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2016 Ford F-450 towing capacity chart

1 engines · Conventional, 5th-Wheel, Gooseneck · Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2016

2016 Ford F-450 towing capacity chart
Engine Chart

6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel

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

19,000 - 31,200 lbs

Towing Capacity Chart

F-450 DRW Conventional towing

Crew Cab
4.30 4x4 Not listed 40,400 lbs 19,000 lbs p.18
Towing Capacity Chart

F-450 DRW 5th-Wheel towing

Crew Cab
4.30 4x4 Not listed 40,400 lbs 26,500 lbs p.18
Towing Capacity Chart

F-450 DRW Gooseneck towing

Crew Cab
4.30 4x4 Not listed 40,400 lbs 31,200 lbs p.18
Scope

Pickup scope

Chassis-cab, cutaway, medium-duty, and other commercial/upfit ratings are not included in this pickup chart.

Payload

Payload context

This Ford guide does not publish a profile/engine available max-payload summary for this year. Actual payload, GVWR, rear GAWR, passengers, cargo, options, and trailer tongue or pin weight come from the truck certification label.

Hitch load

Calculated hitch load

The hitch-load column uses Ford guide rules: 10% for conventional tongue load and 15% for 5th-wheel or gooseneck pin load.

Equipment

Supporting limits

Guide-level hitch receiver, frontal-area, and warranty notes are shown as policy context, while row requirements remain tied to chart cells.

Technical Audit

Data sources

These citations show the Ford guide pages used to build the 2016 Ford F-450 pickup towing capacity chart.

Show source pages for the 2016 chart
DOC_ID: ford-tow DOCUMENT BASIS

Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2016

Audit Scope PAGES: 4-5, 10, 13-15, 18, 28, 30-32