New F-150 with 13,200 lb tow rating!
I just purchased a brand new 2018 F-150 Lariat with the 3.5L Ecoboost motor a couple nights ago. It has the max tow package and the 3.55 gears giving it a tow rating of 13,200 pounds! I used to have...
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Two years ago. I was at Old Man’s Cave Campground and in comes two identical F-150’s towing Open Range fifth wheels. It was a brother/sister duo with their spouses. I really thought I was seeing double as they were about 50 seconds apart. I thought the fifth wheels were huge for those trucks.
So I chased them down and they had towed many miles with the combo with no issues. At the time. My bother and I had Ram EcoDiesels which is a wonderful truck. I guess my point is all late mo del trucks are much more capable than like my Dads cream puff 2002 heavy half ton Chevy extended cab pickup.
So with that Ford, I’d tow anything as kind as I was below the rear tire ratings. My brother and I traded in those Eco’s for 3500 Rams, identical except I have the diesel and he has the gasser.
Interestingly enough his payload is over 4000 lbs but his max tow with .373’s is supposed to be 12600 lbs. The gasser with the .410’s is 15600 lbs.
The eco was squirrelly with his trailer at 9000 lbs and 30 feel length. So the Ford F-150 can tow 600 lbs more than a 2018 Ram 3500 CC SB pickup? Kind of crazy! Point is the F150 and the max tow Ram 1500’s are way more capable than 10 years ago and so are the HD’s.
But I’d still be careful of pushing the limits. I wonder if you could buy a F250 gasser for about the same price as the F150 max tow?
So I chased them down and they had towed many miles with the combo with no issues. At the time. My bother and I had Ram EcoDiesels which is a wonderful truck. I guess my point is all late mo del trucks are much more capable than like my Dads cream puff 2002 heavy half ton Chevy extended cab pickup.
So with that Ford, I’d tow anything as kind as I was below the rear tire ratings. My brother and I traded in those Eco’s for 3500 Rams, identical except I have the diesel and he has the gasser.
Interestingly enough his payload is over 4000 lbs but his max tow with .373’s is supposed to be 12600 lbs. The gasser with the .410’s is 15600 lbs.
The eco was squirrelly with his trailer at 9000 lbs and 30 feel length. So the Ford F-150 can tow 600 lbs more than a 2018 Ram 3500 CC SB pickup? Kind of crazy! Point is the F150 and the max tow Ram 1500’s are way more capable than 10 years ago and so are the HD’s.
But I’d still be careful of pushing the limits. I wonder if you could buy a F250 gasser for about the same price as the F150 max tow?
