2019 Ford F-450 towing capacity.
Published pickup ratings run from 21,000 - 35,000 lbs for F-450 rows, DRW, 1 engines, 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.
Retrieved from Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2019. Citations available below.
Towing Capacity by Engine
Your engine determines your base towing limit across wheel class, tow type, cab, drivetrain, axle ratio, GCWR, wheelbase, and box length. Start here to see the 2019 ratings for your specific F-450 pickup setup.
Ford F-450 rows are filtered from Ford's Super Duty pickup selector. Start with engine, then use the chart to narrow the rest of the truck configuration.
Pickup scope
Chassis-cab, cutaway, medium-duty, and other commercial/upfit ratings are not included in this pickup guide.
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.
Tongue and pin burden
The guide uses 10% of loaded trailer weight for conventional tongue load and 15% for 5th-wheel or gooseneck pin load. The table calculates those guide loads from the displayed trailer rating.
Supporting limits
Guide-level hitch receiver, frontal-area, and warranty limits are shown as policy context, while row requirements remain tied to chart cells.
Data sources
These citations show the Ford guide pages used for the 2019 Ford F-450 pickup overview.