Anyone towing with an F-150?

[snakbitn]

I've got a 2012 ecoboost 4x4 with the heavy tow package.It pulls and stops my 9500lbs 24ft enclosed trailer like a dream.I put air bags on it to level it out.Now for the bad part,with the p tires that come on it is bullshit.It needs 10 ply tires and will have them soon.It gets around 9 or 10 mpg doing 75mph.The trailer does move around a good bit.We normally pull with a 2002 8.1 liter chevy dually which is stable at what ever speed you want to pull at.But as far as power,the ecoboost will hands down out pull it.The water and trans temp is not a problem.The highest trans temp was 204*

Robert

[kbrewmr2]

9 or 10 at 75mph? daaaaannnngggg that sucks

[Rob Liebbe]

9 or 10 at 75mph? daaaaannnngggg that sucks

My V-10 gas Class C motorhome gets 7 mpg pretty much at any speed with any load. It's all about wind resistance. In case we are having a bad gas mileage war.

[ShadowBolt]

My V-10 gas Class C motorhome gets 7 mpg pretty much at any speed with any load. It's all about wind resistance. In case we are having a bad gas mileage war.

My gas motorhome towing the race car and running the generator used to get 5.5 MPG.


JJ

[snakbitn]

The daully only gets 8mpg.No matter what you pull with,it's damn hard to beat a daul wheeled truck.You can pass tractor trailers and the car trailer doesn't move even at 90mph which has happened a few times.We use the f150 when we have to but normally we use the daully.

Robert

[kbrewmr2]

and here I was thinking I was the only jackass that towed at 85 (and sometimes accidentally higher). Open trailer, '08 Tundra 5.7L, 13-15mpg towing at 10mph over...

[Rob Liebbe]

and here I was thinking I was the only jackass that towed at 85 (and sometimes accidentally higher). Open trailer, '08 Tundra 5.7L, 13-15mpg towing at 10mph over...

Yeah, but you're towing half a car and probably on a Radio Flyer little red wagon.

[marshall_mosty]

'07 Tahoe 5.3L and I get 11mpg at 75mph with an open trailer.... Since we're whipping them out to compare.

[MikeP99Z]

My car gets awesome gas mileage when it's towed.

[kbrewmr2]

Yeah, but you're towing half a car and probably on a Radio Flyer little red wagon.

1/3rd a car and a 4'x8' utility trailer - get it right!! Heh!

(trailer could easily do a CMC car, and I'm only ~500lbs less car than most you guys)

Patterson wins the thread