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Old 08-30-2018, 03:24 PM   #1
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I currently have a 2004 f150 and am looking to upgrade. What likes and dislike do you have with your tow vehicle? Looking at 250/2500 hopefully.
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Old 08-31-2018, 12:26 AM   #2
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I believe there is a thread called what do you tow with
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Old 09-05-2018, 09:00 PM   #3
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I currently have a 2004 f150 and am looking to upgrade. What likes and dislike do you have with your tow vehicle? Looking at 250/2500 hopefully.
I have a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 4WD 6.7/Auto with factory tow package

It does what I want and I'm happy with it. If I needed a new truck I'd look at a Ram again.
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Old 09-05-2018, 11:27 PM   #4
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What are you towing?

I have a 2017 F250 with the towing package. It uses the new plug system without the rails. It also has a backup camera with a laser at the top rear of the cab making hitching up to a fifth wheel a breeze. It has plenty of torque and tows my Endurance 3556 without any difficulty. I love the truck.
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Old 09-06-2018, 01:06 AM   #5
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I currently have a 2004 f150 and am looking to upgrade. What likes and dislike do you have with your tow vehicle? Looking at 250/2500 hopefully.
I have a F150 and pull a Kodiak 30' Travel Trailer and have no problems. I have a small V8 also. The pulling power is there but not uphill. The trailer only weighs 5300lbs dry weight and 6000lbs loaded. I have only 70,000 miles on the truck. It would be perfect if it had a turbo v6 or a 5.0 V8.
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Old 09-06-2018, 10:15 AM   #6
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I have a 2016 nissan titan xd platinum with the cummins diesel. i tow a 2016 37 foot denali that weighs in at 10 - 11k. Tow mileage is between 12 and 14 between Florida and Boone North Carolina (where we usually camp). truck is amazing.
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Old 02-22-2019, 02:37 PM   #7
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Finally got that new truck!!! 2018 F-250.
Can't wait to see how it tows the camper.
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Old 02-23-2019, 11:48 AM   #8
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I also just got a 2018 Ford F150 with the 3.5L V6 Ecoboost engine and the max towing package. It should be a significant upgrade from my 2009 GMC Sierra 1500, especially as we cross the mountains to visit grandkids in Utah. Our trailer isn't that big, but between the strong headwinds and the steep mountains, the GMC bogged down often. I also am excited to get hooked up and hit the road this spring!
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Old 02-23-2019, 12:40 PM   #9
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Finally got that new truck!!! 2018 F-250.
Can't wait to see how it tows the camper.
Didn't happen without pictures! We love pictures (especially of Fords )
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Old 02-23-2019, 07:07 PM   #10
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Here it is!

Here are a couple of pictures of the new truck. The color is stone gray. It has the 10 speed transmission and a 36 gallon gas tank. So far, I love it! I keep looking at my trailer with its cover on and surrounded by snow. I can't wait for spring!
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I also just got a 2018 Ford F150 with the 3.5L V6 Ecoboost engine and the max towing package. It should be a significant upgrade from my 2009 GMC Sierra 1500, especially as we cross the mountains to visit grandkids in Utah. Our trailer isn't that big, but between the strong headwinds and the steep mountains, the GMC bogged down often. I also am excited to get hooked up and hit the road this spring!



You will love how it pulls up the grades with no effort and not screaming at high RPM's like the 5.0 does. I had a 14 and went to Utah with a 274BH, up the IKE Gauntlet, across I-70 in Utah. My only advice is keep an eye on the engine and trans temps, that engine will pull like a madman, but the price is hot turbos and transmission.


Now my 14 had 3:15 gearing which more than likely contributed to it, with triple digit temps, and it was the first time towing up those grades. Since then I learned to lock out the upper gears to keep the engine in upper RPM's and keep the transmission locked up. Sadly that truck met it's demise 1/11/17, so I never had a chance to take a long trip in it again, but now have a 2018 3.5 with the 10 speed and my first trip in it last year it pulled effortlessly. Can't wait to get out on the open road again with it and give the IKE another try. This one has Max Tow so it has all the gearing and cooling needed.



Enjoy the new truck, that EB is a Beast!
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