Towing question before purchase
Here's another towing question that needs answered before the big purchase!!! We have a 2010 Ford 150 super crew 4x2 with towing pkg 5.4L3-V8 Axle ratio 3.55 GCWR 15,300 Max loaded trailer weig...
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nickthehunter wrote:
So, you can't tow a 7,000 lbs trailer with a F-150. Almost 3,000 lbs under max trailer rating and 900 lbs under max tongue weight - unbelievable.
If you've never towed 7000+lbs with a 2010 F150 5.4, 3.55 then you won't understand.
The 5.4 is a dog motor compared to todays V6/V8's. Couple the 2010 6sp with an underpowered V8 and the tranny needs to make the adjustments. With out the ability to lock out OD the F150 shifts more than a Formula 1 car on race day. No one's saying it can't. Heck I did it for 10,000 miles with the 3.73 gears. The biggest eye opener was when I got to 6200'El and had the pedal to the metal going up some curvy roads on the way to a CG. I had to slow to 30mph for some corners. When the road straightened out I didn't have enough HP/TQ to get the speed up more than 45mph. The 5.4 is just doggy. It's a bullet proof motor no doubt. Just underpowered.
I will add though that Ford did a superb job with the tranny cooling. I used a Scan Gauge in the F150 and even with all the tranny shifting the tranny temps never fluctuated. Only time they went up was on long uphill pulls while running in 3rd or 4th on warm days.
