LaunchnRetrieve

Just wondering what the difference between a 150 and a 250 is?

Have to replace my 150 soon and ...

I tow an 18 foot ski boat or a 25 foot travel trailer, on occasion.
I use it for a 100 mile RT commute, mostly.

SteveLord

2001 SCREW right?


You could probably get a maxtow Ecoboost and it would be a huge improvement and be an overall better vehicle for the commute. With an F250, you're looking a much heavier/longer vehicle potentially with 6.2L or Diesel options for an engine. Which, it willl no doubt tow your toys without issue but you'll possibly be paying more in fuel/maintenance in the long run.

tanked_darren

I don't know about the rest of Canada or the USA but in BC you just don't see new F-250's anymore, citizen owned at least, not sure about fleet vehicles. Besides, why buy a middle of the road model?

You'd probably get away with a F-150 properly equipped, but if you got a F-350 Diesel you could tow a house.

LaunchnRetrieve

Yes to the 2001 SCrew. I don't envision getting rid of my house and living in a 5th Wheel full time, so I won't be upgrading the trailer to anything much heavier than what I have and unless I win the lottery my boats will stay in the 21 foot or less range. So I'll check out your suggestion. My 2001 Screw had no problems at all with my 25 foot trailer (passing cars going uphill to Lake Tahoe). I just need to know what I'll buy in a hurry when my truck needs replacement and it could be soon or I might be able to keep repairing it for less than a new truck payment for awhile.

Thanks.

LaunchnRetrieve

I won't need to tow a house. From what the 2 of you have said, I'll stick with checking out the max tow ecoboost f150.
Thank you.

cody6766

For my friend, size was the issue. He as 2 kids and expects to marry someone with a kid or 2 (he's recently divorced). An F-150 wasn't really in the cards when you look at having a truck, plus comfortably hauling 6 people. His 250 was the answer to that problem.

For towing, I can't really speak for my 2011 ecoboost, but I can tell you that it has A LOT more available power than my 2001 F-150 that it replaced. I towed about 5klbs in trailer in the 2001 and it didn't seem to love it. I think my 2011 would do it with no problem. My dad has a 2007 FX2, 5.4L. His friend has a 2011 EB. He's driven his truck and his friend's truck while towing his friend's 30' pontoon boat, and he said the 2011 pulled it like it was nothing. He said his 2007 got it done, but he could tell it was working.

I get about 17-18 mpg at 70mph in my 2011 EB. I got 14mpg in my 2001 at the same speed. In the city I average 15mpg. I got 12 in the older truck. I have no idea what my friend gets in his 2013 F-250 gasser since he drives his car to and from work. The truck is for hauling things and several people.

Hopefully that anecdotal info helps you make up your mind. I can't tell you what to get, but hopefully that gives you some research points.

depami

Given your 100 mile commute, I think the 150 is the way to go.

Any engine offered should pull your boats with no problem.

The EB would be the only six cylinder I'd throw at the travel trailer but either eight would do it too.

I'm partial to the 5.0 which should suit your needs well. I would only go EB Max Tow if I were regularly towing in hilly terrain or heavy loads such as livestock trailers, skid loaders, etc.