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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Thank you all for your advice.
I forgot to mention the truck is the 5.4L and 3.73. It came with brake controls from the previous owner as they used it for a 5th wheel, but never did any mountain towing.
We don't really want to avoid the mountains as we love them, but we also want to make sure we are safe.
Last year we had a 1999 Fleetwood Flair Class A and tacked the mountains in New York and some in Pennsylvania, so it won't be our first trip through the mountains. However, we ran into some problems with our Class A last fall and ended up selling it. I think some of the mechanical issues we had just have us a bit on edge wanting to make sure we are doing things correctly this time around.
We have no issue going slower and in the Class A we would get behind a semi and pace ourselves with them if we were at all worried. We also learned pretty quickly how to properly brake on the way down the hill to maintain speed and keep from burning through the brakes.
Again, thank you all for your advice. Does anybody have any type of resource that shows the grades through the mountains or anything that might help us avoid the worst climbs when we plan out our trip?
I forgot to mention the truck is the 5.4L and 3.73. It came with brake controls from the previous owner as they used it for a 5th wheel, but never did any mountain towing.
We don't really want to avoid the mountains as we love them, but we also want to make sure we are safe.
Last year we had a 1999 Fleetwood Flair Class A and tacked the mountains in New York and some in Pennsylvania, so it won't be our first trip through the mountains. However, we ran into some problems with our Class A last fall and ended up selling it. I think some of the mechanical issues we had just have us a bit on edge wanting to make sure we are doing things correctly this time around.
We have no issue going slower and in the Class A we would get behind a semi and pace ourselves with them if we were at all worried. We also learned pretty quickly how to properly brake on the way down the hill to maintain speed and keep from burning through the brakes.
Again, thank you all for your advice. Does anybody have any type of resource that shows the grades through the mountains or anything that might help us avoid the worst climbs when we plan out our trip?
