Max Tow F150s

Lantley wrote:

Maury82 wrote:

Maury82 wrote:

Lantley wrote:

Maury82 wrote:

Lantley wrote:

nickthehunter wrote:

Huntindog wrote:
It is simple. A 250 will generally have much better durability ratings than a 150...

Really? I don't believe you. I think you're continuing to blow smoke (BS). Show me the durability rating for each.

I think one of the duty cycle issues already mentioned was Ford has no plans to put the Ego boost into the Super Duties because there are duty cycle concerns..
If you are towing within the ratings of your F-150 occasionally, I don't think there will be any duty cycle issues.
If you tow with your F-150 at your max. payload daily, duty cylce issues may occur.
I don't think duty cycle is a major factor to be concerned with, but it is a real phenomenon

I can smoke a whole Buffalo with all that smoke you are blowing...lol

I can't believe you are pushing that on vulnerable and clueless newbies under the name of an experienced member.

Towing within the F-150 capacity on occasion is ok?...lol

Just for laughs, how would towing near the max ratings of the 3/4 and 1 ton affect duty cycles?

And for an additional laughter, how can you explain the reliability of the Tundra and Tacoma?... they are reliable because the owners don't tow much?

Really depends on what your towing and where you are towing. There are plenty of 1/2 ton owners that have tried there 1/2 tons and eventually upgraded to 3/4 and 1 ton trucks.
By the same token there are one ton guys that have upgraded to duallys.
The torque provided by the ego boost is a wonderful thing, but at some point there is no substitute for mass.
If you look back in this thread some guys said they chose the ego boost package because 85% of their miles are non towing. For them I imagine the F-150 to be viable. Now had they said 85% of the miles were towing than a 3/4 or 1 ton would be a better choice.
Your bringing up the reliability of a Tacoma as a tow vehicle:h
A tacoma is a decent vehicle, but it's not much of a tow vehicle.
Tundra's are decent within their ratings but generally they are payload deficient when it comes to towing RV trailers.
Ford took the bull by the horns with their max tow, max payload package and built a 1/2 ton truck with real capability, which is why this thread exist.
Tundra and the other 1/2 tons are sitting on the sideline wondering how to compete with the payload of the EGO boost Ford.

This is an RV towing forum. The best advice I can give is to buy your last truck first. Don't play the upgrade game.
Once upon a time I towed a 11K GVW TT with a Ford Excursion. When it came time to upgrade I went straight for the dually. Not necessarily because I needed it then. But because I knew I would need it in the future.
For me the 1/2 ton truck is a temporary measure. I think anyone towing a 8K loaded or greater trailer would be better served with a 3/4 ton truck or larger. Simply because the larger truck allows one room to grow when it comes time to upgrade you won't need both a new truck and trailer.
The ironic thing in all this is it's not about money.
The difference in $$$ between a new 1/2 ton ego boost max payload, max tow and a late model dually diesel is not that great.
It's more about seeing the whole picture and gazing into the future a bit. vs. locking in and focusing on one truck and one trailer.
That is likely to change before you know it.
I know everyone is content with the rig they have and there is no need to worry or look to the future.
All 5th wheel owners said that at one time.
For those truly bit with the RV bug upgrading is inevitable. I'd be curious to know how many bought a 5'er as there 1st towable RV vs. upgrading?
If you are an OCCASIONAL tow'er that tows on generally flat ground to the beach or the local state park 6-7 times a year a 1/2 ton is fine and will meet your needs.
If you want to tow without limits, beaches, mountains, local parks, long distance destination parks and everything in between.The sooner you get a 1 ton truck the better off you'll be.

Are you serious to think that there aren't RVers who don't want a huge truck?THe issue is the RV'er wants a large trailer but doesn't want the large truck to go with ity.

Your perspectives are very one dementional, and no, I would not be happy with a 1 ton dually diesel Limited. What would I do with that thing when the truck I have should fit the bill.
[COLOR=]My comments are based on experience. A larger truck will fit the bill for a larger trailer.vs. a smaller truck should fit the bill

A One Ton is like using a commercial grade zero radius mower to mow the front yard of your small townhouse. It will do it, but you don't need it...too cumbersome.

The F150 HDPP is a unique tow vehicle thatfor some owners, has both unique combination of towing capabilities to meet our towing needs, and for me, an occasional road trip vehicle.

This F150 is a big compromise to drive, and once I break this thing in, it stays park with the trailer. I can't see myself driving that ungainly thing unless I really need it for towing or for some unique reason. I'm struggling trying put 1,000 miles on it, and I can't wait to finish up so I can get back to driving my car.

A 1 ton is a great tow vehicle, but that's it, and outside of towing, it would be useless, and just a hindrance to drive, and it gets parked with the RV.

Tell us how you tore up your newer HDPP F150 towing more than "occasionally".

If you can't tell us how your F150 HDPP held up, you are still blowing smoke up our behind again.
Correct but I can tell you how my 3/4 ton truck held up. I can tell you how an exhaust brake performs when descending a large hill towing a 10,5000# loaded trailer. The Ego boost has the engine to do the job unfortunately experience not brochures has taught me there is more to it than just the engine.

Only people who are towing with newer F150 HDPP can speak about how it tows, how it held up, it's duty cycle, reliability, etc...everyone else is blowing smoke.
Experienced smoke.Tow 10K down a 6% with and without an exhaust brake and let me know which you prefer.

Just because a person is a newbie up here, that doesn't mean they were born when we joined.

Just because I don't own a F-150 doesn't mean I don't understand how it tows

Remember, you are trying to get people to spend their hard earned money on one vehicle versus another, and not just talking about what you like about your truck.

A 10,500lbs trailer is pushing it on a few ratings with a 1/2 ton, and I wouldn't want to be towing regularly with even a HDPP 1/2 ton.

You are up here contending that the HDPP trucks aren't meant to tow within its ratings on a regular basis, and it will not hold up mechanically if towing within capacity, but it is OK towing heavy only on occasion, and you are trying to influence people to spend their money based on what you are merely speculating.

Remember, you haven't towed anything with a modern HDPP 1/2 ton.

Remember, your words are contradicting both Ford engineering claims of the HDPP trucks specifically designed features for both heavier payloads and additional towing features. And you are contradicting what actual owners are saying.

Nothing is wrong with you having your opinion, but I would be foolish to spend my money based on your speculations without first hand knowledge, versus driver of HDPP truck who are actually towing, and particularly when your comments are tainted heavily with bias.

Your heavily tainted bias against the 1/2 ton trucks carries less weight than the specs in a brochure, and definitely not over the words and actual experiences of the guys who are actually towing heavy TT with theirs.

You need to ask them about the HDPP trucks, and learn from them, because you can't offer any information regarding the trucks...I'm just seeing a lot of smoke...lol.