Towing with a v6

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05-31-2013, 04:12 PM

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Biggles

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How much weight do you have in the truck? If the truck has a lot of options and there's 6 people and the family pets on board,you will notice it!

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05-31-2013, 04:41 PM

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Also, keep it out of overdrive as that will kill your transmission with hunting for the right gear all the time.

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08-10-2015, 09:05 AM

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Towing in hills?

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Originally Posted by Kikki

So we bought a trailer that weighs 3200 lbs and the truck only tows 3200 lbs per the ford dealership. We towed the trailer and it really struggles because of the added weight from stuff inside the trailer and back of truck (campin stuff) is there an ad on or chip to give engine more torque or whatever so the truck can tow the trailer plus extra weight without struggling and ruining the engine?

Are you towing in hills?