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Originally Posted by crk112
I'm not sold on the Ecoboost (EDIT: in the half-ton)
Take my truck for example.. 2013 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 5.0L .. tow capacity 7,500lbs and axle gross weights 3900 in front and 3850 in the rear. Payload capacity 1448lbs on the sticker, but I've calculated myuseful payload at closer to 1150 after visiting the scales. My tongue weight is usually around 625-650. My rear axle scales in at 3650-- 200lbs below the gross weight.
Now, take the exact same truck except with an Ecoboost. The only number that changes is tow capacity (11,500lbs in 2013 Ecoboost). Same payload and axle gross weights.... I really can't tow ANY larger a TT despite having 4,000lbs higher "tow capacity".
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But you could tow a "carefully balanced 11,500 pound flatbed trailer with concrete weights on it (like Ford does for the SAE certifications)... Far too many people "lump all trailers into the same category"... There are "trailers that can be loaded easily to balance tongue weight, there are trailers that experience minimal sidewind movement, there are trailers that "flow smoothly behind a aerodynamic truck" and then there are "big square boxes that invalidate everything about the above categories"....
Travel trailers and "Ford trailer limits" are two entirely different animals.... Sort of like saying, I like pickles and then trying to drink a gallon of vinegar. They might taste a little alike, but they sure aren't the same thing.....