Thoughts on a used Ford tow vehicle...??
Looking for a "well" used tow vehicle for about 2,000 miles a year. I am currently using my 2013 F150, which, although does great with power and on two lane roads, struggles with heavy winds for obvio...
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Don't ignore the rear end gearing of your present truck and any replacements for towing. With a gas engine I want 4.10 gears and have never bought anything with taller gearing that I wanted to use for towing.
Ford F-150 with the 5.0 V-8 and 3.31 gears has a towing capacity of 7,900 lbs., which increases to 8,300 lbs. with the 3.55 gears, and to 10,000 lbs. with the 3.73 gears. So you can get a 25% increase in not only towing capacity but actual on the road performance with the lowest gears provided.
I went with the 4.10 gears when all that was available were 4-speed automatic transmissions and still got better gas mileage than others with taller gears and this was towing or not. Now with 6-speed and 8-speed transmissions with multiple overdrive gears available there is no reason to not go with the lowest gears that you can get.
I would sooner hold onto the current truck and fix the gears if it does have 3.31 or 3.55 gears - which you can determine with a VIN lookup.
Ford F-150 with the 5.0 V-8 and 3.31 gears has a towing capacity of 7,900 lbs., which increases to 8,300 lbs. with the 3.55 gears, and to 10,000 lbs. with the 3.73 gears. So you can get a 25% increase in not only towing capacity but actual on the road performance with the lowest gears provided.
I went with the 4.10 gears when all that was available were 4-speed automatic transmissions and still got better gas mileage than others with taller gears and this was towing or not. Now with 6-speed and 8-speed transmissions with multiple overdrive gears available there is no reason to not go with the lowest gears that you can get.
I would sooner hold onto the current truck and fix the gears if it does have 3.31 or 3.55 gears - which you can determine with a VIN lookup.
