD Load + Altitude

Base loading guidance from Ford

  • Conventional: 10% tongue weight of total loaded trailer weight.
  • 5th-wheel: 15% king-pin weight of total loaded trailer weight.
  • Gooseneck: 15% pin weight of total loaded trailer weight.
  • High altitude: reduce gross combined weight by 2% per 1,000 ft of elevation.
FIG. 2017 HITCH Hitch Capacities

Receiver ratings vary by model scope

  • F-250/F-350 Super Duty SRW hitch receiver F-250 F-350 SRW Weight-carrying 15,000 / 1,500 lbs; weight-distributing 15,000 / 1,500 lbs.
  • F-250/F-350 Super Duty SRW w/6.7L engine hitch receiver F-250 F-350 SRW 6 7l Weight-carrying 18,000 / 1,800 lbs; weight-distributing 18,000 / 1,800 lbs.
  • F-350 Super Duty DRW w/6.2L engine hitch receiver F-350 DRW 6 2l Weight-carrying 16,700 / 1,670 lbs; weight-distributing 16,700 / 1,670 lbs.
  • F-350 Super Duty DRW w/6.7L engine and F-450 Super Duty hitch receiver F-350 DRW 6 7l or F-450 Weight-carrying 21,000 / 2,100 lbs; weight-distributing 21,000 / 2,100 lbs.
FIG. 2017 FRONTAL Frontal Area

Frontal-area allowances are tow-type specific

Conventional towing

  • 60 sq ft
    Super Duty Pickup 60 sq. ft. for other Super Duty pickup applications

5th-wheel towing

  • 75 sq ft
    Super Duty Pickup 75 sq. ft. for 5th-wheel and gooseneck applications

Gooseneck towing

  • 75 sq ft
    Super Duty Pickup 75 sq. ft. for 5th-wheel and gooseneck applications
FIG. 2017 SAFETY Universal Safety Baseline

Required equipment and threshold rules for the 2017 guide

This guide year publishes a warranty baseline only; no weight-threshold equipment rule applies to the pickup lineup.

Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty may be voided if you tow without required equipment.

NOTES: Document-level universal rules sit beneath the row-specific chart ratings. Use the chart to narrow cab, drivetrain, axle, GCWR, wheelbase, and box length.
Technical Audit

Data sources

These citations show the Ford guide pages used for the 2017 Ford F-450 pickup overview.

Show source pages for the 2017 guide
DOC_ID: ford-tow DOCUMENT BASIS

Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2017

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