Looking to make the plunge
Hello Everyone! I an brand new to this forum and I need some guidance. My wife and I are looking to get a bunkhouse style travel trailer within the next year or so and have begun doing research on ...
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Boomerweps wrote:
I just bought my F150 5.0L 4wd with towing package. Few months back. You can download the Ford towing guide that lists towing and payload capacities based on truck body, engine, and gear ratios. 2wd F150s are rare in my area, too. Get the factory towing package to get the better rear gear ratio. Better yet would be to get the Max Tow package or the HDPP Heavy Duty Payload Package to get the even better ratios and/or bigger heavier duty differential. Both of those packages come with a larger gas tank, too, a consideration when towing a heavy load and getting half your unladen gas mileage! I got the 4 door short bed. IF you think you might ever consider a 5th wheel, you'll need the 6.5 or 8' bed. The HDPP is required for truck campers per Ford.
I had a 3/4 ton 6.4 F-250 Diesel. Great tow vehicle.
I towed a 30' camper at 8500 lbs. easy.
Mountains no problem.
Instead of going larger/heavier/longer, My wife and I have gone the other way.
No kids... We went small with no slide.
We have redone a Vintage 1975 Fleetwood Prowler.
20' and 3400 lbs. My tow vehicle is now a 3.7 F-150 HDPP 4x4.
Mountains no problem.
What ever you decide on, include in your thinking the possibility of towing up mountains. I once had a 1500 with a small motor. No HD package.
First trip to the mountains, and I bought the F-250 when I returned home...
