Gonna be getting a new f150 soon and may need to tow the same day I buy. The boat is around 2000lbs. Is it ok to tow with brand new truck?

 

You may need to rent a truck to tow your boat. The manual is going to tell you to put 1k miles on before towing.

 

Ford doesn't recommend it. Manual says to avoid towing for the first 1000 miles IIRC.

 

Minimum of 500 miles, at least. Gotta give her time to learn your driving style and get everything broken in.

 

I'm going against the grain and say do it. 2k isn't much, just don't beat the crap out of it. When I bought my last truck a guy just purchased a new Superduty and had the dealer install a 5th wheel hitch because he was picking his new 37ft toy hauler on the way home. I've heard many stories about towing right away with no ill effects.

 

Thanks. Ill wait to tow

 

The owner's manual is very specific on this. You can download one before you even buy the truck.

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...ls/default.asp

 

Mine made it the 5 miles home hooked onto the 29 foot enclosed trailer and did a 2,000 mile road trip. No issues have close to 90k on it.

 

Too many opinions on this one. You're literally gonna have to decide what you are comfortable doing! The "how to break it in" debate will go on long after all of us are gone. The guidance in the owners manual has most, if not all, of its roots vested in liability.

I am of the school of thought that you break it in the way you're gonna drive it. Therefore, I leave the dealership in a white ball of tire smoke! I run the dog snot out of anything new I get, period. This has served me well through many a new car AND new motorcycle. Never a days problem from it.

 

Well, there you go... Galaxy's first paragraph about sums it up best however...

It's usually the rear end gears that need the little bit of break in before hauling a huge load, but for #2000, I would not worry about it... For #10,000, I'd wait for some miles on it first..

Good luck!

Mitch

 

Yeah for 2,000#, I wouldn't be worried.

 

Just keep in mind that if you have a component failure and you are operating it not in compliance with the break-in specifications in the owner's manual, the dealer could possibly have grounds for denying warranty coverage.

Not saying they would, just playing devil's advocate. Some dealers will do everything they can to avoid having to do warranty work.

 

Yep....

 

yeah, but with 2,000lbs he'd only be using the 4 pin connection and they would never know he was towing.

 

Wear in the receiver hitch would be what they'd look for first.....