Fords altitude towing recomendations
Interesting article about what Ford recommends for towing at altitudes and how they reduce the trucks towing and payload. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2015/09/should-your-pickup-tow-less-at-altitude....
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The irony here is that Ford is the only MFGer to warn about reduced performance at higher altitudes, and make recommendations about appropriate weight capacity reductions depending on your travels. Yet they are the only full line truck manufacturer to offer turbocharged gasoline engines that don't lose noticeable performance at altitude.
By the way, this notice/suggestion has been around for a long time in Ford's literature. In the 2002 Ford Towing Guide, you'll find this:
By the way, this notice/suggestion has been around for a long time in Ford's literature. In the 2002 Ford Towing Guide, you'll find this:
2002 Ford Towing Guide wrote:
High Altitude Operation
• Since gasoline engines lose power at a
rate of 3% to 4% per 1,000 ft. elevation, a
reduction in gross vehicle weights and
gross combination weights of 2% per
1,000 ft. elevation is recommended to
maintain performance.
