Did I Screw Myself??
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Did I Screw Myself??
My new F350 just turned over 600 miles.
As all of you know, these trucks are tall and my son saw me struggle to climb up on the back bumper to reach into the bed. As a result, he ordered a step that slides into the hitch receiver to make it easier for me. The step is equipped with LED's that are powered by plugging it in to the 4 prong trailer connector.
I realized today that the truck recognized it as a trailer. The owners manual states not to tow before a 1000 miles. My concern is that if something were to happen involving the trans or drive components that a dealer service read out would show that a trailer had been towed prior to the recommended mileage. Thoughts?
As all of you know, these trucks are tall and my son saw me struggle to climb up on the back bumper to reach into the bed. As a result, he ordered a step that slides into the hitch receiver to make it easier for me. The step is equipped with LED's that are powered by plugging it in to the 4 prong trailer connector.
I realized today that the truck recognized it as a trailer. The owners manual states not to tow before a 1000 miles. My concern is that if something were to happen involving the trans or drive components that a dealer service read out would show that a trailer had been towed prior to the recommended mileage. Thoughts?
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Take a picture of your dash showing trailer attached and another picture of you smiling by the cool step and stash it away. Better yet, make a video so it's continuous. You could even name the trailer in the truck something like "Step that will in no way affect my warranty" lol 
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My new F350 just turned over 600 miles.
As all of you know, these trucks are tall and my son saw me struggle to climb up on the back bumper to reach into the bed. As a result, he ordered a step that slides into the hitch receiver to make it easier for me. The step is equipped with LED's that are powered by plugging it in to the 4 prong trailer connector.
I realized today that the truck recognized it as a trailer. The owners manual states not to tow before a 1000 miles. My concern is that if something were to happen involving the trans or drive components that a dealer service read out would show that a trailer had been towed prior to the recommended mileage. Thoughts?
As all of you know, these trucks are tall and my son saw me struggle to climb up on the back bumper to reach into the bed. As a result, he ordered a step that slides into the hitch receiver to make it easier for me. The step is equipped with LED's that are powered by plugging it in to the 4 prong trailer connector.
I realized today that the truck recognized it as a trailer. The owners manual states not to tow before a 1000 miles. My concern is that if something were to happen involving the trans or drive components that a dealer service read out would show that a trailer had been towed prior to the recommended mileage. Thoughts?
I seriously doubt that Ford would give anyone grief over this. They have to know that most of their fleet vehicles go straight to work.
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You're fine, no reason to worry about this. It's pretty easy to demonstrate in the event of an overzealous dealer employee, but it's highly unlikely.
I've heard a lot of warranty denial stories over the years, and never once has towing with a new truck been one of them. Lots of these trucks are put to work from day one, and suffer no ill effects.
I've heard a lot of warranty denial stories over the years, and never once has towing with a new truck been one of them. Lots of these trucks are put to work from day one, and suffer no ill effects.
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You just documented what happened here on FTE, so print a page of this thread and stash it if you are needing a little peace of mind. I think Tom's post (and others) is absolutely correct and I wouldn't worry.
Thanks guys.... guess I was just over-thinking this! No worries!!!
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My new F350 just turned over 600 miles.
As all of you know, these trucks are tall and my son saw me struggle to climb up on the back bumper to reach into the bed. As a result, he ordered a step that slides into the hitch receiver to make it easier for me. The step is equipped with LED's that are powered by plugging it in to the 4 prong trailer connector.
I realized today that the truck recognized it as a trailer. The owners manual states not to tow before a 1000 miles. My concern is that if something were to happen involving the trans or drive components that a dealer service read out would show that a trailer had been towed prior to the recommended mileage. Thoughts?
As all of you know, these trucks are tall and my son saw me struggle to climb up on the back bumper to reach into the bed. As a result, he ordered a step that slides into the hitch receiver to make it easier for me. The step is equipped with LED's that are powered by plugging it in to the 4 prong trailer connector.
I realized today that the truck recognized it as a trailer. The owners manual states not to tow before a 1000 miles. My concern is that if something were to happen involving the trans or drive components that a dealer service read out would show that a trailer had been towed prior to the recommended mileage. Thoughts?
Second of all, you obviously raised a fine young man, so I wouldn't sweat the small stuff.
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