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transamz9
Jul 27, 2016Explorer
JAC1982 wrote:
We towed our camper originally with a 2013 F150 EcoBoost. It "towed" fine, if you're talking about HP and ability to pull it. However, it was way too light of a truck for our camper with a 6885 shipping weight (so 8000ish loaded?). We were well within the towing capacities of that truck. So, if your vehicle is making weird noises and is struggling with a pretty light trailer, there is probably something wrong with the truck, the trailer, or how you have it hooked up.
All that said, the F150 was terrible to actually take on trips. My husband is not an experienced tower, and our original set up was causing way too much sway and unstableness. Now we have a F350 DWR, and he still doesn't feel comfortable going over 60mph or so... he just doesn't have the experience. I too wonder how some of the rigs we see flying down the highway (I-25 in this case) manage to make it to their destination, but my only guess is, they're way more experienced than we are.
Thank you for the honesty in your post. To be truthful their will be some that tow for years and not get use to it or feel comfortable or ever get "good" at it. There is a skill to towing to a curtain degree but the best thing to do is never do anything that don't feel good to you. For those that are experience the best advice is don't get too good and let your guard down. Mr Murphy will get you when you least expect it.
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