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Rivolva
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Oct 20, 2020

Ford F150 battery drain when towing Travel Trailer

Hello, I recently purchased a 2019 F150 to pull our travel trailer (it has the trailer package). When I pull the trailer long distances (3 hours+ driving) I'm finding that my F150 struggles to sta...
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Rivolva
Explorer
Oct 21, 2020
Sounds like I need to buy a DC Clamp meter.

The truck has no issues with the trailer disconnected, no matter how far I drive it.

The two people that tested the battery/alternator/starter did not put any kind of load on it as far as I know, one test was at Autozone and the other at a local Service station, they just used their testing device on the truck battery to confirm that it "passed" their test.

Thanks for the responses

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