Mountain Towing Experiences with 1/2 ton & TT
Hey all, My wife and I have a 2001 Ford F150 with the 7700# option for better towing. We purchased it from the only owner it has ever had who used it occasionally to pull a 27-foot 5th wheel. W...
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I towed a 6500lb loaded 28ft trailer with a 97 Dodge conversion van with the old 5.9L.
IMO you are limiting yourself with the size and weight trailer you are considering especially full timing. That year 5.4 and it being a 7700 spec F150 will have no issues with a 6000lb loaded trailer. I went through the mountains with mine and it never had an issue. Yes it worked hard but that's what it was designed to do. And it will be pulling 4K + rpm on the big grades. But that's how it's designed.
With a 7700lb GVWR you have plenty of payload so that isn't an issue. The 7700 is basically a 3/4 ton with a 1/2 ton badge.
IMO you are limiting yourself with the size and weight trailer you are considering especially full timing. That year 5.4 and it being a 7700 spec F150 will have no issues with a 6000lb loaded trailer. I went through the mountains with mine and it never had an issue. Yes it worked hard but that's what it was designed to do. And it will be pulling 4K + rpm on the big grades. But that's how it's designed.
With a 7700lb GVWR you have plenty of payload so that isn't an issue. The 7700 is basically a 3/4 ton with a 1/2 ton badge.
