zx12-iowa

I do. All half tons are strongly marketed showing their strenght, power and ability to haul/tow... Every manufacturer does this with an unshaved guy with a deep voice saying how tough it is. Lol.

scottyXLT

Something is wrong if you need an SD to pull a couple of side by sides on a trailer.
My 2.7 would pull the crap out of that set up.

Jus Cruisin

I'll be putting about 4,600 miles with the F150 towing my 24' enclosed trailer next month going to a couple car events. That'll be my make or break test with my F150., I came from a Ram 2500 4X4 Limited to the F150. Why? I wanted a better day to day ride and I was tired of the $290 fuel filter changes, $100+ oil changes, DEF and diesel. I picked the F150 for comparable features I was used to in the Ram. If I'm unhappy with the F150 after my month of towing, it'll be short-lived around my household. I'll swap it for a 2017 GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate 4X4 6.2l. I know for a fact they tow what I have with no handling issues and get better mileage. I'll put up with needing to use a key to start and lose the proximity door unlocking in order to have a more capable towing platform.

Now, maybe my truck will do fine.....We'll see..

Moore08

I have a 2wd regular cab 2.7 ecoboost with 3.31 gears and it handled my 20' car trailer and two side by sides with ease .. I live in the mountainous area of wv and ky and I was pretty impressed with the ability to tow it .. I figure that trailer and load was at the high end of my trucks rated capacity but it done great

dalola

Seems everybody's comfort level for towing is all over the board. Some folks are perfectly happy towing "at the edge", and others freak out if they feel something behind them.

Unfortunately, it's not really something you can verify on a test drive.

Probably better to always error on the "overkill" side, if there is any concern.

OEFVETF150lover

I second that statement
Super Duty trucks are made for working / towing.
If you tow alot, get a super duty- that's my logic.
Get a F350 and tow to your heart's content. but don't buy a V6 TT Truck and expect to tow easily no matter what the manufacturer may say. Thats my .02.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER- This comment is not directed and anyone but is a generalized comment based on my experience towing my benzs and my recent purchase of my 2015 F150 V8, as well as my research on the super duty trucks.

johndeerefarmer

What I was towing was no where near the upper limits of what Ford says it can do. Now if I was towing my 10,000 lb RV in the mountains I would have no right to complain but I wasn't. My 13 Eco had no problems and was a way better truck in all aspects other than fuel economy.

Troponin

I am curious what the temps were. At some point, all vehicles, especially those with FI, will struggle. You can't expect a vehicle to run awesome when your IATs are hitting 100+ and your IAT2s are hitting 140+

T_R

You know the frame and suspension are identical to the previous generation trucks right?

Mike Up

I traded in a 2012 F150 in my signature and have a 2016 F150 in my signature.

The trucks are optioned the same, expect the new '16 doesn't have power sliding rear window, chrome package, rear backup sensors or 18" 275/65 "LT" tires. It has 17" 265/70 "P" tires instead, has stand alone rear defrost, has black side steps, and has rear view camera.

Towing the camper in the signature on a 50 minute one way trip, the '16 pulled no worse than the '12 in high winds along the lake shore (Lake Michigan for you out of towners). I was surprise since I still have "P" rated tires on it instead of "LT" tires.

I'm going on another trip soon and will see how that goes.

The new '16 hitch receiver is higher than the '12 and without re-adjusting the trailer, I got a lot more porposing going over uneven asphalt. I had the Reese Strait-Line system so even with a bad setup, sway is very unlikely. Without sway control, it would had been bad as I shifted weight off of the tongue back onto the trailer axles because the tongue was to high from the higher '16 F150 hitch receiver.

Once I put the new Blue Ox Sway Pro hitch on, that was lower and adjusted correctly, the truck actually pulled better than the '12 and like I said, that was with "P" series tires and the '12 had "LT" series tires.

We'll see how this next trip goes but so far I'm satisfied.