Howdy all,

I've got a question, will a new 2007 F150 substitute for my F250's? I know it might be a stupid question, but I like the looks of the F150, it's a good looking truck and I'm hoping that it gets better gas mileage than my F250's.

What I tow: 8,000 lb 27ft pull behind travel trailer. With a bed topper and about 2,000 lbs of stuff in the bed (misc crap). The reason for the bed being so full is that I'm currently on a temp job (6 months) and living out of my travel trailer and I've got a load in the bed as well.

My current trucks are: 2006 F250 4x4 with V10 and a 1994 F250 4x4 with the 460 engine. My 2006 is what I'm using to tow with and it squats down pretty good in the back when hooked up and loaded down.

Is there a configuration of F150 with 8 foot box and 4x4 that will handle this load or should I stick with the F250's?

I'm temporarily here in Kansas City, MO and it would be neat to order and pick up my truck here where it's made.

They also make the Escape and Harley sportster in KC, maybe I'll buy one of those to quench my "neatness" drive and keep my f250???

What do ya'll think, is the F150 up to the task???

Tony in KCMO

 

Hey, on a sidenote, I'm in KC.

I think you might be better off with a SuperDuty. I'm sure most people here will say that if you're constantly towing that much weight you should go with one. Not to mention you're going to be maxing payload with ~2000 lbs.

I think you could get away with a Regular Cab styleside with the 8' foot bed but it'd have to be the 5.4 and the heavy duty package. If I'm not mistaken, even a Supercab will pull/haul what you need as well. http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/f150/features/specs/

I'm sure that the SuperDuty would be more suited for your job being that you're constantly towing. I've had almost 2000 lbs in the back of my '07 Tundra, and although it handled it excellent, I wouldn't want to drive it full time with more than max payload.

Good luck with your decision, but I'd look around and either keep your SuperDuty or look at the new ones, purely for the fact that you'll be taxing that F150 constantly.

-rockstate

 

I would stick with the super duty. You would be pushing your f150 to the max and it would also be safer driving the super duty.

 

Thanks for the reply,

I reckon you all are correct, I suppose I could buy a reg cab stick F150 for a daily driver and keep the F250 for towing, but man how many trucks can I drive at the same time?

p.s. How is KC? I've been here 2 weeks and haven't been anywhere, been working 12 hours a day.

Tony

 

KC is boring haha. I'm guessing since you say KCMO, you're south of 435 and right around the State Line area? Some good places to take a date/wife/children could be like Town Center (119th and Roe) or the Plaza (hop on State Line going north to that Amoco on like 79th or so, then cut over right to Ward Parkway all the way to down to the Plaza). Unfortunately those are about the only good places in town.

And if you're looking for a Ford dealer that treated us right, I can give you the name in a PM (don't want to violate any rules of the site).

Have fun with your stay here! How long are you going to be here for?

-rockstate

 

Keep in mind, you are looking at buying a light duty truck. The F150 has some great capacity, and stands up well to lots of abuse, but it isn't built for that kind of punishment. To haul the setup you talked about, you'd be over capacity by at least 1-2,000 lbs.

The heavy payload package would help, but even so that's a LOT of weight to be hauled around by the 5.4L V8. The rig you have right now is probably about ideal for what you are looking at. The 5.4L towing that kind of weight wouldn't do much better, but it would be grossly underpowered. Short of going to a diesel, there is no good way to get better MPG.

 

Did one of the posts refer to his '07 Tundra???????????????????????????

 

The superduty is the way to go for what you have described. I have a F-350 for the heavy stuff and my F-150 for everything else.

 

I'm the owner of the new Tundra sadly. I'm a Ford guy at heart (wearing a Ford camo hat found at walmart as I type this). I'd be driving an F150 right now if it weren't for the lack of side airbags and traction control. It's a mistake I have to live with, but 381 hp makes up for it a little bit. Every time I put pedal to the metal it puts a smile on my face, whether it's smoking my buddy's Civic SI or the d-bag in the 350z that passed me as I slowed down for a stoplight.

-rockstate

 

I got to tow a car/trailer combo last week that wieghed in more than your 10k or so you said you would be towing. The scales said my rig was 11,900 #'s. While it towed the load just fine, and had plenty of power, I must say that I would rather use a Superduty if it were everyday.

btw, the 5.4 has plenty of torque to merge with highway traffic. it didn't even squat that much and I got 14 mpg...much better than what people have posted when they were towing.

here are some pics.




2006 F-150 SuperCrew towing a mid 90's dual axle 8,000# capacity trailer with a 2003 Jetta.

 

Tylus, I believe he was referring to 10,000 lbs total load, in addition to the truck. Your trailer was probably about ~5,500 lbs, which is roughly half of what he was talking about. He mentioned he tows 8,000 lbs, with 2,000 lbs in the bed of the truck.

Don't think the F150 would have an easy time of it, and it certainly wouldn't hold up as well as his current super duty.

 

i tow for a living using my f-150 and have found pulling a flat bed i get about 13mpg but when pulling a cargo trailer which catches the wind alot more i get about 10 to 11 mpg. from what i have heard from the guys with 250 and 350's they get about the same. 11mpg. course i have alot less get up and go than they do. me personaly would stick to the 250.

 

didn't catch that part...still, I'd have to say keep the superduty...and upgrade to diesel.

 

My '03 F350 dually SCREW 4x4 XL with the 7.3l got a lot better than 11mpg with a capacity trailer. Probably closer to 15. Do the 6.0/6.4l really deliver that poor mileage?

Personally I line up with the "SD is better than the F150" crowd. There are just too many advantages in the bigger trucks to recommend using a 1/2-ton at near-max capacity.

 

Those V 10 are notorious for poor MPG. If your squatting with a 250. Id look for a used Diesel 350. That would be the hot setup. They are still working the bugs out of the new twin turbo diesel.