hep for brother
My brother is getting into the tt life. Anyhow he has a 2011 f150 v6. I looked up his gvcw and its 10400 lbs. After his wife and hitch i fig. 250 lbs. I assume his truck is 5500 ish lbs. Anyhow i told...
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APT wrote:
GCWR 10k? Base V6. I don't think he'll be too happy towing any high walled RV with it. In his case, perceived performance is his limit, not payload.
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That is total utter nonsense.
According to The towing guide HERE the BASE V6 is really not all that bad...
"3.7L DOHC 4V V6 with Ti-VCT and Flex Fuel Capability
delivers 302 hp and 278 lb.-ft. of torque"
That is BETTER than my FIRST truck which was a 97 F250 LIGHT DUTY which was the first year of the split body style. It shared the same body/frame as the F150 and now days would be considered a F150 with Max tow package.
That 97 had a 2V 5.4 which had a fire breathing 235 HP, towed 5K of trailer and cargo up 7% grades. Yes, it did downshift and yes, it did slow down on those hills but I was STILL passing many semi trucks..
That 3.7 V6 specs is actually almost ON PAR with our 2006 F250 with 3V 5.4 which has 300 HP, does a FINE job towing 7K of trailer and cargo up the same 7% grades.
NO, the 3.7 won't "perform" as well as the turbo version or a 6.2 but IT WILL get the job done.
Not everyone NEEDS a turbo to haul stuff...
