SkiSmuggs wrote:
"However, we have discovered one truck brand that may tow fifth wheel trailers up to 11,712 pounds and not exceed the ratings. That truck is the 2015 Ford F150 with the 3.5L V6 EcoBoost. The configuration that meets this requirement follows: 3.73 gear ratio, 4X2, 163.7" wheel base, SuperCab. With two passengers, the loaded vehicle weight is 5,388 pounds. The GCWR = 17,100 and the GVWR = 7,850.
Yea, but try getting that truck! I ordered one with exactly those specifications (except a 4x4) on August 15, 2014, the first day 2015 pricing was released. The first estimated delivery date was mid-January 2015, the second was mid-February 2015, and the third was late March to early April 2015. Last Friday, February 27, I got a call from the dealer that
the new build date would be July, with delivery in early August 2015--one year after I placed my order!Anyone see a problem here? I convinced even the General Manager of the Ford dealership that the reason for the delay is that Ford can't meet the max tow and HD payload numbers published on their Website. That's because, for the first time this year, they finally agreed to use the voluntary SAE J-2807 tow standard that Dodge has been using for several years. I think they are refusing to build those vehicles because, since they are selling far more aluminum F-150s than they expected, they don't really miss a few orders for HD payload-max tow trucks and the really pissed-off "buyers" who tried to order them.
Sooooo, short story long, I canceled my order on Monday, got my deposit back yesterday morning, and bought a 2015 RAM 2500 diesel yesterday afternoon. Which is what I should have done 6.5 months ago!