Allamakee1 wrote:
I am not familiar with Fords ratings and what conditions need to be met to achieve those numbers. I was stating my experience that my truck handles situations within its limitations very well. FYI my tow rating is about 8000, which I have never exceeded. 3000lbs more is not something I would want to attempted at least with my setup, especially with dimensions of a full size travel trailer. That said, I wouldn’t want to tow anything over 8000lbs with any half ton 3.5, 5.7, or 6.2. I know people do and they say they have no problems, so that is just my opinion.
I posted the ratings I my original post and is the reason why I stated that this engine is under powered for that much rated weight.
I have been in the Ecodiesel towing about 6k and have seen many youtube videos and read many review articles stating that the Ecodiesel can't even hold 60 mph towing 7k up hills(especially if it has a large surface area) so there is no possible way that this slightly more powerful diesel could tow 11.4k. Flat land, maybe, but hills and altitude, no way. Who knows, I may be proven wrong when they come out and TFL puts them on the Ike, but seriously doubt it. These small diesels are built for fuel economy, not to be towing powerhouses.
As far as the other engines go, I don't know about the 5.7L and 6.2L, but I did tow 9.5k up and over the Rockies twice in my old F150 HD and it held speed on every mountain it went up. It is a towing powerhouse of an engine, just don't expect it to get great fuel mileage when that power is needed.
