Towing performance - F150 vs F250
I am shopping for a new truck. I pull a fifth wheel, around 10,000 pounds including contents. I have a 2009 F150, and I find it marginal on long hills. I would not feel comfortable hauling thro...
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While I agree that a 3/4 ton will tow your trailer better from a stability/ heavier chassis standpoint, no question, you didn’t say you were looking for a heavier duty truck and presumably are fine with how your current F150 handles the trailer, save for power.
Given the choice I’d rather a 3/4 ton, but I’m accustomed to doing more with a 1/2 ton than many. I don't blink an eye at towing 10k+ lbs through the mountains with one.
The power out of any of the top end 1/2 tons will match or sometimes beat a 3/4 ton gasser.
But the chassis’s will be fairly similar. Save for more technology and a little better brakes.
A new Ecoboost or even a 5.0 10 speed will blow away your old F150 pulling.
If I wasn’t piling on a lot of daily driver miles between towing duties and the truck was primarily tow pig and less commuter, AND I was going for a new truck, I’d get a 3/4 ton though
Given the choice I’d rather a 3/4 ton, but I’m accustomed to doing more with a 1/2 ton than many. I don't blink an eye at towing 10k+ lbs through the mountains with one.
The power out of any of the top end 1/2 tons will match or sometimes beat a 3/4 ton gasser.
But the chassis’s will be fairly similar. Save for more technology and a little better brakes.
A new Ecoboost or even a 5.0 10 speed will blow away your old F150 pulling.
If I wasn’t piling on a lot of daily driver miles between towing duties and the truck was primarily tow pig and less commuter, AND I was going for a new truck, I’d get a 3/4 ton though
