I have a 2000 F 150 7700 Ford with 373 gears K&N filter and Gibson Exh. It tows my Spinter trailer with double slideouts fine, sometimes as fast as 85 MPH, even 70 up hill, until I hit a good headwind, then it really slowsdown. The combination weighs about 12,800lbs. The tung weight is 800lbs. which is less then the three quarter ton carring capacity of my P/U.
Overall I'm very happy with combo. It's smooth and gives me great mileage year round.
Thanks for a great site to let other people share thier joy.
Jimmy_7700
Wow , thats a lot of trailer for your truck. I would not be comfortable towing that much. I tow my trailer all over the western US but it only weighs around 3500 or 4000 loaded. I have all the safe towing equip but 7000lbs would be straining my ride over any steep mountain grades especialy at altitude. I know its rated for more but...
Good luck.
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SkyHikr
2004 White Super Crew Lariat, 5.4L with 3.73 gears,
Billet Grill,Smoked in channel Vent Visor, Black Running Boards, Snug Top Shell, All Red line Fluids,
AFE Stage II CAI Pro-dry filter, Gibson Exhaust
I just bought a 2001 extended cab? It has 2 hidden/half doors in the back. It has a 5.4l V8 and is a 4x4. I should be able to tow 5000lbs no problem right? This is my first truck so I don't really know anything about them.
Darksith, Welcome to the site... It might have been better to start your own thread, but hey, it got my attention!
Take any manufactures 'tow rating' chart with a grain of salt.... They really don't amount to anything in the real world of towing... All they are used for is marketing and the ability to boast about these high tow ratings....
In reality, once you load up your truck and actually weigh it, you will see that there is not much left in payload to be able to accommodate a very high tongue weight that would go along with those 'tow ratings'...
Since you are looking at a #5000 trailer, your 2001 should be able to deal with it just fine... Now, when you say "no problem", that's all speculative in terms, but you will know it's back there too! Expect about 10 mpg and 2nd gear up the grades and pretty much not being able to use OD.. It depends if this #5000 trailer is an enclosed one or a boat or a flat bed, but for the most part your truck will handle it comfortable and shouldn't cause you any undue stress...
I have a super cab 150 4x4 and really whished I had gotton a supercrew (kids still at home) when I bought it. Now that it is just the old lady the dog and I, the super cab is all I need. 2003 with 44,000. Still runs and handles like new except I Just can't get up those hills very fast with a big tow. Cannot get to a place where I can spend 50K on a new 250. have to live with what I have.
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