Is my f150 enough?

[Jhall244]

Well, a lot sooner than I expected a friend of mine bought my truck and I got a screaming deal on a 2016 f250 supercrew with 30,000 miles

[Cb25 Joe]

Nice truck. You’ll be very happy with the F250.

[2rad4u]

Hell yea! Congrats!

[JeffandLori]

Looks like a gasser too. That would be my choice. 4x4?

Also, I hadn't heard of any flour mills exploding. Looks like a lot of flour on the parking lot there. That will be tough to cleanup.

[Jhall244]

Yes it is a gasser. I live only a few miles from work and only put 10,000 miles a year on at best. I would have to drive and tow a lot more than that to justify the $$$ on a diesel. And yes it’s 4x4, the flour you see is the wonderful lake effect snow we get all winter long in NE ohio. I am already glad I went this route for the peace of mind

[clarkbre]

Originally Posted by Jhall244

Yes it is a gasser. I live only a few miles from work and only put 10,000 miles a year on at best. I would have to drive and tow a lot more than that to justify the $$$ on a diesel. And yes it’s 4x4, the flour you see is the wonderful lake effect snow we get all winter long in NE ohio. I am already glad I went this route for the peace of mind

Awesome! Good choice. You'll like that trick for sure. I know I like mine a lot!

[007matman]

Congratulations!

[MikeRP]

Congratulations! Love that color!

[Leslie-and-Ann]

Originally Posted by 007matman

I think you're really pushing the limits of your truck there.

I don't feel good towing anywhere near max capacity as anything that is ran at those limits is bound to fail. However, to each his own.

If the vehicle is new and you're the type to trade off every few years then maybe you can make it work. If you're like me and keep things for a while and like to have things paid off then it's going to be difficult to maintain.

I used to pull my 6600lb (dry), 7200lb (wet/loaded/camper with my Escalade (7800lb towing capacity). It didn't go well. Even though the numbers worked i was wearing things out quickly. I did upgrades galore to try and make things better but at the end of the day I came to the realization that it was just too much.

I now pull that camper with an F350 6.0 Powerstroke. The truck doesn't skip a beat and pulls that camper with no issues (and gets double the fuel mileage my Escalade did when towing). No more white knuckle driving for me.

I agree 100% I was pulling a Rockwood 30ft ultra light, with ecoboost 9500lb max tow, it pulled fine, stopping was an issue. In an emergency stop, the camper pushed the truck. We traded for a 250 powerstroke and a larger 5er, rockwood 2888. Stopping is not a problem even when some fool pulls out in front of me.

[Leslie-and-Ann]

Originally Posted by Jhall244

I guarantee that I’ve pulled way more than the accepted weight of the truck, I’m not bragging about it but I have. I have LT tires and air bags (which I’m not trying to use to add carrying capacity). It’s just I want to be sure this is the right decision before I shell out the money

Get a 250, be safer.

[jd50i]

Originally Posted by Leslie-and-Ann

Get a 250, be safer.

They did, see post #61.

[ben31]

Congratulations! Nice Truck!

[Jhall244]

I did get a f250. I am patiently waiting on the call to pick up the new toy hauler

[Leslie-and-Ann]

Originally Posted by Jhall244

Well, a lot sooner than I expected a friend of mine bought my truck and I got a screaming deal on a 2016 f250 supercrew with 30,000 miles

Great choice, you will be much safer in that.