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Sep 14, 2014

Advisability and Experience with F-150 3.5L w/EcoBoost

It was suggested that I start a new thread regarding the following question:

We are relatively new to RVing. We have a 30' Sunset Trails ultra-light (6,400#) empty. We've been using our son-in-law's Tundra but we're seriously considering a F-150 3.5L with Ecoboost. The ones we're looking at have a 3:43 rear end. It sounds like this truck should handle our trailer. We're kind of resigned to getting lousy mileage when towing but would like to get the best we can the other 95% of the time. Any thoughts?

To clarify, the 6,400# is dry weight, not scale weight under tow. Therefore, the total weight of the trailer under tow is probably in the 8K range.
Still: same question, second verse - how do you think a F-150 3.5L with EcoBoost will do?

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