TOWING WITH BUMPER

[Steve Dog]

HAS ANYONE USED THEIR BUMPER TO TOW? AND WHAT KIND OF WEIGHT CAN BE TOWED IF ANY?

I NOTICED THAT I CAN PUT A BALL IN THE BUMPER AND I NEED TO TOW AN AIR COMPRESSOR.

 

[Bill Ellis]

Bumper is rated as class II hitch. See your owner's manual. I believe figure is 2,800 lbs or so.

 

[Todd Z]

The bumper is rated at 2,500 LB and a 250LB tung weight.

I had my bumper move while towing my 1500lb trailer SO if your going to use it, Tighten the bumper bolts under neath first...

I don't think the compressor is much more that 1500lb BUT the ones on my job sites here have the pintel loop and not a 2" ball...

Todd Z



EDIT: Just looked... That was the old fords... THE ST is a class III bumper rated at 3500lb and a 350 tung weight..



Todd Z

 

[Bill Ellis]

Tongue weight is not to exceed 10% of towing weight. With a class III hitch the Trac is rated for 5,000 lbs tow weight, 500 lb. tongue weight. The bumper is a class II hitch rated for 2,500 [as Todd Z. so kindly stated] so tongue weight is 250 lbs. All of this is in the owner's manual that you should read before coming to this site with questions. As Todd also stated, you do run a risk of unintentionally realigning the bumper when you use it as a hitch. So make sure everything is really tight.

 

[Dana OBrien]

the 03 manual show towing with the step bumper as:

3500 lb trailer wt

350 lb tounge weight

 

[Gary DiPietroSr]

Don't forget, if you use the bumper, you run the risk of denting it while backing up and making a sharp turn. Sometimes the trailer will turn right into the bumper.

 

[Rich Stern]

I seem to recall 3500lb rating for the '01.

 

[Todd Z]

EDIT: Just looked... That was the old fords... THE ST is a class III bumper rated at 3500lb and a 350 tung weight..

Todd Z

 

[Ron Girouard]

I just recently pulled a hand-made utility trailer 8x12 foot floor with about 2500 lbs of coal. Total weight was probably around 3500 lbs. Had no problems with the bumper.