[Fot] Towing (New F-150)

[Chip Collingwood]

Very interested in this thread as well. I have been looking a little bit
and thinking about downsizing both my trailer and tow rig.

I have an 06 Dodge 3500 Cummins single axle 2wd that I currently tow my 24'
with. It does very well when up to speed, plenty of torque to go up any
mountain while towing. The downside has been twofold for me. I chose the
6-speed manual Getrag gearbox over the automatic at the time in 06 because
of Chrysler's problems with their auto gearboxes. Because of this choice
the truck has inadequate acceleration from a stop both towing and not.
Rather keep my shifting to the racecar at this point. The other issue is
the lack of 4wheel drive. Also chose this option as I figured in Virginia I
didn't need it and I could get rack and pinion steering with out it. Well
the winters have been lousy the last few years and although not used that
much it would have been nice to have. Even parking in the paddock with 4wd
would help in soft grassy areas. Low on the list of options has been the
interior trim. The cloth seats in the Dodge need cleaning and are prone to
any type of staining...I will go with leather next time.

Maybe waiting on the diesel offering from Toyota...but for sure give the
new Ford platform a couple years




Chip Collingwood
theukmotorsports.com
(804) 564-1839

On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:24 AM, John Styduhar <johnstydo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would wait a year or two on the new Ford F150 (or any new release) until
> the powertrain and body structure changes are fully tested and diagnosed.
> Unless you want to be the lab rat.  I've owned three F150s and the 2009 I
> currently own is the worst.
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 5:36 PM, davehogye <dlhogye at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> The new aluminum truck is said to weigh 700lbs. less than the last steel
>> version.  That's a lot of weight off during daily driving routines and the
>> towing and payload has gone up.  Sounds good to me.  I built a SuperCrew
>> FX4 version on line, no leather or sunroof thank you, and got the price up
>> to $46K.  Now they are offering up to $8K in discounts and incentives.
>> It's sounding better every day.
>> I read an article recently that discusses the improvements on 1/2 ton
>> trucks that bring them up to 3/4 ton levels from just a few years ago.
>>
>> Dave H.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From: *"Jeff Snook" <jeffsnook01 at gmail.com>
>> *To: *fot at autox.team.net
>> *Sent: *Saturday, July 25, 2015 12:25:34 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: [Fot] Towing (New F-150)
>>
>> We've got a customer with a new aluminum F150.  He loves it.  Says it
>> tows a
>> 7K lb. trailer and doesn't even know it's there!
>>
>> Sweet truck, but stickered for $60K!!!!!
>>
>> Jeff Snook
>> http://www.snooksdreamcars.com
>> 419-344-0319 (Mobile)
>>
>>
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