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Gdetrailer wrote: gunner65 wrote: Gdetrailer wrote: gunner65 wrote: I was in the same boat. Wanting a tow worthy truck that wasnt an awful daily driver. I went with the F150 EB max tow could not find an HD. As others said getting that published payload will have you searching and waiting or ordering one built to order. That said we love the EB for towing and for daily driving. If you are not intending on upgraded the camper the EB max tow will suit you just fine. My TT is about 7500lbs so its close to what you are pulling. I don't consider my F250 a "awful daily driver".. In fact it IS my "daily driver" to the tune of 100 mile round trip every day. I easily put 20K miles a year on my truck just for getting to and from work.. Ride is firm but not over the top harsh, even my coworker the I ride share with likes it BETTER than his Honda! I can say that I agree with him, I don't care for his Honda which seems to make even small pebbles on the road seem like you just hit a board.. I personally am not a fan of soft riding vehicles, to me they just are wallowing around and feel less stable. Too squishy of a ride makes me get a bit queezy.. Well I like my plush ride and 20 mpg to each their own. I drove an F-250 for 3 weeks (borrowed from relative) hated it for around the town driving and didnt really tow my trailer any better so for my comparison the F-150 was far superior for my needs. I owned a 97 Ford "heavy half", bought a 2003 F250 and found there was almost NO DIFFERENCE in the ride.. The F250 was a little firmer than the heavy half but not like a bucking bronco.. I also have a 2006 F250 and a 2013 F250, the 2013 F250 actually rides a bit softer than the 2006.. These vehicles are not from the 1980s in ride comfort (trust me on that one), I remember when my Dad bought a 1980 F350 to replace his 1974 F250 camper special.. Talk about a rough ride, that 1980 road like you had no suspension.. You based your opinion on ONE vehicle and three weeks time.. The problem with that is you don't know how much air pressure may have been in the tires.. That MAKES A BIG difference in the ride.. Many folk often keep the max pressure in the tires when not loaded.. Unloaded I DROP the tire pressure from 80 PSI down to 65 PSI, difference in ride comfort is huge not to mention tire wear is much better.. As far as mileage goes, well your not getting all that much better unloaded than my F250 when you take into account my F250 has a curb weight of at least 1,000 lbs MORE than a F150! AND I hate to break it to you.. your 20MPG is very putrid considering my old 97 heavy half with 5.4 got me 17.1-17.5 unloaded! You spent a lot of money to get a paltry 2.5 MPG better.. I am fine with getting 15.5 MPG and I paid nearly $20K LESS for my F250 than what a Eco F150 with max payload option would cost.. That $20 K "savings" I got WILL BUY A LOT OF GAS!! :B So glad you know me so well how do you know what I paid for my eco? How do you know what tire pressure I was running? You assume so much but really know so little. Im very happy for you and that you are happy with your purchase. I am sorry that you are offended by my personal experience with my ecoboost and the F-250 I borrowed.510Views0likes0CommentsRe: Looking at new trucks
Gdetrailer wrote: gunner65 wrote: I was in the same boat. Wanting a tow worthy truck that wasnt an awful daily driver. I went with the F150 EB max tow could not find an HD. As others said getting that published payload will have you searching and waiting or ordering one built to order. That said we love the EB for towing and for daily driving. If you are not intending on upgraded the camper the EB max tow will suit you just fine. My TT is about 7500lbs so its close to what you are pulling. I don't consider my F250 a "awful daily driver".. In fact it IS my "daily driver" to the tune of 100 mile round trip every day. I easily put 20K miles a year on my truck just for getting to and from work.. Ride is firm but not over the top harsh, even my coworker the I ride share with likes it BETTER than his Honda! I can say that I agree with him, I don't care for his Honda which seems to make even small pebbles on the road seem like you just hit a board.. I personally am not a fan of soft riding vehicles, to me they just are wallowing around and feel less stable. Too squishy of a ride makes me get a bit queezy.. Well I like my plush ride and 20 mpg to each their own. I drove an F-250 for 3 weeks (borrowed from relative) hated it for around the town driving and didnt really tow my trailer any better so for my comparison the F-150 was far superior for my needs.318Views0likes0CommentsRe: Looking at new trucks
I was in the same boat. Wanting a tow worthy truck that wasnt an awful daily driver. I went with the F150 EB max tow could not find an HD. As others said getting that published payload will have you searching and waiting or ordering one built to order. That said we love the EB for towing and for daily driving. If you are not intending on upgraded the camper the EB max tow will suit you just fine. My TT is about 7500lbs so its close to what you are pulling.421Views0likes0CommentsRe: Choosing a power tongue jack
Husky Brute has been flawless for the past year and a half. The LED light is absolutely useless but I love the RV plug storage. I always park mine with a plastic bucket over top. It probably would do fine in the elements but I just cover it anyway.389Views0likes0CommentsRe: Black tank question
Please tell me that the models that dump grey water into the black tank have some type of float valve to keep the black water from coming back up through the drain when the tank is full? I would hate to be taking a shower and have black matter pooling at my feet.331Views0likes0Comments
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