โJul-17-2015 10:25 AM
โJul-24-2015 08:22 PM
bbaker2001 wrote:
rightyouareken
thanks, your rig is very much like mine. My Gmc dealer said to change it at 50,000.
can you tell me your total weight you have. I find it so hard to load up for camping and stay under cargo capacity.
we are now on Oregon coast, love it
โJul-24-2015 05:06 PM
โJul-24-2015 08:50 AM
Ford recommends a trany flush every 30,000 miles. With all the fittings. It is done in 20 minutes. Last place I took mine. Didn't have the correct fittings. SO, They dropped the pan, and changed all the filters for the same price as a flush. So I got NEW every thing at 60,000 miles
โJul-22-2015 02:56 PM
smkettner wrote:
It is a 2011 F150 not 1972.
โJul-22-2015 01:40 PM
texasAUtiger wrote:Tystevens wrote:allen8106 wrote:
Your truck can do it but it won't be any fun towing. It's going to struggle mightily but it will do the job. I had a 2000 1500 Ram with the gas engine and towed a 32 foot TT from Walcott, IA to Wichita, KS and it was not a fun tow. Your only hope is that the fun stuff between the tows out weighs the not so fun tow.
No offense, but there is quite a difference between a 2000 Dodge w/ probably a 200 hp 4.7 (or maybe a 235 hp 5.9?) and a 4 spd transmission developed in the '80s, and a 380 hp 6 spd 2011 truck.
OP, you'll be just fine. Living in Utah, we tow similar grades/conditions all the time w/ our F150 and around 6500 lbs behind it, and it does the job quite well.
But you should have bought the Ecoboost! (just kidding ...)
Good luck!
Actually, I wish I had. If I recall correctly, this was the year the ecoboost came out and when I was shopping I didn't even know about them nor did the salesman pitch them. (Even if they had, I likely would not have wanted to be a first adopter.)
The next year my father-in-law who works for Caterpillar and their franchise owns and runs a lot of Ford trucks, their office all went with the ecoboost and raved about them.
What kind of speeds to you expect me to get on the bogger grades? (I'm not interested in racing up, just want to know to set a baseline for my expectations.)
Oh well. Maybe next time. Unless I go F250 SuperDuty diesel, that is. But that is an expensive jump up.
Thanks for the info everyone. It is just the type of input I'm looking for.
โJul-22-2015 01:31 PM
bbaker2001 wrote:
question on upgrading trans cooler.
my 2009 gmc 1/2 has tow package and have made a few 2500 mile trips. tranny temp does go up. if i want to change or add another, who can tell me the best or biggest i can put on
i do hope net year to take a similar trip. hope you keep us informed
โJul-22-2015 10:20 AM
โJul-22-2015 09:56 AM
Tystevens wrote:allen8106 wrote:
Your truck can do it but it won't be any fun towing. It's going to struggle mightily but it will do the job. I had a 2000 1500 Ram with the gas engine and towed a 32 foot TT from Walcott, IA to Wichita, KS and it was not a fun tow. Your only hope is that the fun stuff between the tows out weighs the not so fun tow.
No offense, but there is quite a difference between a 2000 Dodge w/ probably a 200 hp 4.7 (or maybe a 235 hp 5.9?) and a 4 spd transmission developed in the '80s, and a 380 hp 6 spd 2011 truck.
OP, you'll be just fine. Living in Utah, we tow similar grades/conditions all the time w/ our F150 and around 6500 lbs behind it, and it does the job quite well.
But you should have bought the Ecoboost! (just kidding ...)
Good luck!
โJul-22-2015 09:07 AM
allen8106 wrote:
Your truck can do it but it won't be any fun towing. It's going to struggle mightily but it will do the job. I had a 2000 1500 Ram with the gas engine and towed a 32 foot TT from Walcott, IA to Wichita, KS and it was not a fun tow. Your only hope is that the fun stuff between the tows out weighs the not so fun tow.
โJul-20-2015 12:02 AM
โJul-19-2015 03:45 PM
โJul-19-2015 12:47 PM
IdaD wrote:BroncosFan wrote:
Tundra and 17,500 lbs!:h
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/tundra/349442-towing-heavy-17-500-lbs-s/?utm_medium=email&utm_...
At least he was keeping it down at 70-75 as he passed people on the highway.
Good God.
โJul-19-2015 11:39 AM
โJul-18-2015 08:36 AM