The 150 lb limit is an arbitrary number, an engineered one, put in place so folks did not put outrageous weight an there and blame Escape for a fail.
You should be fine, but I would still check with Escape on it.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
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