My 2018 F150 Towing Experience
As referenced here (link), I recently joined the Ecoboost club by buying an '18 F150. Many have said, "that's not enough truck," but I believed those who said otherwise... After driving back from ...
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troubledwaters wrote:manley wrote:I don't know what you want the engineers to say. The thicker frame (and higher GVWR) only comes on models with the Heavy Duty Payload Package (HDPP). You didn't buy one with the HDPP; even though you were going to be towing almost 10,000 lbs. Somehow that's the engineer's fault?
Thanks, JIMNLIN for the information from the Ford Fleet Guide.
Based on that information, I should have the frame that is 0.1 inches thick. I say that because the GVWR on my truck is 7,000 pounds and the GCWR is 17,000 pounds. Trucks with the lower GVWR (I think it is 6,300 pounds) would have the 0.087 frame thickness.
We'll see what the Ford engineers say about this situation... let's just say that my case has "escalated."
You been on here long enough to know it's the payload that matters.
Did I say it was the engineers’ fault?
