Towing a 6000 lb trailer with a Taurus?
http://rvlifemag.dgtlpub.com/issues/2013-08-31/pdf/rvlifestyle_2013-08-31.pdf What am I missing here? That's 6 times the tow rating?
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Road Ruler wrote:Hybridhunter wrote:
I just got back from a big trip across the US. On one of the steeper climbs, in 104F heat, AC on max, I had to pull over for 2 minutes to let my F150 with towing package (includes "super cooling" upgrade and engine oil cooler).
Exactly!
The engineers set a realistic tow rating of 5,000lbs on your pick up and "marketing" bumped it up to 9,000lbs to trump the competition and boost their high profit truck sales.
There you go.
Nice assumption. My truck does in fact have the EXACT same cooling system as the F150 rated for 10K. I was towing 4k, with 1000lbs in the truck. My point, which you missed, was that it is well equipped to do what I was doing, and with a little abuse, it got hot. Supposedly what I was towing was well within the capabilities you suggest the SHO has. It's just goofy. I likely would have fried the off warranty transmission had I done that with a 1 year old SHO. Costing me thousands.
Your ideas may work, on flat land, at sea level, with timid drivers.
Frankly Andy, I think you are irresponsible, and over-zealous.
