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

F150 does fine for me towing 7880 gvwr trailer. But then I am not coming off a diesel.
New F150 will have more power and payload than mine.

humblerb wrote:

IdaD wrote:
That's right at or just a bit over the limit of what I'd personally want to try to tow with a half ton, but lots of guys on this site are doing it and report good results. I guess I'd say a lot depends on how you use the trailer. If you don't leave the island much and mainly just camp fairly close to home I would be more apt to do it than if you plan to haul it on longer trips into the Rockies regularly.

I definitely would not spend the money on an F250 since you have an F350. If you want an F250 it would be much cheaper to simply remove your overload springs.

He was asking about a New F150 or a New F350. Looks like he is going to buy a new vehicle, but wanted advice on F150 versus F350. To me, the F250 is the best of both worlds - downgrade from the current F350, but enough truck to not have to ask if he would be comfortable pulling his rig.

Pulling off the overload spring would give him an F250 except for the badge on the fender. Unless the F250 in question came with the package that included the overload spring, because those trucks exist too. My point is that they're basically the same thing so spending a bunch of money to switch from one to the other doesn't make a lot of sense. Obviously going to an F150 is a big enough difference it can warrant a change for some folks in some circumstances.

I think you'll miss your F-350, especially the Diesel.

I towed the trailer in my sig with a F150 EB Supercrew Max tow. 5.5 bed, air bags, Load E tires, and a tune. Power was great and no issues powering up mountains. But I would say I was about 1000 lbs over a real comfortable ride. We tend to do 400-500 miles a day. My tow vehicle now is perfect for towing and a daily driver.

If the truck is paid for or nearly paid for i would keep it. In the end the 350 is better especially if its a diesel. You can load what you want and go the 150 you have to be careful. What year 350 btw

IdaD wrote:
That's right at or just a bit over the limit of what I'd personally want to try to tow with a half ton, but lots of guys on this site are doing it and report good results. I guess I'd say a lot depends on how you use the trailer. If you don't leave the island much and mainly just camp fairly close to home I would be more apt to do it than if you plan to haul it on longer trips into the Rockies regularly.

I definitely would not spend the money on an F250 since you have an F350. If you want an F250 it would be much cheaper to simply remove your overload springs.

He was asking about a New F150 or a New F350. Looks like he is going to buy a new vehicle, but wanted advice on F150 versus F350. To me, the F250 is the best of both worlds - downgrade from the current F350, but enough truck to not have to ask if he would be comfortable pulling his rig.

Well I went from an F150 Max Tow Super Crew 5.5" bed (no HD payload) towing 7300lbs @31' to a 2500 CC LB. Way, way better IMO.I had E rated tires and Super Springs added too. 1857lbs for payload. I won't even think about going more than 6000lbs with a 1/2 ton. Sure lots of guys do it.
But then you read the occasional I upgraded to a 3/4 ton and can't believe the difference.
It's the "You don't know what you don't know" thing.
Sine you're looking at gassers then why not a 3/4 ton?

An F150 with max towing and max payload is essentially a 3/4 ton! Nothing wrong with it if your combo is setup properly!

That's right at or just a bit over the limit of what I'd personally want to try to tow with a half ton, but lots of guys on this site are doing it and report good results. I guess I'd say a lot depends on how you use the trailer. If you don't leave the island much and mainly just camp fairly close to home I would be more apt to do it than if you plan to haul it on longer trips into the Rockies regularly.

I definitely would not spend the money on an F250 since you have an F350. If you want an F250 it would be much cheaper to simply remove your overload springs.

I have a 2012 F150 Ecoboost. I also have a 29.5' (33' OAL) travel trailer. My EB tows this trailer very nicely. I weight in at about 7,200# loaded. Our previous trailer was about the same length, but closer to 8,000# - 8,500#. I was not comfortable towing that (different TV).
This was my first experience towing at all. I was very surprised at the difference in 7200# and 8000#+.
So, if you are 7300# scale weight, the F150 should tow very nicely. If you are ~8000#, to me, there is a big difference.
If F150 or F350 are both options, seems like an F250 might be your vehicle of choice. Less than the F350 and you won't have to ask how it will tow your trailer.
One thing, in an F150, you won't have a Honda in the bed while towing the trailer.