FWIW I had a 2014 crew cab FX4 and I towed my #11,000 37' travel trailer withoit a problem. The engine was a beast. The only drawback was the camper itself was a bit long for the truck. If you had an #11,000 block of steel behind it on a trailer the results would be different. I traded the truck in and leased a car for my wife and bought an 05 Super Duty. Overall I loved that truck.

 

I was always impressed with the power of my '13 Ecoboost F-150 when towing our 9000lb fifth wheel. The power was always available and I consistently had 11-12mpg while towing. The secret to longevity with those motors is frequent oil changes. Here's a video about an Ecoboost 150 that made it past 200,000 miles in good shape:

 

The big secret to engine longevity has always been change the stinkin oil! I have had several motors go over 200,000 and a couple go well over 300,000. I always changed the oil at 3,000 miles until recently, the Ford dealer practically forced me to go to 5,000. i had free exteneded maintenance for 36,000 miles.

 

Honda Civic 1.8!!! lol

 

Between work trucks and personal trucks I have had several 3.5 EB and 5.0 V8 (and 6.2). I tow our equipment trailers with 3.5 EB but only once towed real heavy. The 3.5 EB does what they say, plenty of power. There is a slight turbo lag upon initial acceleration and that means slightly higher RPM needed for initial power. The 3.5 EB does not get any better gas mileage for me. My buddy’s new work truck 2020 F150 has the 2.7 EB. Even with all his tools that truck rides great and is smooth with plenty of power. My criticism is why ask a small V6 with extra parts and extra heat and extra cost to do the work of a V8.

 

I'm always confused why people think a V6 running 2500 RPM is "working harder" than a V8 running 4500 RPM?

 

I pulled an 8500lb trailer (camper) with my 2018 f150 3.5 eco boost and it pulled the weight just fine, where I got in trouble (not really just didn’t feel stable) was the length of the trailer (33’) and the porpoising (tongue weight around 1000lbs).

I switched to an f250 recently to combat that. I actually like the ecoboost engine better. Wish they would put it in the f250 (I know they won’t because it’s not meant for everyday towing), but it matches power and torque very close of the 6.2...and the ecoboost actually gets it torque at lower rpm.

anyways, I liked it and don’t think you’d go wrong with it.

for reference, mine had the Max tow package with 3.55 rear end.

 

ill add to that:

why do people seem to think that a v8 gas engine turning 4000 rpm is working harder than a diesel v8 turning 2500 rpm?

 

I'm also confused why people think an F150 with an EcoBoost has the payload to pull anything that would compromise it's towing prowess......just aim the headlights down about 6". Lol

 

 

Lol nothing against the EcoBoost but my BIL pulls a 33 ft trailer with one without a WDH and his headlights are aiming for the stars......it's an on going saga.

 

I see overloaded half tons and 1 tons around here regularly. People overload everything.

 

You wouldn’t get many here to agree that’s a smart idea.

a camper that big is a petty tall order for any half-ton even when properly set up. Can be done and can be done safely, but the set up has to be right. Ours is ~35’ end to end including the hitch and I pull it with our expedition without any concerns. But I spent a LOT of time setting up the hitch and verified it with CAT scales. Ours is extremely tongue heavy, which makes it harder still.

but no WDH? Did it twice with our old expedition. Brand new to us and completely empty. 55mph was as fast as I was willing to go. Too squirrelly above that and questionable at 55. Did it fully loaded once for a few blocks to the scales as a trial. 45mph was scary. Almost undriveable even at that speed. But properly hooked up with the WDH, and you could literally set the cruise at 65-70 with a 20mph cross wind and it was fine. You moved around in the wind, but not scary in the least.