DW and I had been looking at a new TV (as the Expedition we were towing with was about 10 years old). We decided to wait until we knew what type of help (if any) our son would need starting a new job.A week later my wife did this:Insurance totaled it (which is what I was expecting since the whole left front wheel is gone).So, it was mandated that we would have to get something else. Our local Ford dealer finally found an F150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost engine and the max tow package (that was the difficult thing to find) along with the other few requirements we had. So, now she is driving this:The first tow hasn't happened yet, but she is enjoying driving it.

Beautiful...but if she is driving that, what do you get to drive? Or, are you stuck with the Expy....:@

Nice. You were lucky to find one of those. I looked and looked and looked some more and couldn't find one.

Congrats on the new truck. Nice!

Wow... That Expedition took as serious hit and your wife is fortunate to walk away.And that F150 looks like a jewel... I like that Ford went back to polished aluminum rims instead of the aluminum with a plastic facia rim.

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GMandJM
Explorer
Oct 01, 2015
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dhust
Explorer
Oct 01, 2015
Sport45 wrote:
Any injuries among the occupants of the car she hit? Hope not.

Nope. They were young kids (I think the oldest was 20). The only thing they had to do was shake the broken glass out of their shirt. They didn't even go to the hospital. My wife was feeling worse, but I think most of that was her back.
Sport45
Explorer II
Oct 01, 2015
Any injuries among the occupants of the car she hit? Hope not.
time2roll
Nomad
Oct 01, 2015
"Drive it until the wheels fall off" is supposed to be a figure of speech :B
dhust
Explorer
Oct 01, 2015
eastcoasthd wrote:
Any chance you can post what trucks ratings are? Axle ratio?

GVWR
Payload
F&RGAWR

I can only go from memory right now, so I will have to update you after the weekend, but I think the tow rating was 10,600. The axle ratio was 3.55 (electronic locking if that matters since it is 4x4), and I think the payload was only 1650. I will have to look up everything else, as I can't remember. I know it was beyond what I had with the Expy, and I was right at my limits on the expy.
dhust
Explorer
Oct 01, 2015
spoon059 wrote:
Easy... put a fat chick in the back right corner!!!

Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, the Expy didn't have enough overhang beyond the rear axle to make that enough of a counter balance. Either that or I haven't found a chick fat enough.
kw_00
Explorer
Oct 01, 2015
Glad to hear the wife made it, wow! That's a really nice replacement ride......!!!! Enjoy that new truck!
spoon059
Explorer II
Sep 30, 2015
dhust wrote:
No, I'm not driving the Expedition. I couldn't figure out how to balance the load to keep the left front up high enough.

Easy... put a fat chick in the back right corner!!!

Glad your wife is okay, sounds like a heckuva ride. Cars can be replaced. Nice looking new truck too! Enjoy it.
IdaD
Explorer
Sep 30, 2015
Doesn't max tow come with the bigger mirrors?
eastcoasthd
Explorer
Sep 30, 2015
dhust wrote:

So, it was mandated that we would have to get something else. Our local Ford dealer finally found an F150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost engine and the max tow package (that was the difficult thing to find) along with the other few requirements we had. So, now she is driving this:

The first tow hasn't happened yet, but she is enjoying driving it.

Beautiful truck, hope it serves you well!

Any chance you can post what trucks ratings are? Axle ratio?

GVWR
Payload
F&RGAWR

Thanks

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