what size truck do i need to tow a 26' trailer

jimmurr wrote:
I've been reading about this ecoboosts...is it an add on or a certain type of engine? looking to purchase a 2007 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew Short Bed 4 speed automatic with a v8 and tow package (not sure what kind of tow package). would that do?

The eco boost is a twin turbo v6. My 3.5L eco boost makes an amazing 375 HP and 470 pounds of torque.

I've been reading about this ecoboosts...is it an add on or a certain type of engine? looking to purchase a 2007 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew Short Bed 4 speed automatic with a v8 and tow package (not sure what kind of tow package). would that do?

donn0128 wrote:
5700 dry will probsbly tranalate to around 9000 pounds loaded ready to go. While you could get by with a 150/1500 for nearly the same money you could step up to a 2500 and tow worry free. Ford is really proud of their 150 ecoboosts. And unless you got the max tow package I dont think you would be real happy.

3300# of cargo seems pretty extreme even if you factor in 50 gallons of water, What on earth do you take camping?

Op.. how did you find your way to this section of the forum?

5700 dry will probsbly tranalate to around 9000 pounds loaded ready to go. While you could get by with a 150/1500 for nearly the same money you could step up to a 2500 and tow worry free. Ford is really proud of their 150 ecoboosts. And unless you got the max tow package I dont think you would be real happy.

I towed about the same weight with a 2007 Silverado (5.3, 3.42 gears) and it towed OK on flat open road but it was a total dog going up any hill even in the low elevations of Missouri. Given that, I doubt you will be happy towing that much weight with a 4.3. If I had to pick an F-150 to tow 5700 lbs, I'd look at an ecoboost otherwise, I'd look at a 2500.

My first fifth-wheel was at 6300# (weighed) and I had a F-150, small v-8 engine at the time. It got me there, bogged down on the roads in No. GA.
Traded it for a Dodge Ram 1500 with the V-8 Magnum and it towed like a boat.

I now have a 26' TT and am towing with a 2500 5.7 Hemi Dodge. Tows like a champ, but will downsize to a 150 or 1500, just a v-8 engine.

Doable.. probably, depends on where you live, where you plan to go, but IMO
a tad short on the power.