F150 SCrew w/Ecoboost towing a 37' tt?

[Rhumblefish]

Originally Posted by 18LT

This post has no bearing on the OP's thread beyond the message of making sure you are below the tow vehicle's axle and gross combined weight ratings.

Finally.

Originally Posted by 18LT

We pulled this 15,000 pound boat/trailer with a 1999 Ford F-350 DRW pickup.

Another boat puller! Knew I liked you.

Originally Posted by 18LT

So rather than buy a $50K F-450, I opted to buy this $3000 Freightliner FLD112, which I titled as a motorhome after equipping it with cooking facilities

Softly: *Whoa* I want one.

[Mr BB]

You’ll be ok. Just dial in your WDH. Again your only going on short trips. Long trips is a different animal. I went to a class A motorhome because of that and I had a 9,200lb trailer. Had a lot of flak in this thread ,headaches and setting it setup but did.
https://www.f150ecoboost.net/threads.../#post-1255246

[GravelRider]

Does short vs long trip truly matter? If it's only safe to do on short trips, it's not safe. And to put it another way, at what mileage does it become unsafe? And if there is a long trip cutoff, is it safe until you reach that point and then it becomes unsafe? or was it unsafe the whole time? See where I'm going with this...

[Mr BB]

It not about the safety of the setup it’s about the drivers endurance to drive across country Not taking a month. And being rested when you get there. I wouldn’t hesitate to tow 400 miles to the destination with my old TT but over 1000 no way that’s why I have the Georgetown now. A lot more stable especially when having the toad behind. Unhooking the toad is a snap. A TT is not as easy with WDH

[GRSMNKY]

Originally Posted by bikendan

I own a F150 3.5 Ecoboost with the Max Tow package and I wouldn't tow that long of a TT with mine.


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Ssme here . I consider myself at my limit with a 34ft trailer.

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by GRSMNKY

Ssme here . I consider myself at my limit with a 34ft trailer.

I'm looking at a new TT just under 30ft and I'm not sure my F150 can do it. Mainly because of the tongue weight and UVW but the 4ft longer length doesn't help.

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[Mike134]

Originally Posted by bikendan

I'm looking at a new TT just under 30ft and I'm not sure my F150 can do it. Mainly because of the tongue weight and UVW but the 4ft longer length doesn't help.

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pick a max length trailer your truck can tow: 25'-26'-27'-28'-29'-30'-31'-32'-33'-34'-35'

Why that length and not the number just left or right?
Seat of the pants hunch or done some testing?
Based on what some fella at the bar recommends or his/her equivalent on an internet forum?

See where I'm going?

Conditions can get to the point where even a Freightliner or Kenworth will get blown over so toss the nonsense that bigger solves all towing issues.
Myself I follow what Ford says my truck can safely tow and stop (staying within payload and trailer ratings) and have been very happy with my 7700 GVWR 28' trailer.

Safe travels

[fipntdot]

Originally Posted by Mike134

Conditions can get to the point where even a Freightliner or Kenworth will get blown over so toss the nonsense that bigger solves all towing issues.
Myself I follow what Ford says my truck can safely tow and stop (staying within payload and trailer ratings) and have been very happy with my 7700 GVWR 28' trailer.

Safe travels

Agree. We have 28 ft. 6 6inch, 7600 GVRW. Our 150 does fine with it. You need to check the specifics on your specific 150.

[18LT]

Originally Posted by GravelRider

Wait, where did you find a $3000 Freightliner with cab that runs?

I was on Truck Trader on a Friday evening and spotted a 1994 Freightliner, 64” bunk, 310E Cummins, 9-speed Spicer, single drive axle with 1.4 million miles and 300,000 miles on the engine. It was listed by a Freightliner dealer in Greensboro, NC for $3000 so I called on Saturday morning and bought it sight-unseen after the salesman said yes, it would make the trip to Michigan with no problems.
I wire transferred the funds, they overnighted me the title, and I registered it in Michigan so that I had a license plate for the drive home (to legally negate the weigh stations and CDL requirements in the states we were driving through).
The dealer even filled the twin 150 gallon fuel tanks.
My wife and I checked the coolant and oil levels and drove it home to Michigan.
It was an absolute joy to drive, and it served us well.
I installed a Hayes air-over-electric trailer brake controller to activate the trailer’s triple axle brakes.
Here’s a picture of the business end of the boat; Mercury Racing Speedmaster 3A drives and a set of semi-surface-drive propellers. Inside was a pair of mild supercharged 509 big block Chevy engines.
All in all, the truck, trailer and boat made for a pretty impressive package.
And yes, I had driven semi trucks before, in a previous life.

[GravelRider]

Jesus! That's an impressive looking business end. lol

[Tabasco_Joe]

Originally Posted by Mike134

Except in the case of Ford, SAME caliper, rotor and pads for the 3/4T and the 1 ton.

If I was pushing the limits on any TV I'd be considering aftermarket upgrades that might improve my margins.

[18LT]

Originally Posted by GravelRider

Jesus! That's an impressive looking business end. lol

Yeah, it was impressive when I caught a bunch of fishing line on a prop shaft, cutting the seal and filling the drive with water. Only a few places in the States can do the Speedmaster 3A drives so I took it to Mel Riggs in Wisconsin. The bill was $8,000.
I didn’t mean to hijack the thread. Sorry about that.

[badal38257]

Well im not the OP but we are in the exact situation. I have a super crew ecoboost and just bought a 29te. I too was worried about sway. It turns out the trailor has a Hensley hitch and the previous owner pulled with a supercrew ecoboost. He said he never had problems with sway most likely thanks to the hitch. Coincidentally not 1/2 mile after hooking up and starting down the road a moron slammed on his brakes to turn. With my cheeks firmly clinched we stopped on a dime. I imagine we will use 2 vehicles when the whole family is going but we are under all the numbers for short partial family trips. Im also going to be getting a newish Ram Rebel before next camping season which will have slightly better towing numbers. So its a go for me. Sorry if ive angered the towing gods.

[Jcape]

I've read all the "Expert" opinions on these 6 pages of comments. The length of the trailer is unimportant, the hitch is the important part. A good WDH with sway control is what you need. I have been pulling trailers since 1968, everything from a 16foot Yellowstone to my current 35 foot Coachmen. If anything, the short ones are more susceptible to fish tailing than the long ones, they are also harder to back up than the long ones. I pulled a 35 foot Shasta from Michigan to Alaska and back with a 2011 Ford F-150 Supercab, 8' box, Ecoboost 3.5 with max tow and max payload. That truck was rated at 12,000 lb tow capacity. I use a Reese WDH with dual cam sway control, never had a problem even at highway speeds in high winds or being passed by semis.