Wrong receiver from factory?
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I am pretty sure that with the 6.7L in the F250 the Tremor package comes with the HCTTP so get the 3” hitch setup. Those of us with the 7.3L are stuck with the 2.5” but with a very few exceptions that not sure apply to a Tremor. What is nice is for 2021 the hitch rating went up to 18200 on the 2.5” instead of the 15200 on the 2020 2.5” hitch and looks like the 3” is unchanged at 21200. I find it interesting that towing guide still lists max conventional towing at 15K for some strange reason.
A issue I have come across on a few conventional trailers rated at 14K or less where tongue weight comes in heavier than the 2020 2.5” 1520lb limit. That case is why I would prefer a higher rated hitch.
Just went out an took a picture of the tag on mine..
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You have the 6.7.
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I believe that NikoNiko and BacaraTremor are correct. If you read the top of the towing guide that 2020Tremor put up, it says to refer to the the chart for truck towing capacities. That still lists it at 15k. Mystery solved. They increased the hitch rating but left the truck rating the same. Thanks guys!
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems you are ok as long as your rig's actual weight is less than 27.5. I think this is the common interpretation of the law. The following is from Montana DOT regs handbook:
Gross Combination Weight (ARM 18.8.1501) Gross combination weight (GCW)" means the loaded weight of a combination of vehicles. In the absence of a readily available means to determine the weight of a vehicle combination, GCW will be deemed to equal the declared weight of the power unit or the aggregate value of the tire rating in pounds for each tire on a vehicle missing a manufacturer's rating certification plate, whichever is greater.
Gross Combination Weight Rating (MCA 61-1-101):
Gross combination weight rating (GCWR) means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination or articulated
vehicle.
The Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) is the maximum allowable weight for a truck and trailer combination including the tare weight of
the truck; any cargo being carried on the truck; the weight of the trailer, the driver, passengers, and fuel (basically everything that moves with
the vehicle). According to ARM 18.8.431 the maximum allowable weight can be found from the federal bridge formula as described in MCA
61-10-107.
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Yea, My 2020 XLT F350 Tremor has the 15K rating. Which Sucks a little because it can use the 18K 3”. But I will live with it, not a deal breaker.
2021 F250 7.3 18,200
So I guess the next question I'd have is since it's clearly been established that the 2021 7.3 hitch rating went up over the 20's rating... is anything mechanically different with the hitch or was this just a paper change?
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So thats a a pic that can be up for TOTM. I love how you caught the sunlight going down and catch your beautiful beast just perfectly. Congrats brother Donnie. ??????
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You've mellowed in your older age! Thanks for the compliment on the picture. I go by Don.
The big issue being when means to verify actual weight is not readily available. At that point they will go by the summation of the manufacturers rating stickers. Staying under the 16200 is just the safe bet to avoid any possible issues.
That is also why I would like the 2021 hitch since it takes away another possible issue they could find on a rental trailer rated at 16K but loaded weight about 14K. On top of being able to take a little more tongue weight.
Sure, that would be a "safe" way to do it, and a trooper can write you a ticket for something whether they are right or wrong. However, I'd like to think that a trooper that is writing tickets for weight violations knows that "actual weight of the power unit", as it says above, is not the maximum weight rating of the truck. Ford doesn't print the curb weight, but they do show the GVWR and the payload on the door jam, which can be used to approximate curb weight. Unless you have about 3500 lbs of payload in the truck cab and bed before you even hook up your loaded to the max gvwr trailer, this scenario can't happen. (Summation of stickers). You would of course be way over loaded on payload at that point, unless you are pulling a hay wagon or something similar with no tongue weight. Of course maybe the cop is having a bad day, or is actually clueless about the law and weights( I hope not) and you get to explain this to the judge. ?
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Anyone with a 2021 18200 lb want to swap hitches for my 2.5” 15200 lb one 
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Either way my Tremor arrives, I will be removing the factory hitch receiver for a commercial class V receiver (such as: https://www.curtmfg.com/part/15802) which will allow a safer tow at higher tongue weights. I'll still tow well within the 18K limit, but with what I am towing I am estimating my tongue weight to be no less than 1770#, so even at the 2021 TR of 1820#, it won't give me that comforting feeling.
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