buying F 150

[weld1]

I have a 2013 F150 4x4 sc 6.5' with the ecoboost tow max pkg. also lariat plus pkg.. I don't have the heavy pay load pkg. we tow a 29' 7000lb plus travel trailer with a weight dist hitch. im very impressed so far!! and that's coming from a 2011 f350 w the 6.7 diesel!

[not_nuf_time]

Great, those are the post wanted to see. thanks, anyone else with towing experiences with eco on big travel trailers chime in, thx.

[DRH1175]

I have a 2011 EcoBoost Maxtow crewcab. I have 17000 miles on mine and love it! It pulls my 29' travel trailer like a dream. I just love the truck and the engine! For your application you can't go wrong with either, but in my opinion the EcoBoost is where it is at.

[not_nuf_time]

With a heavier trailer( I know it has breaking system) do you feel like it has a safe stopping ability with the lighter body truck of the 150 compared to say a 250 or gm 2500 or 3/4 ton. In otherwords an 8500 lb loaded trailer pushing a 5000 lb truck at emergency stop, compared to that same 8500 lbs pushing into a 6500 lb tow vehicle? Any sway with trailer? I also have weight distribution and sway bar. thx.

[Shack]

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with the lighter body truck of the 150

I am not an expect any longer in F-150's but what used to dictate the difference between a 250, 350, ext. was pulling "power" being key. The suspension yes, to an extent, but the power plant was the focus.

I do know that the F-150/Expedition underwent drastic changes in the mid-early 2000's. For example, the 2006 Expedition I owned is nothing like my 2000. My 2000 was a full framed truck minus the box and some frame rails extensions, yada, yada.

[gquist]

I have a 2012 Eco, Screw 4x4 3.55, I pulled a 27' toy hauler with a bike in it and it had no problem power wise,It was somewhere around 7000 lbs. brake controller worked excellent, gearing worked well with the Eco, I would get 3.73 if getting the 5.0 though due to the torque curve being at a higher rpm.

I have just under 30k on mine and have not had any warranty issues yet, Mileage is excellent for the size of the truck, it is quiet, rides great, No complaints at all. Best of all it is a American Company with a lot of employees in the Midwest.

I forgot to put in the post, I did run into some 40+ mph side winds out in SD with the camper behind and it was a scary handful, I had the Reese WDH with sway control but I was down to 50 mph at times due to the swaying of the camper and truck, extreme conditions and I don't know if a heavier truck would have helped but I did get passed by several 5th wheel 1 ton's.

[JOHNBIGDOG]

I had the Reese WDH with sway control

Out of curiosity, why did you not have a factory T.B.C. installed, and your Instrument cluster updated? ( I have done the mod. on customers trucks, but I have not "played" with or used it)

You know what I think I am getting my years messed up, up maybe this is only for the 2012-13's? I dunno I just do what I'm told.

[gquist]

I have the factory brake control, The Reese is a weight distributing hitch (equalizer hitch) and it included a anti-sway system into the equalizer bars, The camper I had was very heavy on the hitch, 1100 lbs loaded, so I used the 1200 lbs hitch bars on it.

[JOHNBIGDOG]

Ahhh, gotcha.(ish)

[Powerstroke]

the sway control on the hitch is mechanical. The sway control built into the programming of the truck can only do so much. Physics and inertia are still more powerful than any fancy programming and brake controlling that Ford could come up with.

The sway control on the truck uses the truck to try and control a swaying 7000lb weight attached at the rearmost point of the vehicle. Sway control on the hitch uses the movement of the trailer to activate clutches or hydralics on the hitch to stop the swaying.

A 5th wheel trailer is inherently easier to control because it isn't attached at the rearmost portion of the vehicle. By being attached inside the bed and over the rear axle the truck has far more control over the action of the trailer. 1ton truck or not a 5er is easier to tow in a crosswind.

[delcecchi]

One thing I just learned about 5th wheeler is that they are hard to back down curving paths.

[lovetoicefish]

TRB454, real curious if you went with F150 and if so, which engine. Going through the same process.

[givetoget]

LTIF, I did buy the F150, crew cab, 6.5 box, with the 5.0, and 3.55 gears.

[UMC]

Probably going to be in the market for an F150 next summer and just wondering if any of you can recommend good dealerships in MN (I94 corridor). Figure most of them will be cheaper than everything out here in western ND.

[TR21HP]

Honestly ,wait till the fall and buy the new F150 Atlas. Supposed to be out in fall of 2014. I have bought all my trucks throughout the years at Midway Ford in Roseville. Family owned and really good, knowledgable people in both sales and service.

[bak2MN]

What is this new F150 Atlas you speak of? My cousin works at ford in Detroit and was talking with her today about the family discount and she didn't say anything about this new truck.

[TR21HP]

Just do a search. It's been all over the car show circuits, nationally and internationallyand the concept has shown up in most of the car and truck mags also ford has an official press release on the truck as well.

[Scott K]

It looks pretty BA if you ask me. I dont know about all of the fluff that goes with it, more stuff to break.

[Pistol Pete]

have looked at this truck also and also don't like all the dump thats hung on it. Can't even imagine what the price tag will be on it. Things on the wheels that close them??? Can't wait to see that work in the middle of winter

[Lund4ver]

I will throw a vote out there against Midway Ford in Roseville, as I was looking at trucks there a few years back, and the salesman for the truck I was looking at refused to give me the keys back to the truck I was driving, as he had a "deal"....No signed paperwork from me, I told him that I didn't want the truck due to numerous reason. Still wouldn't produce the keys to my truck, I had to threaten to call the Roseville Police Department and report my truck stolen.....Guess what, that produced the keys, and they had already pulled my truck around back to have it put out on the lot or ready for auction. I never signed any paper work for the truck I was looking at. VERY POOR SALES DEPARTMENT!!!! My parents also had a run in with their serivce department on their brand new 1996 F250 that they bought and the cat. coverter went bad with less then 10,000 miles on the truck, and they said it wasn't covered under warranty. I would steer clear of them if it were me. Ended up buying my current truck at Metroploitan Ford in Eden Prairie.

[JOHNBIGDOG]

If you go to fords web site and search "Atlas" their concept release will pop up. If you look at fords "future vehicles" its not "there" yet. so we may be waiting a while yet.

[Macgyver55]

I was thinking that too, all I keep hearing is "concept" vehicle. Anybody have a link to an actual commitment of production?