F150 3.5l w\EcoBoost, MaxTow package
You were all very helpful with my last question about towing with a Suburban. It sounds like I need a little more towing capacity, though nothing huge. I'm looking at the F150 3.5l w\EcoBoost and t...
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fatheraccountant wrote:
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?
You may wish to start a new thread as this is a new question. When you say 6400 empty is that as measured at a truck scale or is that a dry weight? If that is a dry weight you are likely at 8000 lbs of trailer. It would be very helpful to get a handle on the real weight of your trailer loaded for camping. How many passengers and how much gear do you bring along? I believe you will want at least the HD Tow and possibly the Max Payload. These packages will provide the 3:73 rear end, transmission cooler and more payload.
Bottom line is yes, you want to get good milage when not towing, but you really need to have the right truck to safely tow your trailer when you do tow. Please consider a new post and see if you can give us a little more info regarding the weights.
Good luck,
Stu
P.s. Good job asking your questions before you buy the truck!
