Is there a break in period before I can tow?
I am buying a new 2017 f250 0 miles on Friday. We leave out for a 3 hour tow 8700 lb travel trailer 6 days after that. Is there a certain mileage I should but on this before hooking and towing?
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- 500-1000 miles depending on model and brand. I would take a short road trip before putting a load of it. There is also the philosophy, " DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT"!
DallasSteve wrote:
Bobbo wrote:
Tom/Barb wrote:
Ya think FORD has a CYA built into their owners manual?
I guarantee it. All makes do.
As far as those who don't want to follow the manual's recommendations, don't. It is your truck.
My concern is they may deny a warranty claim if they find out I towed during the official break in period.
I will say this... GM would be the one in the best position to know what you are doing with Onstar... Having said that. My present GM truck had the check engine light come on at 440 miles.... It had a TT attached at the time, as we were nearing camp. I called the dealer immeadiatly, they said continue with your trip, hope you have a good time.... If any other symptoms show up, give us a call, and we will take care of it.
It was a malfunctioning EGR valve.Bobbo wrote:
Tom/Barb wrote:
Ya think FORD has a CYA built into their owners manual?
I guarantee it. All makes do.
As far as those who don't want to follow the manual's recommendations, don't. It is your truck.
My concern is they may deny a warranty claim if they find out I towed during the official break in period.Tom/Barb wrote:
Ya think FORD has a CYA built into their owners manual?
I guarantee it. All makes do.
As far as those who don't want to follow the manual's recommendations, don't. It is your truck.- Our friends blew up their old truck back east, bought a new F-250, hooked up their trailer and finished their trip. The first 8,000 miles of the trucks life had the trailer hooked up.
Truck runs great, no noise, no problems .
Ya think FORD has a CYA built into their owners manual? DallasSteve wrote:
Seriously? Because if I'm going to buy a new F-150 to tow a trailer I would have to wait until it has 1,000 miles on it before I can tow the trailer. I only drive about 500 miles a month right now. If it only has about 20 miles on it I would have to wait 2 months before I could start towing or take a trip to Tennessee and back. That not only costs time but also about $200 in gas.
You should have known that at the time of purchase. If that doesn't suit you, simply buy a used one or do without.jfkmk wrote:
DallasSteve wrote:
Does Ford sell any new trucks with 1,000 miles on them? Seriously.
?? What are you talking about? They say to break it in for 1000 miles before towing. What does selling a new truck have to do with the break in before towing? Seriously.
Seriously? Because if I'm going to buy a new F-150 to tow a trailer I would have to wait until it has 1,000 miles on it before I can tow the trailer. I only drive about 500 miles a month right now. If it only has about 20 miles on it I would have to wait 2 months before I could start towing or take a trip to Tennessee and back. That not only costs time but also about $200 in gas.- My 2018 3.5 EB call for 300 break-in miles on the tires, and 1,000 miles on the engine before towing.
DallasSteve wrote:
Does Ford sell any new trucks with 1,000 miles on them? Seriously.
?? What are you talking about? They say to break it in for 1000 miles before towing. What does selling a new truck have to do with the break in before towing? Seriously.- On my last two GMs, I did not have time to do the 500 miles... We had to leave with only 300/350 on them. We tow pretty heavy at about 22/24K gross.
Never any issues with the rear end. At the 1st diff fluid change, there was hardly anything on the magnenet, and the fluid was very clean.
