2018 F-150 hype....believe it or not?
So while looking into travel trailers, I’m also looking into the trucks to pull it. I’m applying the same rule of weights that I was applying to truck campers when I was looking into them; whatever th...
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During the two years that I have been lurking, I picked up tons of much needed information regarding the ins and out of RV maintenance, problem areas, camping, and other information relating to RVing, but there is one thing I learn not to do, and that is to listen to the "doom and gloom" and the end of the world scare tactics of towing a longer and heavier TT with anything that is not a 3/4 or a 1 ton.
While I do understand this thing with guys and big trucks, but when it comes to advising newbies and other seeking credible information and advice about picking out a TV, I was a bit appalled at how so many would try to scare a new RVer into purchasing a huge TV for trailers that were well within the capability of properly quipped modern 1/2 ton. Most of you guys are just plain bias against a capable 1/2 ton towing a certain weight and length TT, and I don't believe most have even towed a heavy trailer with a modern 1/2, yet are the first one trying to scare a newbie into a 3/4. The more I read, the more I was convinced that a lot of the "doom and gloom" crew probably haven't towed much of anything with a modern and capable 1/2 ton, and there is no way would I make such an important decision based on Zero personal experiences and Zero proof that towing a longer and heavier TT well within weight and towing limits of a 1/2 ton is dangerous or unsafe. While I'm not expecting the 1/2 ton to tow like the 3/4 ton I often rent from Enterprise, but I do expect it to handle comfortably, but with a tad more push from wind and maybe trucks, but with much more pulling power from the 3.5 EB, as oppose to towing with the rented 3/4. That 6.2 engine is barely enough for merging into traffic.
Next year I'm purchasing a 2018 F-150 EB CC with the Max trailering/HPP packagefor my 37 ft/ 8,300 dry(9,800) max TT, and based on how bias so many are, while not providing actual personal experiences with towing such TT with a modern 1/2 ton, I'm going with the information that Ford is providing, and based on that information, the F-150 should be plenty capable in all weight/payload capacities with room to spare.
While I do understand this thing with guys and big trucks, but when it comes to advising newbies and other seeking credible information and advice about picking out a TV, I was a bit appalled at how so many would try to scare a new RVer into purchasing a huge TV for trailers that were well within the capability of properly quipped modern 1/2 ton. Most of you guys are just plain bias against a capable 1/2 ton towing a certain weight and length TT, and I don't believe most have even towed a heavy trailer with a modern 1/2, yet are the first one trying to scare a newbie into a 3/4. The more I read, the more I was convinced that a lot of the "doom and gloom" crew probably haven't towed much of anything with a modern and capable 1/2 ton, and there is no way would I make such an important decision based on Zero personal experiences and Zero proof that towing a longer and heavier TT well within weight and towing limits of a 1/2 ton is dangerous or unsafe. While I'm not expecting the 1/2 ton to tow like the 3/4 ton I often rent from Enterprise, but I do expect it to handle comfortably, but with a tad more push from wind and maybe trucks, but with much more pulling power from the 3.5 EB, as oppose to towing with the rented 3/4. That 6.2 engine is barely enough for merging into traffic.
Next year I'm purchasing a 2018 F-150 EB CC with the Max trailering/HPP packagefor my 37 ft/ 8,300 dry(9,800) max TT, and based on how bias so many are, while not providing actual personal experiences with towing such TT with a modern 1/2 ton, I'm going with the information that Ford is providing, and based on that information, the F-150 should be plenty capable in all weight/payload capacities with room to spare.
