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sunofabeach wrote:
my F150 tows my 7200lbs loaded trailer perfectly fine. no white knuckles, no tail wagging the dog. would it tow better with a 1 ton? probably. but it would cost me an additional $20k for the 1 ton diesel not including the higher maintenance cost.
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โJun-23-2015 10:24 PM
Samsonsworld wrote:
The way some of you talk, I'm surprised I don't see half tons in the ditch all the time. Lot of them out there towing. I think they're more capable than some on here want to give them credit for. Think I have have a couple thousand miles towing my 8k lb (dry) trailer behind mine. It's been solid.
Would a 3/4 diesel be better? Sure. But I like having a newer more dependable vehicle and my half ton was about $15-20k cheaper. Each to their own I guess.
โJun-23-2015 10:40 AM
mike77leprechaun wrote:
the wives don't like the floorplans
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chr$ wrote:seaeagle2 wrote:
When I bought my used F150, I was towing a 18 foot boat, and not intending to tow a TT (I didn't have a crystal ball either). Turns out, my truck doesn't have the tow package so it has a 5000 lb tow capacity. After posting a question on this website and having someone post a link to a trailer that would fit our needs, (under 5000 lbs with an oven, a Chalet Takena 1860 or 1860BH), we started looking to see if something else more readily available would fit the bill. Knowing the 5000 lb limit of our truck, the first thing we would tell the salesman was that our truck would tow 5000 lbs. The responses we got varied from "You need to buy a new truck before you can buy a trailer", to "Ahh, you're good for 7500 easy", "Those ratings have some fudge factor built in". Of 7 different salespeople at different dealers, 2 did actually listen and, say "well, lets look at what we've got that you can tow". So while I agree on the customer doing due diligence to know what they can tow, the average salesman, at least in my experience, doesn't really care......
It's interesting that your 2010 F150 4.6 3V is only rated for 5,000#. My 2009 Explorer Sport Trac 4.6 3V is rated for 6,900#. Must have something to do with overall weight of both rigs? The Sport Trac weighs in around 4,500#.