Hi, Dean!
Our F-150 is rated to tow about twice the
weight of our Scamp16D-A.
Unless you have the Max Tow Package and/or Heavy Duty Payload Package (we don't),
I think we are limited to 5,100 lbs of trailer weight (manual page 264), recommended max frontal area of 36.6 sq-ft (pg 264), and max GCWR of 12,500 lbs (pg 265) with the 2.7L 4x2 with 3.31
axle.
Our Scamp16D-A empty weight is/was about 2,250 lbs (2,000 on the
axle and, with
dual
propane bottles, about 250 lbs on the tongue).
I am thinking about going back to a single
propane bottle and finding a way to deflect
some air over the top of the trailer.
People who have driven my 2.7 L Ecoboost say that they can hardly tell it from a V8;
lots of power, torque, and acceleration.
Because we got the "highway rear axle" (3.31 E-lock), I tow in 5th gear using the
transmission's PRS (preferred range select) to operate automatically in gears 1 thru 5.
That keeps the engine RPMs just under 2,000 (a better range for torque) at usual towing speeds.
Without the trailer, I run full auto in gears 1-6. The transmission also has a tow/haul mode, a sport mode, and a manual mode.
The 2016 F-150 XLT with the normal tow package also includes Ford's Pro Trailer Backup Assist feature (with the knob on the dash).
Although I have been backing up hay wagons and boat trailers since I was about 16
(or 17?) and can usually (sometimes with a couple attempts) get backed into a site, I think
that the PTBA feature so far seems to make it much easier for my wife to back the trailer
into a campsite. [emoji4]
Probably more information than you really wanted ....... [emoji6]
Ray