I have a 2016 F150 2.7L. Standard no frills Sport package with vinyl seats but added remote, power locks, power windows, Bluetooth and factory tow kit.

Truck is rated for 7k, maybe 7500, but I'll only be towing in the 3k-3500 range so I'm at half capacity so no biggie if I'm off a little.

My my main question is who is towing this much or more with their 2.7L? Does it struggle? What is fuel mileage like? Also, is the truck doing all the braking? Or does the trailer have brakes?

Just looking for some input before buying a small (16-17 foot) travel trailer.

 

I'm interested to see what the others say, but my towing is with a 3.5 EB.

 

I have a friend towing a 24 foot toy-hauler that is ~4800# with his 3.5L and he is very pleased with it!

 

Lots of folks tow with their 2.7L truck, and they all seem impressed with how it pulls. Significantly more torque and horsepower than the previous top-level V8, which was rated to pull 11,000 lbs. You will have no problems with that trailer.

Don't pay attention to fuel economy reports, they're widely dependent on towing conditions. The profile of the trailer plays much more of a role in highway fuel economy than weight does. Someone pulling a 10,000 lb flatbed trailer will burn significantly less fuel than you will with a 3,500 lb camper.

 

Should be a great engine for occasional towing.

 

That little 2.7 is a real eye popper. It's not that much behind the 3.5 in terms of performance numbers. Our 3.5L EB pulls a 4,500 lb TT like it barely knows it's there. I imagine that the 2.7 won't be "quite" so effortless, but I think it will handle it just fine.

 

My experience with 2016 2.7 with 3.55 gear goes like this. Pulling a 20 ft. toyhauler (about 3800 lbs. empty 6500 lbs loaded ) mileage is between 5.5-7 mpg and will run in 4th gear 3800rpm most of the time doing 65 mph, after running a long distance and coming to a stop the engine would stall. I took it back to the dealer 10 or more times and finally replaced it with a F250 6.7 diesel, Now I am a happy camper.

 

Towed my boat everywhere, 6K lbs with a full tank of gas
piece of cake. never a struggle.
3.15 gears, 35" tires...and always running 91 oct.

 

What is it? Looks a whole lot like my 2002 SeaRay 230.

 

I have an extended cab with 3.55 gears. I pull a 5000 lbs camping trailer through the mountains. No problems whatsoever. 12 mpg and tow/haul mode works flawlessly downhill coming to a stop. No need for trailer brakes. The guy that was pulling in fourth gear and getting 5 mpg had something wrong with his truck. Mine barely comes out of sixth gear.

 

i tow around 4k lbs 16 ft enclosed trailer daily around 80 mi round trip havent had any problems. Fuel mileage is around 11-14 driving about 60 mph. No braking issues. Love the power and comfortable ride

 

Just thought I'd bump this thread for opinions. I tow a camping trailer about six to eight times per year, and most of those are relatively short trips (under four hours). Trailer weighs a max of 7000 lbs, which is getting near the max rated capacity of the 2.7 Engine.
Now I don't need much speed up the hills, I have no problem slowing down.

Guess what I'm asking, is since the same F150 platform can be rated to 12,000+ with the bigger 3.5 EcoBoost, same brakes, same Trailer Brake controller, would you even worry about it?

 

The rear axle for the larger tow rating has the bigger differential and I suspect a larger transmission cooler, although I don't know that for sure. Anyway, I don't like using things at the limit, so I wouldn't go with the 2.7 for your towing.

 

Although I believe in about a 20% overkill when towing, watching this video would make me feel good about the 2.7.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...lNjrkhp2lm7TLA

 

Isn't it the heavier axle when you get the 2.7L and the 3.73 locking axles (AKA heavy payload plus towing package)??

You definitely get some kind of transmission cooler, although I couldn't say if it's smaller or different.