Third heavy tow
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Third heavy tow
Hey everyone,
You guys are probably sick of me by now, but I just had to brag a bit. Earlier today my mother in law bought an '06 Grand Caravan, and I used my F150 to tow it home.
Trailer: 4,500 lbs + misc. junk in front of trailer
Van: 4,500 lbs
Total weight was somewhere just north of 9,000 lbs.
Stopped for a photo op once loaded:
And this one when we got home:
As most of you know I've had diesel Super Duties in the past as well as an Excursion, and I can honestly say that I have never had a truck that was this comfortable towing. I was easily able to go as fast as I wanted to up any grade along the way, and I could have easily made the entire trip without breaking 3,000 RPMs. Stability was head and shoulders above the Super Duty trucks I've had, and I blame the really tight IFS and rack and pinion steering for that.
Fuel economy showed around 11.0 for the 51-mile trip up there, and down to 9.8 when we got back. I really like this thing.
You guys are probably sick of me by now, but I just had to brag a bit. Earlier today my mother in law bought an '06 Grand Caravan, and I used my F150 to tow it home.
Trailer: 4,500 lbs + misc. junk in front of trailer
Van: 4,500 lbs
Total weight was somewhere just north of 9,000 lbs.
Stopped for a photo op once loaded:
And this one when we got home:
As most of you know I've had diesel Super Duties in the past as well as an Excursion, and I can honestly say that I have never had a truck that was this comfortable towing. I was easily able to go as fast as I wanted to up any grade along the way, and I could have easily made the entire trip without breaking 3,000 RPMs. Stability was head and shoulders above the Super Duty trucks I've had, and I blame the really tight IFS and rack and pinion steering for that.
Fuel economy showed around 11.0 for the 51-mile trip up there, and down to 9.8 when we got back. I really like this thing.
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Back to your previous thread Tom, didi your truck make any suspicious turbo noises on this tow?
Maybe you've been dragging a half dead cat around after your last trek into the woods.
Maybe you've been dragging a half dead cat around after your last trek into the woods.
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Great to hear Tom...did you have your Stable Loads activated during the tow? I noticed when I was towing my boat yesterday that the rear suspension would bounce up and down when hitting bumps in the road...something the Stable Load addresses right?
BTW I never get sick of hearing how great our trucks tow...keep em coming as far as I am concerned!
BTW I never get sick of hearing how great our trucks tow...keep em coming as far as I am concerned!
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...As most of you know I've had diesel Super Duties in the past as well as an Excursion, and I can honestly say that I have never had a truck that was this comfortable towing. I was easily able to go as fast as I wanted to up any grade along the way, and I could have easily made the entire trip without breaking 3,000 RPMs...
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I'm going to need to see your medical card, DOT number, fire extinguisher and triangles. Let's go ahead and pull off to the side here and do an inspection on your rig...
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Nooooo, Mister, you saying old Crazy needs all that mess just to tow his 28' trailer? Is it because of the length, or potential weight it could hold? Oh me, I'm wanting an enclosed trailer!
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