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Originally Posted by richf28
Dont twist this. If you recall I was the originator of the post looking to upgrade. I am not backing the ecoboost but you have to admit there has been a lot of different opinions and answers. If I could find proof in facts I would be more secure. Until then I have no problem with what I now own. Like I said earlier on....I have been mislead by both an rv dealer and a truck dealer neither of which I will return to and it has cost me a great deal of financial difficulties and mechanical problems. I dont want to make the mistake again. Not saying any person here is right or wrong but there has been a lot of debate none the less.
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I'll just toss this out there: The answer is on the sticker next to your door on the truck frame. If you want "proof in facts", that's good. Ford printed them and stuck them right there on the frame, by law. The numbers on the sticker are the definitive answer.
I've got family who attempted to tow something too big for their TV. They got it out in a crosswind with an inexperienced driver at the wheel and they ended up upside down in a ditch with 40'+ of TV and trailer, 400 miles from the nearest trauma center.
Luckily, they walked away with bumps and bruises and one had a deep cut on a finger. Also luckily, their insurance didn't look at the sticker, and paid. The TV and trailer were a total loss.
It was their first trip loaded. They had towed the trailer two states from where they bought it, parked it. Loaded it. Totaled it 600 miles from home.
Could have easily been a whole lot worse.
I'll stick to reading the numbers on my TV, trailer, tires, etc, and staying within them.
(By the way, I did talk to them and tell them they had way too much TT behind their TV. They said the same old thing, "the RV dealer said it will pull it".
Truck Dealers, online forums, RV dealers, best fishing buddy, whoever... if they aren't doing the math from the door frame, they're not doing me any favors.