Tystevens

That's a lot of trailer for an F150. You might be well within the 'trailer rating,' but it will be difficult to stay inside the payload and other numbers, I suspect.

But if you're towing it with your '10, I suspect you'd see a big improvement w/ the EB. I've towed my travel trailer (28', 6000k lbs loaded) with a couple GM 5.3's, a Duramax, and now my EB. I really like towing with the EB -- the experience towing w/ the EB is a lot closer to the Duramax than it is to the 5.3's. The EB holds gears so nicely, has great power and doesn't run for the redline at the slightest hint of a hill. Note -- I'm not saying the EB can out-tow a Duramax (or other modern diesel), but towing 6k lbs, the experience is similar to how the diesel did the job.

That said, the overall setup doesn't feel as smooth or controlled as the 2500HD platform was. I don't feel unsafe, but I know the trailer is back there when pulling with a half-ton. Any bigger trailer, and I'll be headed back to 3/4 or 1 ton trucks.

russellsawatsky

I tow a 34' 8500# tt and my truck( 2011 F150 4X4 screw eb max tow ) pulls it great but I only pull it 2 or 3 times a year , 1000 mi trips lots of hills but no mountains . It's a great dd, pulls good , handles the tt great .If I were to get a bigger trailer or pull this one a lot more I would go with a F350 6.7

EcoboostKev

As much as i love my truck and would recommend the Ecoboost to anyone that wants to tow. I agree with the others that a diesel Superduty would be a better match for your trailer. As impressive as the Ecoboost is. You would be much happier with the diesel Superduty.

Mike Up

If you pulled it fine with your 5.4L, the 5.0L will make towing so much easier. I had a 2010 Screw 4WD 5.4L w/3.55LS and now have a 2012 Screw 4WD w/3.73 Locker and it pulls my trailer much easier!

I, like you, was reluctant to go with the Ecoboost. The 5.0L has been great towing.

However, if you're towing 9000 lbs, your travel trailer tongue weight is going to exceed even the Max Tow package's hitch reciever rating of 1,150 lbs. The "average" tongue weight of a dual axle travel trailer properly loaded is around 13%. That puts you at 1170 lbs right there.

Personally, I'd look into a F250 6.2L w/4.30 locker or Diesel. You will get LT tires and a more robust suspension to help handle and control that trailer weight, and get a higher rated hitch reciever for that heavier tongue weight.

Mike Up

The 5.0L is a great choice as preferred by many. It's a preference with what you want. Both the 5.0L and Ecoboost will pull it fine. With that weight, a F250 would be the better choice for handling and control, and hitch rating.

Mike Up

I don't think you could compare a GM 5.3L towing experience with anything other than a 4.6L 3V Ford. The 5.3L GM is coupled to an inferior 3.42 axle and the 5.3L puts out a pathetic 335 lbs of torque at 4000 rpm. This motor is torque deprived already, then is paired with an axle that further negates torque. The 5.4L Ford is so much better than the 5.3L GM. Has much more torque and is geared much better. After towing with a 5.3L, it would drive anyone to a diesel. Seen it happen first hand.

zx12-iowa

Preferred to have less power and rev to make something move? Um ok. Your 5.0 is better tha your 5.4 in large part because of your gears. The 5.0 needs gears to be able to move a load, unlike the othe engine choices.

Op, will a z5.0 pull it - yes. Will a 6.2 or ecoboost outclass the 5.0 -yup all day long. So you can get a 5.0 an try and post to defend it, or get the far better engine for towing.

Tystevens

Well, in my opinion, the 5.3/3.42/6 spd combo works just fine for towing moderate loads. It is better than the 5.3 was w/ the 4.10 and 4 spd, that is for sure. But that wasn't really my point.

My point was more that all of the small block V-8s are going to have to rev to get to the meat of their powerband when towing. 5.0, 5.4, 6.2 are not excluded from this. That means a lot of going down the road in 4th gear at 2800 or 3000 rpms. It isn't a problem, really -- we've done it for thousands of miles in our Suburbans. But just a matter of preference.

Since the Ecoboost makes so much torque at just 1800 rpms, it doesn't have to rev so much to get the job done, so it can settle in to 6th gear on flat ground and doesn't have to downshift nearly as much. Which makes the experience more 'diesel-like' compared to the naturally aspirated V8s.

I don't think there is a good or bad -- it is just a matter of what you like better. I prefer 6th gear and 1800 rpms when towing if I can get it, which is why I went with an EB.

Ole Man Dan

This year I traded my 2008 F-250 PSD for a 2012 Max tow, HD package, EB.

My first tow convinced me the EB tows like a smaller Diesel.
(and that ain't bad)

Note it ain't a 250. Doesn't have the weight, payload potential of a 250.
I treat mine like the supped up EB it is. Towing 8,500# is nothing.
I still accelerate going up mountains while towing.
I enjoy good gas mileage when I stay off the BOOST.
Towing I average 10-12 MPG. Maybe not the best, but it's doing what I want, with what I have.

I love the sound of the 5.0 motor, but I didn't buy my truck for the sound.
I wanted an every day truck that I can hook up to my trailer and head for the mountains.
IT'S ALL IN WHAT YOU WANT.

Mike Up

Pulling my camper, I rarely go over 3000 rpms and the gears don't make that much difference. The 2012 5.0L trucks with the 3.55 gears were even much more powerful down low than my previous 5.4L. If you would get you head out of the sand and actually stop boosting your ego, you'd see that there's more to the trucks, than a V6 with a turbo.

There's several advantages of the 5.0L while towing, but that's another thread. Pickuptrucks.com stated that they'd choose the 5.0L.