How do they do it? little vehicle/big trailer
New poster here. I’m curious. I have a 24’ expandable that’s roughly 4000 lbs. dry / 5000 lbs. GVWR. I tow with a Ford F-150 and, before that, a Chevy Avalanche. With both of those tow vehicles, I...
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But what is the rear gearing on your truck. 3:31 or worse? I have a 2014 F150 4x4 Eco Boost with 3:73 rear end. I pull a similar sized TT, 4950 GVWR. On the flats it's pulls in 6th gear with RPM about 1800. Going up a steep hill it will usually drop down to 5th and the RPM will jump to maybe 22-2300.
No way your Eco should be having trouble unless it has a rear end not fit for towing.
As for mpg, it's just not going to get good mileage. No matter the weight, you're still pulling a box through the air.
No way your Eco should be having trouble unless it has a rear end not fit for towing.
As for mpg, it's just not going to get good mileage. No matter the weight, you're still pulling a box through the air.
euskyju wrote:
It's a 2015 V-6 Ecoboost. Everything I read said it was better for towing than the V-8. It does tow better than the V-8 Avalanche did. Same mpg, but without the rpms.
