Class V hitch option?

[victor.powers56]

So I have a Harley-Davidson Livewire S2 Del Mar motorcycle that I currently carry on a rack that fits into the receiver hitch on my F-150. The problem is the bike weighs about 460 lb and the rack weighs another 120 that puts me a bit over the 500 lb tongue weight that the F-150 is rated at with a class 4 hitch. Will scout have an option from the factory to install a heavier duty class 5 hitch instead of a class 4 so that I'd be able to carry my motorcycle without exceeding the tongue weight limitations?

 

[J Alynn]

So I have a Harley-Davidson Livewire S2 Del Mar motorcycle that I currently carry on a rack that fits into the receiver hitch on my F-150. The problem is the bike weighs about 460 lb and the rack weighs another 120 that puts me a bit over the 500 lb tongue weight that the F-150 is rated at with a class 4 hitch. Will scout have an option from the factory to install a heavier duty class 5 hitch instead of a class 4 so that I'd be able to carry my motorcycle without exceeding the tongue weight limitations?

Great question and hoping @Jamie@ScoutMotors can provide answers for you

 

[BBroecker]

I'm clearly missing something here. Tongue weight is typically around 10% of the tow rating of the vehicle (rule of thumb, not hard and fast rule). By extension then, the Terra (BEV, still waiting for Scout to sort out the rating for the Harvester) should have a tongue weight rating around 1000 pounds, given the targeted tow rating of 10,000 pounds. I'm curious how an F150 could have a 500 pound tongue weight limit on a 1/2 ton pickup when my Grand Cherokee is rated for 720. Unless we're talking about different numbers.

 

[victor.powers56]

2017 Ford F-150 with a factory trailer tow package and a Class IV receiver hitch has a maximum tongue weight rating of 500 lbs without a weight-distributing hitch, and up to 1,100 to 1,220 lbs (depending on the specific tow/max-tow configuration) with a weight-distributing hitch.
Your Grand Cherokee (Assuming it's a V8 Model with Factory HD Towing Package) does have a 720 lbs maximum tongue weight. However, Jeep explicitly mandates using a weight-distributing hitch for any trailer setup where the tongue weight exceeds 400 lbs. Since my rack is dead weight on the receiver, there's no way for me to use a weight-distributing hitch.

 

[BBroecker]

2017 Ford F-150 with a factory trailer tow package and a Class IV receiver hitch has a maximum tongue weight rating of 500 lbs without a weight-distributing hitch, and up to 1,100 to 1,220 lbs (depending on the specific tow/max-tow configuration) with a weight-distributing hitch.

Thank you! That's the piece of the formula I was missing. I use a weight distributing hitch so I don't think about it.