NEWS: 2011 F-150 Ecoboost Logs Heavy-Duty Work at Oregon Timber Company
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NEWS: 2011 F-150 Ecoboost Logs Heavy-Duty Work at Oregon Timber Company
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 1, 2010 – The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost recently logged some tough miles in rugged Pacific Northwest country in the latest demonstration of its durability.
The new 3.5-liter EcoBoost “torture test” truck engine moved from the lab to the outdoors with a stop at a logging company in Oregon. It’s the current phase of a multi-part series of Web-based documentaries that began when this randomly selected EcoBoost engine endured the equivalent of 150,000 miles or 10 years’ use on the dynamometer, replicating the duty cycle of the harshest-use customer.
Go to http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/f...experiencef150 to see firsthand how the EcoBoost truck engine performs.
After the dyno torture testing, the engine was dropped into a new 2011 Ford F-150 to work as a log skidder for Nygaard Logging of Warrenton, Ore. Skidding is the process of moving harvested timber, after the branches have been removed, from the forest to a staging area where it is placed on a truck to be sent to a sawmill.
The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost replaced a vehicle similar to a backhoe that “ropes” the harvested timber using high-strength cables and drags it to the staging area.
The work was performed at Clatsop State Forest, where the 2011 F-150 EcoBoost pulled logs weighing from 4,000 to 9,000 pounds. That’s where the new engine’s best-in-class torque of 420 lb.-ft. at 2,500 rpm was essential – especially low-end torque. Up to 90 percent of the EcoBoost truck engine’s peak torque is available from 1,700 rpm to 5,000 rpm – all on regular fuel.
The EcoBoost truck engine also delivers best-in-class maximum towing capability of 11,300 pounds.
“Each of these real-world tests demonstrates the durability and reliability that is designed, engineered and manufactured into our new EcoBoost truck engines – and all our truck engines,” said Eric Kuehn, chief engineer of the 2011 Ford F-150. “This work in particular demonstrates the outstanding low-end torque the EcoBoost truck engine delivers.”
The new 3.5-liter EcoBoost “torture test” truck engine moved from the lab to the outdoors with a stop at a logging company in Oregon. It’s the current phase of a multi-part series of Web-based documentaries that began when this randomly selected EcoBoost engine endured the equivalent of 150,000 miles or 10 years’ use on the dynamometer, replicating the duty cycle of the harshest-use customer.
Go to http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/f...experiencef150 to see firsthand how the EcoBoost truck engine performs.
After the dyno torture testing, the engine was dropped into a new 2011 Ford F-150 to work as a log skidder for Nygaard Logging of Warrenton, Ore. Skidding is the process of moving harvested timber, after the branches have been removed, from the forest to a staging area where it is placed on a truck to be sent to a sawmill.
The 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost replaced a vehicle similar to a backhoe that “ropes” the harvested timber using high-strength cables and drags it to the staging area.
The work was performed at Clatsop State Forest, where the 2011 F-150 EcoBoost pulled logs weighing from 4,000 to 9,000 pounds. That’s where the new engine’s best-in-class torque of 420 lb.-ft. at 2,500 rpm was essential – especially low-end torque. Up to 90 percent of the EcoBoost truck engine’s peak torque is available from 1,700 rpm to 5,000 rpm – all on regular fuel.
The EcoBoost truck engine also delivers best-in-class maximum towing capability of 11,300 pounds.
“Each of these real-world tests demonstrates the durability and reliability that is designed, engineered and manufactured into our new EcoBoost truck engines – and all our truck engines,” said Eric Kuehn, chief engineer of the 2011 Ford F-150. “This work in particular demonstrates the outstanding low-end torque the EcoBoost truck engine delivers.”
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Its already been put through the equivalent of 10 yrs of abuse. with nothing failing yet its gonna be an awesome motor
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I have a hard time believing they put that motor through an honest simulation.
For example Its not all that uncommon to see weather 20 below zero where I live. Also what about things like mud coming in contact with the motor? Especially around sensitive seals. Like the front main, rear main.
Do they partially submerge the motor in the lab while its running and up to normal operating temperature? I use to work in the logging industry and it wasn't uncommon to have a nasty little mud hole on the way to work.
I guess all I'm saying, is I'm naturally suspicious of such outlandish claims.
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I agree man. It's not a successful engine in my book until it is truly worked hard day after day. Run in fleet trucks that constantly run or start and stop. Haul loads and pull trailers and still start and go to work after all that. As impressive as it appears, only years of abuse will tell how much of a good workhorse this motor really is. Just don't jump on the "we did it!!" band wagon too quick is all I'm saying. 
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In the first video they froze it and heated it up, go look for yourself. I know this isn't my "10 years abuse" but it is pretty good testing. And truckguy, along with people jumping on the we did it bandwagon, people need not jump on the "its a v6 and has turbos and will never last no matter what" bandwagon.
