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wildweasel7648 wrote:mark5w wrote:A favor to ask? Next time you tow with it let us know when and where?
Do I sense a diesel snob.:@
Go check out the Ford Ecoboost site. There are guys over there pulling 8,000lbs rigs and then some. You can set up a F150 to pull a pretty heavy load with no problems. I have always found the rig is usually not the problem. The skills of the driver 90% of the time determine the safety of the rig. I have seen some guys get "pushed all over the road" driving huge 550s with a 30' rig. Then there are guys that can handle a 30' + trailer rig with no problems while pulling with a 1/2 ton. Going diesel does not make you safe on the road, being skillful pulling a trailer does. One more note - I consider myself an average driver. If crosswinds are too much and a I feel uncomfortable, then I just find a rest stop and kick back. The big key is knowing your limits and those of your rig.
Come on now....surely you don't believe that entirely?
I mean the F-150 Eco Boost is a hell of a truck and will pull a hell of a load. But I don't care how "skilled" you are, when you're headed down those steep grades for miles and miles those little brakes in the 1/2 ton trucks are only going to do so much.....then you're not going to have any brakes. My "skill" would tell me to do it at a snails pace in low gear....but then you're not going to get anywhere in these mountains any time soon and besides, where's the fun in that?
