starting to look at trucks
I'm in no hurry, but looking at used (2016 and up) F150's, looking at eng. size and wondering what would be best a 3.5 Ecoboost or a 5.0 L V8 . to pull a 7000lb trailer (TT) I think I"m leaning t...
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Welp, I’d use any of the appropriately optioned half tones out there.
Meaning enough tow rating.
These truck today are light years better than even 3/4 and 1 Ton trucks of 25 years ago.
Buy what you want, learn about weight distribution hitches and proper loading and have fun.
Watch your weights and you should be good to go. Tens of thousands of people just like you do it every day on American roads.
I pulled a 31.5 ft, 7,700 lb GVWR TT with my 97 F150 with a 5.4 and 3:55 gears and it did a great job for thousands of miles all over Tennessee. Never once an issue but I invested in dialing in my WD hitch and had more than enough axle and tire capacity for my weights.
Plus the truck was awesome to live with day to day. Which is important to a lot of people
I did eventually upgrade to a F350 Dually CC LB but that was to gain the CC and we wanted to carry a Golf Cart in the bed. I was actually disappointed in how the Dually towed..
If buying a newer F150 I would buy the 5.0 for simplicity sake or the 3.5...whichever one I could get the best deal on that met my mission.
Thanks and JMHO based on experience.
Jeremiah
Meaning enough tow rating.
These truck today are light years better than even 3/4 and 1 Ton trucks of 25 years ago.
Buy what you want, learn about weight distribution hitches and proper loading and have fun.
Watch your weights and you should be good to go. Tens of thousands of people just like you do it every day on American roads.
I pulled a 31.5 ft, 7,700 lb GVWR TT with my 97 F150 with a 5.4 and 3:55 gears and it did a great job for thousands of miles all over Tennessee. Never once an issue but I invested in dialing in my WD hitch and had more than enough axle and tire capacity for my weights.
Plus the truck was awesome to live with day to day. Which is important to a lot of people
I did eventually upgrade to a F350 Dually CC LB but that was to gain the CC and we wanted to carry a Golf Cart in the bed. I was actually disappointed in how the Dually towed..
If buying a newer F150 I would buy the 5.0 for simplicity sake or the 3.5...whichever one I could get the best deal on that met my mission.
Thanks and JMHO based on experience.
Jeremiah
