How does your 300 powered F150 pull?
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Not necessarily.
Tire size doesn't have anything to do with pulling.
There is a rating that has something to do with tire sidewall strength.
This is the important thing to consider.
I regret that I don't have any numbers to offer you.
You'll know if you do as I mentioned, shaking the truck side to side.
Good sturdy tires won't let the truck shake too much.
Give it a try. Sorry, I don't have much more to offer to you.
Murph.
Tire size doesn't have anything to do with pulling.
There is a rating that has something to do with tire sidewall strength.
This is the important thing to consider.
I regret that I don't have any numbers to offer you.
You'll know if you do as I mentioned, shaking the truck side to side.
Good sturdy tires won't let the truck shake too much.
Give it a try. Sorry, I don't have much more to offer to you.
Murph.
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Not necessarily.
Tire size doesn't have anything to do with pulling.
There is a rating that has something to do with tire sidewall strength.
This is the important thing to consider.
I regret that I don't have any numbers to offer you.
You'll know if you do as I mentioned, shaking the truck side to side.
Good sturdy tires won't let the truck shake too much.
Give it a try. Sorry, I don't have much more to offer to you.
Murph.
Tire size doesn't have anything to do with pulling.
There is a rating that has something to do with tire sidewall strength.
This is the important thing to consider.
I regret that I don't have any numbers to offer you.
You'll know if you do as I mentioned, shaking the truck side to side.
Good sturdy tires won't let the truck shake too much.
Give it a try. Sorry, I don't have much more to offer to you.
Murph.
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From: East Tennessee
Near 6,000 pounds is a heavy load. If you wouldn't have felt that back there, you would have been drunk, lol.
I think you (or at least I have) read a lot of comments about people pulling their friend's Chevy trucks and not being able to tell they were back there. Oh, you will always feel that load back there. Your truck is set up great to pull with those 4.10's, and you have the most powerful 300-6 (EFI vs Carb), so you were feeling what the 300-6 had. That's just a heavy load!
Handling and stopping is where the bigger trucks (F250/F350) have the better feel. Our 1/2 tons will get a little front end lift when you got a heavy load in the rear, especially with a dolly. The side of my truck has kissed a trailer before from loading a tractor onto the trailer (rear end lift, lol).
But anyways, I think you would have had some fun going out through some country roads. You really get a feel for your truck, and learn to gain speed whenever you can so you don't have to downshift. In the end, it usually ends up making you want a 7.3 turbo diesel Super Duty F-250/F-350, lol, or a BB 460. But then, you have to remember you can still get the job done without the poor mileage of those bigger trucks.
I think you (or at least I have) read a lot of comments about people pulling their friend's Chevy trucks and not being able to tell they were back there. Oh, you will always feel that load back there. Your truck is set up great to pull with those 4.10's, and you have the most powerful 300-6 (EFI vs Carb), so you were feeling what the 300-6 had. That's just a heavy load!
Handling and stopping is where the bigger trucks (F250/F350) have the better feel. Our 1/2 tons will get a little front end lift when you got a heavy load in the rear, especially with a dolly. The side of my truck has kissed a trailer before from loading a tractor onto the trailer (rear end lift, lol).
But anyways, I think you would have had some fun going out through some country roads. You really get a feel for your truck, and learn to gain speed whenever you can so you don't have to downshift. In the end, it usually ends up making you want a 7.3 turbo diesel Super Duty F-250/F-350, lol, or a BB 460. But then, you have to remember you can still get the job done without the poor mileage of those bigger trucks.
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6K is the max I would pull with an F150 unless there were special upgrades completed. The 6 will pull that nicely, over that and well its working hard. the auto also reduces the initial grunt to get things going compared to the stick, but after the torque converter engages it should perform well.
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Hey guys!
I'm on the East side of Knoxville TN right now, coming from SE Texas. Been a rough couple of days!
Couple of things. First off, my truck's overheating problem is nonexsistant. I guess we fixed that by simply installing a new thermostat.
Secondly my truck is running like crap (just absolutely gutless, more so than it should be on the highway). It's idling lower than it should also. This is for another thread and time, though.
Oh, and you guys aren't going to believe me (I don't believe it myself) but my truck is averaging 18 mpg @ 60 mph with hills. I don't believe it myself but I checked it several times and ran it past my dad. He says it's correct also. Kinda makes me second guess myself about those guys who claim to get 21 mpg. Gives me an excuse to keep the six, ha.
I'm on the East side of Knoxville TN right now, coming from SE Texas. Been a rough couple of days!
Couple of things. First off, my truck's overheating problem is nonexsistant. I guess we fixed that by simply installing a new thermostat.
Secondly my truck is running like crap (just absolutely gutless, more so than it should be on the highway). It's idling lower than it should also. This is for another thread and time, though.
Oh, and you guys aren't going to believe me (I don't believe it myself) but my truck is averaging 18 mpg @ 60 mph with hills. I don't believe it myself but I checked it several times and ran it past my dad. He says it's correct also. Kinda makes me second guess myself about those guys who claim to get 21 mpg. Gives me an excuse to keep the six, ha.
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Haha, really!? This place is beautiful. Heck, now's a great time to go playin' in the field after all this rain.
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Both of my 300 powered F150s pull pretty decent, they have been regeared and have manual transmissions in them. For some reason my 84 F150 seems to pull stronger than my 96, but it has more goodies on the motor and it's geared lower. I have towed several vehicles on dollies and trailers with these trucks, they both seem to handle the load without too much of a struggle. No doubt you definately feel the weight back there, but they always seem to get the job done. Certainly won't win any races, but they will get you where you need to go.
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Okay, I've got a problem.
Between 40 and 60 mph my truck lugs so hard that if I want to accelerate I have to drop it out of OD. Really made it hard trying to keep up with my dad in the overloaded Uhaul. There were times I was doing 55 mph in 3rd gear - this is with the low lugging 300.
What in the world could cause this? Granted I'm geared low, but not much lower than an F-150 with 3.55's and stock sized tires. This is bull. I should still be able to accelerate smoothly. Heck, I can still give it some pedal from 60 all the way to 75 or so! It's at that 40 - 60 mph point my truck LUGZ. I don't really lose speed, but I can't acclerate much at all.
I'll be stuck in a hotel for God knows how long. I don't have tools handy or anything at the moment.
EDIT: My truck is idiling lower than normal and almost acts as if it wants to die. It idles at 500 rpm right now. It normally idles at 800 rpm. My low end is also suffering. I have a problem here, just wondering where to start (when I can).
I did a search but couldn't find SPIT, and I KNOW there are "power loss" threads. I just can't find them. Dunno if it's an FTE thing or not.
Between 40 and 60 mph my truck lugs so hard that if I want to accelerate I have to drop it out of OD. Really made it hard trying to keep up with my dad in the overloaded Uhaul. There were times I was doing 55 mph in 3rd gear - this is with the low lugging 300.
What in the world could cause this? Granted I'm geared low, but not much lower than an F-150 with 3.55's and stock sized tires. This is bull. I should still be able to accelerate smoothly. Heck, I can still give it some pedal from 60 all the way to 75 or so! It's at that 40 - 60 mph point my truck LUGZ. I don't really lose speed, but I can't acclerate much at all.
I'll be stuck in a hotel for God knows how long. I don't have tools handy or anything at the moment.
EDIT: My truck is idiling lower than normal and almost acts as if it wants to die. It idles at 500 rpm right now. It normally idles at 800 rpm. My low end is also suffering. I have a problem here, just wondering where to start (when I can).
I did a search but couldn't find SPIT, and I KNOW there are "power loss" threads. I just can't find them. Dunno if it's an FTE thing or not.
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From: DeKalb, Ill.
You mentioned a uhaul and a hotel room.
You must be traveling...?
If this is the case, are you now at a different elevation?
This just came to mind.
See if you can borrow a vacuum gauge from a parts store where ever you are.
I think your truck controls stuff like fuel mixture with a change in elevation,
but it might be worth looking into.
Good luck,
Murph.
You must be traveling...?
If this is the case, are you now at a different elevation?
This just came to mind.
See if you can borrow a vacuum gauge from a parts store where ever you are.
I think your truck controls stuff like fuel mixture with a change in elevation,
but it might be worth looking into.
Good luck,
Murph.
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You mentioned a uhaul and a hotel room.
You must be traveling...?
If this is the case, are you now at a different elevation?
This just came to mind.
See if you can borrow a vacuum gauge from a parts store where ever you are.
I think your truck controls stuff like fuel mixture with a change in elevation,
but it might be worth looking into.
Good luck,
Murph.
You must be traveling...?
If this is the case, are you now at a different elevation?
This just came to mind.
See if you can borrow a vacuum gauge from a parts store where ever you are.
I think your truck controls stuff like fuel mixture with a change in elevation,
but it might be worth looking into.
Good luck,
Murph.
By the way, my motor is a '94 EFI, if this helps.
Well, my truck idles smoothly at 500 rpm now, but it acts like it wants to die if I come off of highway speeds. In other words, when I slow down to a crawl, for a split instint there, my truck stutters like it wants to die, and then smooths out.
How quickly should my computer compinsate for this, btw? I've drove about 1,100 miles. I don't think this is the problem anyway; my truck was doing this the whole trip up. I never minded having a slow-ish truck, but this is unacceptable. This isn't even safe. If I had a boy or daughter I wouldn't want them driving something I know they couldn't get out of harm's way.
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Sounds pretty bad.
Not horrific, just worse than an elevation change would make.
You might want to bow your head to the Holy Trinity.
Fuel, spark, and compression.
Even if these checks don't tell you exactly where the problem is,
they'll lead you down the right road.
You'll have a good understanding of the state of your engine when you're done too.
My guess is still along the lines of fuel delivery,
but you'll have to verify that.
You might have to break down and have it plugged in
and have the codes checked.
Just some ideas,
Murph.
Not horrific, just worse than an elevation change would make.
You might want to bow your head to the Holy Trinity.
Fuel, spark, and compression.
Even if these checks don't tell you exactly where the problem is,
they'll lead you down the right road.
You'll have a good understanding of the state of your engine when you're done too.
My guess is still along the lines of fuel delivery,
but you'll have to verify that.
You might have to break down and have it plugged in
and have the codes checked.
Just some ideas,
Murph.