How do they do it? little vehicle/big trailer
New poster here. I’m curious. I have a 24’ expandable that’s roughly 4000 lbs. dry / 5000 lbs. GVWR. I tow with a Ford F-150 and, before that, a Chevy Avalanche. With both of those tow vehicles, I...
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euskyju wrote:
It's a 2015 V-6 Ecoboost. Everything I read said it was better for towing than the V-8. It does tow better than the V-8 Avalanche did. Same mpg, but without the rpms.
I wouldn't worry about the mileage, it's all bad. I get 9/10. Still doesn't make sense about the downshifting though. And mine is older with only a 4 speed.
transamz9 wrote:Campfire time wrote:
Most times I read where someone says "my at the limits combo tows great" literally have no experience towing with any other combo, or having a healthy margin over and above their trailer's GVWR. In other words, nothing to compare it to. Why this happens is because people buy a vehicle to fit their daily needs, then think "I can tow anything", then of course they try.
While I too have knowingly towed close to my limits, there is a marked difference in towing pleasure having that healthy margin.
Or you have someone that is experienced at towing with just about everything known to man and towing weights well in excess of 100,000# that choose a TV that fits their needs in as many ways as possible. Then you have the people that have no experience coming on here asking how they are doing it.
Towing heavy is not about how fast, easy or safely your TV can tow the load. It's how fast or easy YOU can tow the load at speed. Set up is a huge factor in how a load is handled. I've seen some pretty bad set ups that involved HD trucks towing very light trailers.
No arguments there! I've seen equally bad setups. No idea how some folks make it to their destination without a serious problem. I'd much rather see a setup close to limits that's done right than what you described.
