Towing ~8000 with new F150.. fun or scary?

jake2250 wrote:

smkettner wrote:

jake2250 wrote:
I wouldn't tow it with anything less than a3/4 ton, I don't care if that F150 has a blown or super charged 427 in it, its still a 1/2..
I had a 2004 F150 Screw 5.4 HD, I tow a 23' trailer just shy of 5000lbs loaded closer to 6000lbs, Towed it with that F150 for two years,, It progressively got worse and worse. It was actually wearing that truck out,, let alone wearing me out!!
The 5.4 was advertised at 300 HP,,and I can tell you my foot was in that thing ALLOT!!!

After a transmission flush and new Bilstien shocks it was still a handful!! Last trip was the proverbial Last Trip!! Towed in a head wind of 25 to 30 mph, I could barely keep it at 60mph, And god forbid I got passed by a semi,, I was blown all over!!
Got to the camp ground and the wife even admitted,, "Need a bigger truck"

Seems odd to me. My truck is older (260hp) and my trailer weighs more. Wind and passing semis are never an issue. I just set the cruise and wander on down the road.

Amazing how the perception is so different.

Do believe I answered Dirtpigs question with my own experience. Learned the lesson and now have a 2500HD with all I need to get from point A to point B with out worry,, My F150 experience differs from yours. I any other poster asks the same question I would answer the same. Also,, I drive over the road trucks,,80,000 lbs, wouldn't do it in a half ton either,, but thats just my perception!!

I agree with you. My "perception" was that, while my 13' F150 had plenty of power to tow my 10k gvw toy hauler, it absolutely got rocked in the crosswinds of the Gorge and pushed downhill. I don't have those problems anymore with my 3500. Some people are comfortable with it. That's fine. I'm not one of them and that's why I traded. OP is asking for experiences. So to answer OP, it was fun on a clear day with no wind or traffic. Scary otherwise. Now it's not scary, period.