Truck Salesperson
Went to the local dealership and was looking at the F-250 psd. Asked the salesperson if they were unlocked because I wanted to check the payload capacity sticker. He said they' were locked. He went to...
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bartlettj wrote:
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I'm surprised they let you do that. You're supposed to put 1000 miles on the axle before towing to avoid whining hypoid gears.
It was after the fact, when we got the new truck home, I was reading through the owners manual and came to the section on towing. It stated it's best not to tow for the first 500 miles. I'd only towed the trailer that one time (all together about 20 miles), and then not again till almost 1200. I read that in the manual when my truck had about 650 miles at the time. Overall, it didn't hurt anything. That truck is a marvelous towing beast!
