Max Tow F150s

Huntindog wrote:

Maury82 wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

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.

While visiting dealers, one thing I discovered about the HDPP trucks, they don't order them because few people know enough about them to ask about them. A lot of the sales personnel are clueless, and they using the term Max Towith as if it is the HDPP.

I wasn't looking for one on the lots, but I was looking for the best deal when ordering.

I got a $53,000 truck for $45,000 plus Tax/Title, and the dealer didn't resist my offer, because that was profit that wasn't coming until I brought it to them, as opposed to the truck already sitting on the lot.

As for gambling on the HDPP being able to tow my trailer, the specs said I could, and reading about HDPP equipped trucks towing in the F150 forum, I was convinced it would tow.

The only persons proclaiming it can't were guys with big trucks who either towed with some over burden, antiquated and old 1/2 ton, or guys who if faced with heavy towing, would never tow heavy with a 1/2 ton, and go straight to a 3/4 ton or larger, but proclaim it can't because they wouldn't.

I'm not spending my dollars based on that.

If the specs says I can, and people who are towing heavy with HDPP 1/2 tons are doing it, I'm rolling the dice on that.

I've rented the gas 2/3 tons, and I know without a doubt I don't like those. It towed on flat land well, but I wouldn't want anything to do with it when not towing.

Have you ever heard of Duty Cycle or Half life? (I do not recall the exact names/terms)

They are ratings on durability. All of the manufacturers have such ratings. They don't push this out to the public, as it won't sell trucks or service, but with some digging, it can be found.

They would be of interest to those that plan to keep their trucks after the warranty is over.
With the price of these trucks.... I would want to know what those figures are.

As for ordering a vehicle. I have always ordered mine. It is not always a smooth process.
First the dealer Must have an allocation available for the vehicle you want.
Then the wait begins. Many problems can delay it's arrival. I have waited over 6 months for one to show up.... And then it wasn't exactly as I had ordered it. I came very close to walking away from that deal. The dealer made some more concessions to convince me to take the truck. To this day, I have some remorse on that deal.
Now the last two I ordered went smooth... Just know about the potential for problems.
What will you do it your max tow / max payload arrives in 6 months without the max payload? What if you need the truck at that time?

Every mechanical and electrical item will have some sort of life/duty cycle, and even living organs and body parts will wear and degrade over time, and I can prove that...lol

I don't get the point for that one.


Well, I picked it up yesterday, and it was delayed by two weeks due to the shutdown, but I was able to verify via their website that my truck was spec as I ordered it. There was plenty of time to check the ordet, and even make adjustments before it reached the assembly line.

As for needing a truck in an emergency, I can't think of any emergency reason's for a truck to tow a trailer, but Enterprise will rent me a gas HD truck, or a diesel HD for 75 bucks/200 miles per day...Dodge/Ford gas or diesel same price.

I always picked the gas over the diesel.