Ford 4.6 Triton

chr$ wrote:
Anyone towing with a 4.6L Triton V8 in a Ford?
F150, Econoline, Explorer, etc?

I have one in my Sport Trac. Does great on the flats, not so bad on the hills. I can pull a 6% grade for several miles dropping only to 65MPH if I start it at 80MPH pulling my ~6000 # Loaded TT.

It's the 4,500+ RPM's to climb the hills that concern me. People tell me these motors are made to spin being Overhead Cam, just wondering if they can really handle it. A lot of Motorhomes have the V10's and they do the same RPM wise.

Considering a 3.0 Ecodiesel Ram 1500, or an older 6.0L Avalanche if this truck doesn't hold up, bit I really don't want a large truck. Not sure the Chevy 5.3 in a Colorado will do any better even though they are pushrod motors. Give me a Dakota with the 3.0 Ecodiesel, then maybe that is the ticket.

I really like this Sport Trac as a daily driver. I just don't want a 3/4 or 1 Ton truck as a daily driver, and I don't want a truck sitting around just to have to tow the trailer either.

What's the rush?

I got rid of my 5.4L Ford in favor of a 6.7L Ram, because it drove me nuts dropping drow to 50 in the Rockies. Last year on our cross country trip to Newfoundland I found that I didn't want to get over 50 in the Rockies.

If you really feel the need to travel that fast towing, please let me know when and where you will be driving, so I came stay off the road.

By the way ST tires are rated at 65MPH.