Show us what your towing with your F150
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08-31-2012, 02:30 PM
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09-01-2012, 07:50 AM
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Ho humm so many small things....cars and little boats, come on guys and gals, WORK those 150's!!! I towed a 9K Bayliner
off the bumper tow on with my 2006 Lincoln Navigator from Kentucky to Nevada. Fords are meant to work!!
LONG TRAIN RUNNING!! 2006 XLT 5.4 Flex Fuel
I pull about 10K when vacationing, even pulled it up the Baker Grade to Cali!! Those who are around here know the
Baker Grade!! Miles long, 112+ in the summer. Now I have an oversized rad, brakes, air lift, autoglide slide hitch,
troyer active transmission cooler and a superchips programmer, but she handles it like a champ. I do not burn E85 when
towing, it is 105 octane but I find it has less power and poorer milage than high octane gas, probably due to some
egghead explanation about burn rates and compression rates of alcohol or something LOL, I use minimum 91 up to 100
octane gas (whatever is available at the time.) These trucks are animals when you treat em right!! And side note,
DO NOT USE E-FANS!!! I went thru 500 bones worth of E-Fan crap and overheated, went back to my clutch fan and shroud
with a DUAL core rad, that is the answer for towing heavy, not E-Fans!!!!
off the bumper tow on with my 2006 Lincoln Navigator from Kentucky to Nevada. Fords are meant to work!!
LONG TRAIN RUNNING!! 2006 XLT 5.4 Flex Fuel
I pull about 10K when vacationing, even pulled it up the Baker Grade to Cali!! Those who are around here know the
Baker Grade!! Miles long, 112+ in the summer. Now I have an oversized rad, brakes, air lift, autoglide slide hitch,
troyer active transmission cooler and a superchips programmer, but she handles it like a champ. I do not burn E85 when
towing, it is 105 octane but I find it has less power and poorer milage than high octane gas, probably due to some
egghead explanation about burn rates and compression rates of alcohol or something LOL, I use minimum 91 up to 100
octane gas (whatever is available at the time.) These trucks are animals when you treat em right!! And side note,
DO NOT USE E-FANS!!! I went thru 500 bones worth of E-Fan crap and overheated, went back to my clutch fan and shroud
with a DUAL core rad, that is the answer for towing heavy, not E-Fans!!!!
I like working my Ford hard too but with a load like that is why they make the Superduty.....
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09-17-2012, 04:03 PM
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looks like that trailer is a little on the small side on that doat. should use a 3 Axel and one that supports more of the belly of the boat
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09-17-2012, 07:31 PM
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we originally had a 33 ft triple axle but kept bending/breaking axles backing into our driveway,extremely tight 90 degree turn, very little room for both truck and trailer so we needed a shorter length trailer also... this trailer has 6500 lb axles, springs and hubs, load range E tires, brakes on all 4, tows behind my f250 like its not there. we also wanted a narrower frame so it is easy to load/unload at my work with the forklift.
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09-18-2012, 02:46 AM
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we originally had a 33 ft triple axle but kept bending/breaking axles backing into our driveway,extremely tight 90 degree turn, very little room for both truck and trailer so we needed a shorter length trailer also... this trailer has 6500 lb axles, springs and hubs, load range E tires, brakes on all 4, tows behind my f250 like its not there. we also wanted a narrower frame so it is easy to load/unload at my work with the forklift.
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09-24-2012, 11:01 AM
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I tow this..
I also tow a small 5x8 trailer with an ATV on it.
Here's a link to more pics of the RV I tow.. MY 25' COACHMAN CATALINA
I also tow a small 5x8 trailer with an ATV on it.
Here's a link to more pics of the RV I tow.. MY 25' COACHMAN CATALINA
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#839
09-29-2012, 12:24 AM
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I have used it to haul many of these around as well as a few boats and assorted trailers. In 12 yrs it has never let me down on towing something. Hauled a huge slew of cars out of a old barn and took them from NC to NY to my brother and brother in law. The truck rambled through the VA and PA mountains like it was nothing even with the weight of trailer and cars behind it.
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10-12-2012, 12:17 PM
