Hi all...my wife and I r going to buy a larger tt in the 7500 pound range. The new ford f150 ecoboost properly equipped is rated at 11300 with the 3.73 limited slip dif.The f250 superduty w diesel is way overkill and another 20k in cost.Anybody had experience w the ecoboost....340 pound feet of torque btw...thx.., bo

Yep, I have experience with it. It has more than 340 ft/lb of torque -- did you mean 420 ft/lb? It is a great towing drivetrain. I have been very happy with it.

Agree. I have the 3.73 and towing packages. All I had to do to it was add a leaf spring. I didn't like how spongy it was. I really like the truck although I wish it had power folding mirrors. That's all I'd change on it. I hear the 2013 and up had that feature. Rats. I can't believe how well it pulls my 25RR fully loaded with full tanks, a GL1800 and a bed full of firewood. If I drive at 60 MPH I get almost 10 MPG pulling my camper.

BTW is that your dry weight? You might find you have difference results with a trailer that heavy. The weight adds up fast. There are more than enough threads on that topic.

I think that you owe it to yourself to completely price out the F150 and the F250. You might be surprised to learn that there is less difference than you think.

Again, you are only looking at the tow rating for your 7500 lb trailer. Look at the PAYLOAD. That's the important number. If you do go with the Ecoboost, order one with the HD PAYLOAD option also.If that is the dry weight, that's not a good number to use. Look at the GVWR of this trailer and of your next trailer. I can assure you that there will be a "next" trailer and it will be bigger and heavier.

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NiasWagn
Explorer
Aug 13, 2014
BTW is that your dry weight? You might find you have difference results with a trailer that heavy. The weight adds up fast. There are more than enough threads on that topic.
NiasWagn
Explorer
Aug 13, 2014
Agree. I have the 3.73 and towing packages. All I had to do to it was add a leaf spring. I didn't like how spongy it was. I really like the truck although I wish it had power folding mirrors. That's all I'd change on it. I hear the 2013 and up had that feature. Rats. I can't believe how well it pulls my 25RR fully loaded with full tanks, a GL1800 and a bed full of firewood. If I drive at 60 MPH I get almost 10 MPG pulling my camper.
Tystevens
Explorer
Aug 13, 2014
Yep, I have experience with it. It has more than 340 ft/lb of torque -- did you mean 420 ft/lb? It is a great towing drivetrain. I have been very happy with it.

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