Mar-01-2018 02:38 PM
Mar-02-2018 01:50 PM
Mar-02-2018 01:46 PM
goducks10 wrote:time2roll wrote:
I would be getting max tow AND max payload packages. Custom order if dealer cannot find one.
Heavy Duty paylaod package requires the Max Tow.
Mar-02-2018 12:52 PM
time2roll wrote:
I would be getting max tow AND max payload packages. Custom order if dealer cannot find one.
Mar-02-2018 12:11 PM
Mar-02-2018 11:37 AM
troubledwaters wrote:goducks10 wrote:I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the the 3.5 Ecoboost was the key; not only for the fuel economy as a daily driver, but also still has good capability as a tow vehicle. You can't get the 3.5 Ecoboost in a 3/4 ton.IdaD wrote:
Keep the trim level reasonable and you can get into a diesel HD truck for what many spend on half tons. That way you get extra capability and good fuel economy. I don't find my truck uncomfortable at all as a daily driver.
x2.
But beyond that, you ain't touching a F250 diesel for anywhere near the same price as a comparable (similarly trimmed and optioned) F150 Ecoboost.
Mar-02-2018 10:50 AM
goducks10 wrote:I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the the 3.5 Ecoboost was the key; not only for the fuel economy as a daily driver, but also still has good capability as a tow vehicle. You can't get the 3.5 Ecoboost in a 3/4 ton.IdaD wrote:
Keep the trim level reasonable and you can get into a diesel HD truck for what many spend on half tons. That way you get extra capability and good fuel economy. I don't find my truck uncomfortable at all as a daily driver.
x2.
Mar-02-2018 09:52 AM
We'll See wrote:
That specific f150 won’t have 2,360 pounds of payload but will probably be around 1,700. A little more if xlt and no sunroof, a little less if lariat with sunroof. That is a great truck and would easily handle up to a 7,000 pound loaded trailer without running into payload problems unless there is five heavy people in the cab and the bed is loaded with stuff.
Mar-02-2018 09:50 AM
Groover wrote:
As for payload it is likely no more than 1700lbs unless you get the Max Payload package and most dealers have no idea how to tell if a particular F150 has that but they love to quote the figures for it as if all F150s come with this very rare option. First clue, if it does not have the 6.5ft bed on the Crewcab or the 8ft bed on the Supercab it does not have the max payload package. Second, if it does not have the 3.73 rear end it does not have the max payload package but that can be hard to check in a used truck. All trucks with max payload package will have a GVWR listed on the door sticker in excess of 8,000lbs. That is easy to check if you can open the door.
That said, I have a 2016 equipped much like the one you are looking at and would have no reservations about pulling that trailer providehd that you have the proper hitch and good trailer brakes.
Mar-02-2018 09:20 AM
Mar-02-2018 07:48 AM
We'll See wrote:MFL wrote:
OP did not say what year 150 she is looking at. The 6-speed would indicate several years old. There is also a little confusion as to actual MAX tow. The max tow trucks around 2013 year, had a 500 lb higher GVWR, thus more payload. Also the RAWR was 4,050. Just too many variations of the 150 to give good help, without knowing year, and all specs of actual truck.
Jerry
She says in the first post 2016. That f150 is plenty capable for a 5,000 or 6,000 pound loaded trailer.
Mar-02-2018 07:39 AM
Mar-02-2018 06:34 AM
MFL wrote:
OP did not say what year 150 she is looking at. The 6-speed would indicate several years old. There is also a little confusion as to actual MAX tow. The max tow trucks around 2013 year, had a 500 lb higher GVWR, thus more payload. Also the RAWR was 4,050. Just too many variations of the 150 to give good help, without knowing year, and all specs of actual truck.
Jerry
Mar-02-2018 06:19 AM
IdaD wrote:
Keep the trim level reasonable and you can get into a diesel HD truck for what many spend on half tons. That way you get extra capability and good fuel economy. I don't find my truck uncomfortable at all as a daily driver.
Mar-02-2018 05:06 AM
Mar-02-2018 04:47 AM