ford f-150

[mimosa]

I have a 2013 ford f-150 4 x 4 supercrew 3.5v6 3;31 ecoboost with trailer tow package I have looked up the towing capacity on fords towing web site and it shows I can tow 9200lbs the trailer I am looking at has weight of 6300lbs dry what do others tow with this vehicle.............thanks

[whsk]

the EB guys have their place and so do us Cummins guys-my little yellow sticker says 5435 lbs.!-whsk

[Fordlover]

goducks10 wrote:

Rthomas61 wrote:
I'd be interested to see what people think of the ecoboost f150's. Looking at them vs. the Chevy 1500 V8's. Ecoboost V6 ford F150 with 3.55 rear end is indeed 9600 lbs. saw that the other day. Kind of has me intrigued but I've always been a Chevy guy.

I would never tow with a 6cyl.

Yep, them big rig and cummins guys are fools. :R

:B :W

[EcoBullet]

Rthomas61 wrote:
I'd be interested to see what people think of the ecoboost f150's. Looking at them vs. the Chevy 1500 V8's. Ecoboost V6 ford F150 with 3.55 rear end is indeed 9600 lbs. saw that the other day. Kind of has me intrigued but I've always been a Chevy guy.

911golf has an excellent testimonial about his. I love mine also. I haven't had the opportunity to take it to real mountains yet, but it has done a wonderful job in the Ouachitas and Ozarks, and it makes a great fuel efficient daily driver.
The 2008 Chevy I had with 5.3L, 3.73 did OK in gentle terrain, but I couldn't stand the screaming 4K+rpms every time I came to a grade, even on built-up overpasses in flat terrain. Colorado's 11,000+ passes with it were a nightmare. I know the 2014 Chevys have more hp and torque than mine did, but the Ecoboost has still more, and at lower rpm.

[Shavano]

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[atwowheelguy]

I have a '13 F150 4x2 SuperCrew 5.5' bed XLT Ecoboost, 3.55 axle, no Max Tow, no HD payload. It has a payload of 1607#, 7100# GVWR. 9800# max trailer, 15,300# GCWR. This truck will run out of payload WAY before it runs out of engine to pull it. I am still searching for a toy hauler I can handle.

I pulled a 6x14 enclosed trailer full of motorcycles from Georgia to Colorado and back this summer. The GCVW was 9200#, 5500# of truck and 3700# of trailer and cargo and passengers. It got 16.2 mpg for 4600 miles, including about 1200 miles in the mountains. It gets 25 mpg highway when not towing.

I do not want a 3/4 ton truck as a daily driver, so I will just have to keep searching for a camper the truck can handle. I have my eye on one with a stated dry weight of 4200 and a GVWR of 7000. 14" wheels. :E

Check the torque curve for the Ecoboost.

[Racine96]

You should be fine. I tow an alike TT with my 2013 Silverado 1500 with Max Tow package, rated at 9,600 with no difficulties. From what I heard the Ford Ecoboost is even better towing. I just finished a trip over a thousand miles fine. Yes, a bigger truck would probably do it better, but it was not needed. Good luck.

[2112]

911golf >> thanks for sharing your research. There is nothing like 1st hand experience.

[brulaz]

goducks10 wrote:

brulaz wrote:
yep, it's all about low-end torque when towing, and that's where the diesels and Ecoboost shine. As do the big V-8 and V-10's, but they consume a lot more fuel when not working.

But lots of low-end torque and tow capacity doesn't help when the available truck payload is too low for the trailer's tongue/pin weight. Ford's F150 trucks can have some impressive payload numbers if you get the right options. The Max Tow option helps add 400-500# to GVWR and payload.

But even better is the HD Payload option which can add as much as 1000#, with the improved suspension, rear axle and wheels effectively creating a hybrid truck somewhere between an F150 and F250. Unfortunately it usually has to be special ordered and is not available in all models/configurations.

Dodge RAM is introducing a V6 diesel with even more low end torque than the Ecoboost in their 1500, "half-ton" line this fall. But if they don't improve the payload of their light trucks it may be wasted.

Why would the diesel be wasted in the 1500 Ram. It's not a power house diesel it's more of an alternative motor for better mpg's. People by Ram 1500's to tow with so assuming the same tow ratings the diesel owner will get better unloaded mpg's and equal towing capability. Rams not putting that diesel motor in the 1500 to make it a tow monster. You could say the same thing about the Eco in Ford trucks with 1200lb payload ratings. I think people get fixated on thinking that since a truck has a diesel motor that it's supposed to be some power house towing machine.

I wasn't referring to diesel mileage when I said the diesel might be wasted in the RAM. But you are right, it should get better mileage than the Ecoboost.

I was referring to low-end torque. And I agree that an Ecoboost in an F150 with 1200# payload is sort of a waste for towing as well. But Ford does offer F150 Ecoboost's with much higher payloads that reasonably match the Ecoboost's tow capacity. My own truck is a case in point, 2050# payload. And you can get higher with the HD Payload option.

But the RAM 1500 has traditionally had a lower payload than most F150's. So let me clarify: "if they don't improve the payload of their light trucks" all the low-end torque of the new diesel engine may be wasted for towing. We'll see. I haven't been able to find any payload numbers for the new RAM.

[goducks10]

brulaz wrote:
yep, it's all about low-end torque when towing, and that's where the diesels and Ecoboost shine. As do the big V-8 and V-10's, but they consume a lot more fuel when not working.

But lots of low-end torque and tow capacity doesn't help when the available truck payload is too low for the trailer's tongue/pin weight. Ford's F150 trucks can have some impressive payload numbers if you get the right options. The Max Tow option helps add 400-500# to GVWR and payload.

But even better is the HD Payload option which can add as much as 1000#, with the improved suspension, rear axle and wheels effectively creating a hybrid truck somewhere between an F150 and F250. Unfortunately it usually has to be special ordered and is not available in all models/configurations.

Dodge RAM is introducing a V6 diesel with even more low end torque than the Ecoboost in their 1500, "half-ton" line this fall. But if they don't improve the payload of their light trucks it may be wasted.

Why would the diesel be wasted in the 1500 Ram. It's not a power house diesel it's more of an alternative motor for better mpg's. People by Ram 1500's to tow with so assuming the same tow ratings the diesel owner will get better unloaded mpg's and equal towing capability. Rams not putting that diesel motor in the 1500 to make it a tow monster. You could say the same thing about the Eco in Ford trucks with 1200lb payload ratings. I think people get fixated on thinking that since a truck has a diesel motor that it's supposed to be some power house towing machine.

[brulaz]

yep, it's all about low-end torque when towing, and that's where the diesels and Ecoboost shine. As do the big V-8 and V-10's, but they consume a lot more fuel when not working.

But lots of low-end torque and tow capacity doesn't help when the available truck payload is too low for the trailer's tongue/pin weight. Ford's F150 trucks can have some impressive payload numbers if you get the right options. The Max Tow option helps add 400-500# to GVWR and payload.

But even better is the HD Payload option which can add as much as 1000#, with the improved suspension, rear axle and wheels effectively creating a hybrid truck somewhere between an F150 and F250. Unfortunately it usually has to be special ordered and is not available in all models/configurations.

Dodge RAM is introducing a V6 diesel with even more low end torque than the Ecoboost in their 1500, "half-ton" line this fall. But if they don't improve the payload of their light trucks it may be wasted.

[APT]

Why all the doubt with F150 Ecoboost? Is this 2010 again?

It's been out for 3 full model years in the F-150. Ford sells about 40$ of F-150's with them, so 250k per year! Plenty of feedback.

OP, payload is likely your limit, not the tow rating. 6300 dry means about 7500 pounds loaded with 900-1000 pounds of loaded tongue weight. Does your truck have 1200, 1500, 1800? That should include the weight of people in the cab, cargo in the bed, and trailer TW. Check your driver's door for a sticker that says the max combined weight of occupants and cargo shall not exceed xxxx pounds.

[mike243]

I have a 02 f150 with the 4.2 set up as work truck from factory,5800lbs is max trl weight, mine is 4900 dry. It does ok but I wouldn't want to pull it across the usa or the mountains a lot, for my limited towing twin sway bars & a leveling system it does fine. If I ever get to retire 1 day I will upgrade both truck & camper .373 rear end with limited slip has been as good as most 4 wheel drives I have owned in order to get to work. I no longer think I need a 4x4 for any reason,a Honda 4wheeler keeps my truck out of the mud lol

[911golf]

Hello. I dont usually post but in this case I consider myself a self-proclaimed expert on the ecoboost....and only because I researched trucks to death before I decided what to buy. During my research/test drive phase of Ford, GM, Dodge and Toyota, three of the four allowed me to take the truck and actually hook up my trailer and let me take it for a test drive in that manner. One was Ford and the other was Dodge. My initial intentions before any research was to buy the Toyota because of style and power. I also knew that I did not want a diesel. In my opinion and my opinion only, this truck would also be my daily driver and I wanted more refinement than utilitarian features. I spent some time on all forums reading about each truck, pros and cons, specs, etc, but when it comes down to it, it was actually testing that swayed me. Back to the test drives....I ruled out Toyota right away because they would not let me test drive it by pulling my trailer. To bad for them, they lost a customer. Test drove GMC Sierra Denali 1500 and Dodge 1500 Ram Longhorn edition. Had them for about 90 min each on test drive/tow. 45 min of actual towing. Felt the dodge had adequate torque but not at the desired RPM's. Really liked the adjustable air suspension. Sierra Denali was mediocre. When I went to ford, told them what I wanted to do for a test drive. Salesman and dealership said, whatever it takes to earn my business they would do....here is what they did for me. Lined up an FX4 Ecoboost with max tow package for the morning. Lined up an FX4 with the Raptor 6.2L V8 motor for the afternoon (this was a rare truck, it was slated to be a harley model, but they discontinued them and rebadged as an FX4 with appearance package. Day two, the dealer lined up an FX4 with the 5.0 motor. I was able to take each truck for a 2-3 hour period, hook up to my trailer and test. Really liked the 6.2. Could feel the Horsepower and midrange torque at any given time that I wanted to feel it....but it rapidly sucked fuel. The 5.0 was adequate but not much differance than the Sierra Denali...however fuel mileage was better on the 5.0. The Ecoboost, first thing I noticed was the torque was available from 1700-2500 rpm range which when towing is right about where you need it to maintain safe highway speeds. Second thing noticed was the fuel economy was best in this motor compared to all.....now the dealer throws a wrench into things and shows me a new 2012 F350 super duty still on the lot that they are blowing out. I take it out and of course hands down, there is no comparison to a diesel. Now if that diesel was just the limited or platinum model, I would have bought that. In the end I decided on a 13 FX4 with Appearance Package and max tow ecoboost F150. This summer we hauled the trailer, (on the scale loaded up at 6400lbs, 30 foot lightweight travel trailer, plus family of 4) through Alberta and BC mountains, to Sandpoint Idaho, to Waterton lakes....no regrets, great mileage (if you can even say that pulling a trailer), comfort, power, style. In my opinion if you cant or do not want a diesel, the Ecoboost is the next best motor to tow with. All the other brands are good trucks, just want to say that but for my family and our towing needs, the ecoboost is the best choice.

[goducks10]

SprinklerMan wrote:

goducks10 wrote:

Rthomas61 wrote:
I'd be interested to see what people think of the ecoboost f150's. Looking at them vs. the Chevy 1500 V8's. Ecoboost V6 ford F150 with 3.55 rear end is indeed 9600 lbs. saw that the other day. Kind of has me intrigued but I've always been a Chevy guy.

I would never tow with a 6cyl.

I would and when I poped the hood it would say CUMMINGS inside

You mean like one of these?