F1 towing capcity

It will tow more than it will stop--- will what you want to tow have working brakes--- I would say under 1000 without working brakes, not much over 3000 with brakes
 
MiWi.....Kurt is right.....I had a '50 F-1 that would tow a 22' 4-Winns Deck Boat. Towing was not the problem......you need a lot of length to stop. Short haul is fine.....but if you had to make an emergency stop.....good luck. Been there done that ! I think the boat was 2,000 lbs. if I remember correctly.

Mike
 
This will be interesting to see how folks weight in. The rules of thumb found are based on modern vehicles. The F1s GVWR is 4700. By one rule of thumb you should be able to pull 2600#!
I agree with Kurt but would add that this would be a handful with a stock pickup with stock suspension and a 100 hp engine.

Head down to your local hardware store, throw bags of sand in the back and go for a test drive to get a feel for how she will handle.
 
Thanks for the information. I would like to tow my 2nd car a '33 Ford Model Y. It weights around 1600 lbs and the trailer is around 1500 lbs.
I know that the brakes are far away from good stopping. But I though it would be a great Idea to haul an old car with an old car.
I'll back 1/2 ton on the bed see how it handle
 
I've been thinking of towing a vintage camper with a '51 Tudor...... I would outfit the trailer with a surge brake axle...... Mark
 
miwi said:
Thanks for the information. I would like to tow my 2nd car a '33 Ford Model Y. It weights around 1600 lbs and the trailer is around 1500 lbs.
I know that the brakes are far away from good stopping. But I though it would be a great Idea to haul an old car with an old car.
I'll back 1/2 ton on the bed see how it handle
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If your using a car trailer use one with electronic brakes, that will remove the braking issue from the truck
 
If the vehicle is converted to 12-volt, the electric brakes would be a viable option for long distance towing. A surge brake kit might be more practical if it's still 6-volt. A separate 12-volt battery could be used but it would have to be recharged at some point.
 
rotorwrench said:
If the vehicle is converted to 12-volt, the electric brakes would be a viable option for long distance towing. A surge brake kit might be more practical if it's still 6-volt. A separate 12-volt battery could be used but it would have to be recharged at some point.
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Ayup...... I think thats the answer..... A lot of rental trailers are set up with surge brakes. You could rent one, load it, and give it a go..... Mark
 
rotorwrench said:
If the vehicle is converted to 12-volt, the electric brakes would be a viable option for long distance towing. A surge brake kit might be more practical if it's still 6-volt. A separate 12-volt battery could be used but it would have to be recharged at some point.
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Good points!
 
what flatford8 said.....rent/borrow a trailer and then slowly add weight to it to see what truck handling would be with different weights....and braking issues....good luck.....Mike
 
we tow a 900 Kgs caravan with our mechanical braked 33,done probably about 30,000 klms in it to date, 33 is 6 volt,caravan has 12v electric brakes,12v supplied from an alternator driven from one of the c/van wheels, 12 v feed goes up into the 33 and supplies the brake controller and extra 12v brake light swtch to turn it on,works great and in a emergency stop front brakes lock on the 33 and so do the c/van wheels,braking works the same as towing with my modern fairline with the electric trailer brakes.
I use one of those techonsha controllers in both the 33 and fairlane.
Lawrie
 
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Note that a lot of states now require anything over (xxxx) lbs to have breakaway brake controllers, which means 12v electric brakes and a 12v battery on the trailer.
 
Ross F-1 said:
Note that a lot of states now require anything over (xxxx) lbs to have breakaway brake controllers, which means 12v electric brakes and a 12v battery on the trailer.
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The trailers I have rented with surge brakes in the past all had a mechanical break away device that would lock the brakes in the event the trailer became disconnected from the tow vehicle. My vote would be for electric brakes but I'm sure that surge brakes are still legal if properly spec'd and they would be simple hook up on a 6 volt vehicle.JMO
 
Uhaul checks tow vehicle specs to see if they can safely tow the weight of the trailer and load to be towed. So they could not rent me a trailer. You could lie, but who would lose in case of an accident.
Bruce
 
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