Movin' on Up

I haven't followed Ford since we got the 2012 F250.

What does the decal on the rear of the bed mean?

Looks identical to the one i just got! You will love it!

Looking at your pic I think readjusting your hitch would help a lot. Trailer looks nose high and truck squatted. Adjust hitch for more lift and try dropping the ball a notch. Happy towing, you're gonna like the extra beef.

mkirsch wrote:
This is why the side that tries to tell people they really should get a bigger truck is so adamant about it. Sometimes your definition of "just fine" doesn't match someone else's definition of "just fine" and it ends up costing you $40,000.

Ha, this is pretty much what I need to say to my buddies that all tow with their 150's. It just wasn't "good enough" for my taste. :)


Thanks for the tire pressure advice people, I'll try a couple of different things the next time I tow.

On my truck, I run 75 in the front and 80 in the rear. Truck handles great at those pressures and the ride is not too bad - even when not towing. I don't air down when not towing because it is too much trouble and time and I don't mind the ride. Tire wear is normal and not premature.
Barney

There are two schools of thought on that.

1. No. 80PSI is for maximum load. In order to have proper even wear of the tread surface, they should be inflated based on the load you are carrying.

2. Yes. That's what it says on the sidewall / on the door post of the truck.

Tire manufacturers, at least some of them, provide inflation charts to tell you how many PSI you should run based on how much weight is on the tire.

Running them at 80PSI regardless is perfectly safe but be aware that you may wear the middle of the tread out prematurely and your ride will be harsher than necessary if you are not at maximum capacity of the tire.

Underinflating the tire will cause premature wear to the outside edges of the tread, excessive heat buildup, and possible tire failure if they are underinflated too much.

In short it's better to run 80PSI than to guess.

Here's a question for you 3/4 ton and 1 ton people. I used to tow with P rated tired so I always aired them up to max pressure rating from the sidewall. Now that I have LT tires, they are aired to 65psi as suggested by the door jamb sticker, I don't need to air these to the max sidewall pressure of 80psi, do I?

myredracer wrote:
The F250s are a great TV. Congrats.

We upgraded from an F150 to an F250 a couple of years ago. Have a TT with basically same wt. & length. Until you have personally towed with a 1/2T and 3/4 T, it's difficult to appreciate how much better the 3/4 T is or to explain it to others. For us, the difference was black & white (groan).

I spent 20 years living in Saanich. Looks like the 2nd pic might be in the school parking lot on Sooke Rd? Sure miss the Island... Very fitting that you have an "Island" Trail TT too. ;) Would dearly love to do a camping trip to the Island but the ferry fares are outrageous.

You're exactly right, that's the high school In Sooke. If you check out BC Ferries website they have discount rates of 2$ a foot instead of 6.35 a foot on certain days/times during the summer. We scheduled our Penticton trip around them to save us almost 300$.

This is why the side that tries to tell people they really should get a bigger truck is so adamant about it. Sometimes your definition of "just fine" doesn't match someone else's definition of "just fine" and it ends up costing you $40,000.

The F250s are a great TV. Congrats.

We upgraded from an F150 to an F250 a couple of years ago. Have a TT with basically same wt. & length. Until you have personally towed with a 1/2T and 3/4 T, it's difficult to appreciate how much better the 3/4 T is or to explain it to others. For us, the difference was black & white (groan).

I spent 20 years living in Saanich. Looks like the 2nd pic might be in the school parking lot on Sooke Rd? Sure miss the Island... Very fitting that you have an "Island" Trail TT too. ;) Would dearly love to do a camping trip to the Island but the ferry fares are outrageous.