Almost every truck/towing thread on here does.
Funny thing most the towing accidents I have seen are with the
big tow rigs, they think just because they have a huge truck
they can tow at 80mph.Just cause you have a huge truck doesnt mean you have the brains to use it safely. Most people using smaller trucks usually are more careful in my experience..
(not talking about idiots towing 27ft boats with an S10 though)
:D

Your right, I have seen more trailering accidents with the HD trucks lol. going by their logic even if you tow 3k lbs you should buy an F-350 dually since, you know, it'll be safer. :drink:

exactly. And by the way the only thing that can do above ten to my knowledge is 10,300 with the hemi

Uhh no I dont want to revise anything I wasnt advocating pulling a bigger load than reccommended. My point being is that things can do more than advertised they are advertised that due to it not being safe. And they intentially underate a lot of thing because if an elevator is rated for x people will do x+y unsafefly. Think about this way if everything were to fail at the exact limit or load it was designed for there would be a lot more accidents.

I dont know what you are talking about not getting the MPG, from everybody that has them in here and others its pretty spot on.


And I am breaking no safety bob rules here, boat weighs 10 truck can tow 11,300. So what the safety factor here???

"I am looking for overall knowledge of the truck from first hand use. Not opinion."

Skip opinion and just go with fact. The fact is if you get in an accident with a truck that is not rated to tow what you towing, your insurance is null and void. If it was your fault or not, you are now open to being sued into eternity. The money you think you are saving now is gone, as well as your business, savings, kids college fund, retirement (the list goes on the better the lawyer I am sure).... so that really should not be your criteria for making a selection in my opinion. What is legal and safe should be. Again, just my opinion and your insurance carriers.

good point but what did you read the whole post? Because the boat will weigh tops 10.5 with full fuel, I never have full fuel. So On average it weighs 10. Truck is 11,300. Am I wrong on the math. As long as its rated for over what you are towing you will be fine with insurance. But yet again I probably should get a 550 to tow this boat, geese guys.

Anyways with insurance they are going to go off dry weight and such which is well under 10k.

Ok you were right chevy is 10,600. Buts its not the standard 1500 you are talking the 6.2L which is a gas hog. So basically you have a 2500 engine in a 1500.

Very impressive to drive!

550 is unsafe too, you should look at a Peterbilt since it will tow safer :drink:

I don't know what others issues are, you could be right at 11K lbs, doesn't matter, trucks rated to tow that. Others have done 10-11k easily on the Ford forums and said the truck was perfect.

I think the bottom line is that if you're only towing it a couple times per year, and you're within the rated towing capacity, you'll be fine with the F150. Will an F250-F450 tow it much better and safer? Absolutely.

Personally, I tow 6+ hours away on a fairly regular basis, so I chose an HD truck. Would a K1500 tow my boat 6 hours each way? Sure, but not nearly as comfortably, or with the peice of mind having big brakes, big bearings, a big axle, and a big diesel gives me :)