I would weigh the truck at a 3 pad scale, like a CAT scale, with and without the trailer and see if any of the weight is coming off the front axle.
If it does that would no be acceptable to me.
A always, your mileage may vary.
The strength of the frame is the main reason boats don't use WD hitches, especially on aluminum framed trailers.
For the OP's trailer a lightweight WD hitch with sway control would be helpful, with the emphasis on sway control. Which is why I recommended the Andersen WD hitch. I would not use a...
Even if you don't want a WDH, getting one with good sway control will work double duty with no suspension mods needed.
I would go with an Andersen with that setup.
It is unacceptable that Ford engineered a vehicle capable of towing 7,500 lbs without providing a plug-and-play solution for a trailer brake controller.
While I understand not including the hardware in the base MSRP, it is nonsensical to sell an official Ford controller through parts...
I've been towing a 6000lb travel trailer for the past few weeks with my 2025 XLT 2.3. The oil temp stays up near the red. I turned the oil temp gauge off. Never had one before.
A transmission temp gauge in that spot would be much more useful. Instead, it's in the off road section for some...
Don't exceed the tire/axle ratings and you will be fine.
The yellow door sticker is a suggestion from Ford and is not a legal document.
The GVWR sticker is the legal document.
I remote start my truck from inside a building nearly 99% of the time, but one of the rare times I start the truck sitting in it I have a clunk. It probably does it with the remote start also, but I never hear it. Out of sight out of mind i guess.
In the F-Series trucks this would be called upfitter switches and the last two spots were 40 amp with the option of being always on, configured by a switch in the upfitter fuse box. That option doesn't seem like it's available on this Ranger version, just the 25 amp switches.
It does look like...
I usually have a passenger in the back seat and they sit behind the front passenger, in the single seat. There is more legroom behind that front passenger, my seat is nearly all the way back. So, that portion of the rear seat is the 60% percent side and I keep many things either under or behind...