Will this vehicle safely do the job?
Going to by a 2015 f150, which will weigh 5,000# and will tow in excess of 11,000#. I want to know, in ya'lls opinions, if that truck would do fine pulling a TT with these specs: Dry Axle Weight (ap...
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The 11,300 tow rating requires the 3.5L V6 EcoBoost.
Most people forget that 11,300 tow rating exceeds the tow ratings of most of the older 3/4 tons and 1 tons with engines like the mighty 454 and 460 big blocks that was the backbone of hauling big trailers and fifth wheels back then.
OK, so the Tundra can pull a space shuttle, according to their commercial. What does that prove? If this were doable over the long haul, then why aren't all these hotshot truckers and tow vehicles on the road every day switching to smaller trucks? People are using smaller trucks to haul their rigs these days because they're more into the daily-driver aspect vs. the daily-hauler aspect. Its OK, and people do it everyday just fine. If the only heavy hauling I was doing was to haul my TT around a few times a year, then I'd go smaller too.
For the poster who downplayed strain on a vehicle, that's not a good position to take. Detonation in gas engines is caused often times by lugging. Lugging is caused often times by too much strain. Sure, you'll get 100K miles or more out of the truck. But you have to also remember all of the other components, like transmission, shocks, u-joints, cooling system, etc. The tow rating alone is a bad judge of how the vehicle will perform.
Look what has happened to engines over the years...they've become smaller and more powerful. Engines are nothing more than air pumps with with an ignition system. You want more power? Push through more air, improve the fuel injection, make the engine run hotter, decrease backpressure. Simple. The newer 6.7L Powerstrokes are an amazing engine. But just moving through town at 20-40 MPH, its producing 10-15 psi boost pressure. My older 7.3 produces 5 psi boost pressure for the same result.
