Making sense of Tow #'s
Looking at buying my first truck and need some help with Towing. We're planning to get an RV in a year or 2 and I want it to do it right the first time! Looking at a 2011 F150 Supercrew Ecoboost w...
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itguy08 wrote:
Then I guess the next question would be what should we be looking at for towing behind this truck? Weight, size, what?
The only thing keeping me in the F150 camp is the fact that the truck may end up being my daily driver a few years down the road and I've got a 38 mile 1 way commute so getting, say 19 MPG in an Ecobost vs, say 10MPG in a F250 makes a huge difference in fuel costs.
We had the same F150 ..super crew Eco boost...We bought an ultralight with a loaded weight of 7,000 lbs. we towed it last summer. It was ok but we were over GMWR. We had the FX4 and a 1,200 lb payload. Tongue weight is 13% 920 lbs. without the trailer we got 18mpg.
In November we traded our 2013 F150 for a 2014 F350 diesel. We get about 16mpg without the trailer...not that different than the F150. By the way, I suggest you not get the F250. It is the same price and has the same dimensions and options as the F350. If you go with the superduty you will have a way better and safer tow.
