F150 w/ Eco Boost Enough

bimbert84 wrote:

fiveorover wrote:

2011 Keystone Cougar XLite 29RBK
Weight: 6525#
GVWR: 7800#
Payload Capacity:1275#
Length: 32' (to tongue)
Hitch Weight: 835#

This is well within the capabilities of an F150 EB HD. Although I agree that the primary concern of a 1/2-ton truck is payload, there's a lot of ignorance in this thread regarding the capabilities of the F150 when equipped with the EB engine.

With max tow, which is what I have, the GVWR is 7650# and the payload rating is 1826#. That's right off the door sticker. Add the HD payload option, and the payload jumps to around 2300#. Note that with other engine options, the numbers are not as high.

Even if the OP were to load that trailer to the max and put the full 15% of its weight on the tongue, that's only 1170# (which is right at the limit of the receiver). This would still leave 650# for everything else, and that's without HD payload. Add the HD payload option, and you get another 500# or so.

Would a 3/4-ton tow better? Probably. Would it make a better daily driver? Probably not. The size and weight of that trailer, along with the OP's intended usage for the truck, make the F150 EB an excellent choice.

-- Rob

I find that hard to believe that the GVWR is only 7800 lbs on a 32' trailer that has a dry weight of 6900 lbs. That would leave absolutely no room to load anything in it, let alone water or waste water when on the road. I think those numbers are off. My 5050 lbs dry weight 29' trailer has a GVWR of 7500 lbs.

The Ecoboost is definitely not the end all with all of it's problems. I bought the 5.0L just so I wouldn't have to deal with the issues I see my coworkers and others dealing with.

Also the Max Tow Package inflates the GVWR while only upgrading the rear axle by 200 lbs. So it inflates the GVWR from 7200 lbs to 7650 lbs but only upgrades the rear axle by 200 lbs. The Max Tow Package components weigh an additional 75 lbs if you do the math so you are only netting an actual 125 lbs of axle capacity over the 7200 GVWR standard tow trucks. You gain 325 lbs from pure air. There is nothing upgraded that affects the payload other than the axle rating. The additions are a larger radiator, beefed up hitch receiver, tow mirrors, and the Trailber Brake Controller.

A F250 is still the best option. Even the F150 HD package is a joke next to a F250. The F150 Screw 4WD HD package 8200 GVWR has only a 4050 lbs front axle while the rear axle is a respectable 4800 lbs. With a F250, you can get a 6000 lbs front axle and 6200 lbs rear axle with a 9900 lbs GVWR.

If you're going to pull a heavy trailer as that, the F250 is a no brainer.

BTW, 1170 lbs is not at the receivers rating but is over it's 1150 lbs rating. ;)