Forum Discussion

  • As long as you do not encounter a lot of steep grades in your travels I think the 3.5 eco boost is a decent match for a 7500 gvw trailer.
    However if you plan to travel in the mountains regularly, the lack of an exhaust brake would be a deal breaker.
  • I tow with a 2011 F150 with a 3.5 EB and 6 speed tranny. I love the pulling power of the engine. My biggest complaint is that it is still a 3.5 l engine when it comes to motor braking coming down long grades. You will be using your trailer and or truck brakes so know how to do it without burning them up. You should also know how to look at your gauges and learn to shift the truck yourself to keep engine and tranny temps under control I frequently downshift before the truck decides to so that I can keep the tranny cool
  • Confusing using marketing nomenclature…F150 has over a dozen different ones…so which one ?

    Best to use their actual ratings. Like GVWR, FGAWR, RGAWR.

    Look at the RGAWR and get the one with the largest rating. There is a reason why the bigger TV’s will have RGAWR’s starting at 6,000 lbs.

    IdaD mentioned the F150HD and that one will have the highest RGAWR

    As for the trailer’s tongue weight vs your possible TV purchase…look up it’s advertised weight and tongue rating. That is normally an empty trailer and will provide for guesstimating of the actual tongue weight

    What you are looking for is the tongue percentage weight.

    Then take the trailers GVWR to figure out it’s tongue weight to figure out if that TV will be rated for that

    Not a sure fire, as depending on the trailer, some will have their loaded tongue weight something other than the brochure tongue percentage.

    If you are stuck on purchasing this TV and trailer, then take the trailer brochure listed weight & tongue, which is an empty trailer with no optional equipment like propane tanks, spare, battery, etc.

    Then subtract that from the TV’s GCWR and that is the maximum your TV can weigh and still meet GCWR.

    I have no skin in your game and am just providing information for the OP to make a good decision.
  • If you get the right F150 it should tow it great, especially on your side of the country. Personally I like HD trucks better so that's what I'd get, but it certainly wouldn't be necessary for a 7500 lb travel trailer. I just think you get more truck for the money, and it future proofs you if you want to switch up the trailer which isn't uncommon.
  • Reviews I’ve read say good power, bad gasoline mileage when towing.