Max Tow F150s
How can I identify a Max Tow F150 by decoding the VIN? I'll be replacing my 2012 F150 with a newer one in the next 6 months or so. I'd like the heavier duty package when I do. But how does Ford ide...
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FishOnOne wrote:bid_time wrote:
That's were you're wrong. Most everyone here uses their truck 85% of the time going back and forth to work, 15% of the time towing a traier. Good news though, there are forums for elitist, smart ass know it alls.
Well said...
And if a F150 Max Tow was in my future I would simply order it. No big deal.
Agreed.. But I wasn't willing to make a 55K dollar gamble on the chance that a HD F-150 would be sufficient to tow my camper. Because of course there weren't any HD F-150's I could rent to test tow, nor even a truck on the lot in all of the Houston area to test drive. This needle in the haystack effect was a contributing factor to going with the F-250. I was able to test drive a truck that the suspension and drive train was identical to what I ended up ordering.
It's worth repeating... 3/4 and 1 tons aren't for everyone. I towed with a Ford Explorer for 10 years before I upgraded, and it's not even as stout as a modern half ton, but towed circles around my previous mid 90's F-150. Not everyone tows the same distances, in the same circumstances, with the same regularity.
