Posted this is the towing hauling section as well but not as much action there. I was wondering why the 1000 miles before you tow? I know break in period but I thought the engines were ran for an extended period of time. I can understand the tranny needs to break in some but 1000 miles. I just got an EB screw w 3.73 and the tow package. I should be real close to this mark before I leave on a 300 or so mile trip to mackinaw pulling a 28ft TT my buddy who is going as well is waiting for his max tow screw EB to show up at the dealer and he tows basically the same size and weight TT around 6500lbs he is going to be well short of 1000 miles. What are his worries if any? Thanks

 

I think the real question is, will you man up and accept responsability if the truck breaks, knowing you did not follow the ford engineers recomendation clearly stated in the owners guide.

 

Well besides manning up as you say do most people feel it is necessary and what are the worries

 

I think 500 to 700 miles ought to be OK before towing any amount of weight. Just take it a little easier then normal.

 

I would guess it has more to do with the trans. and especially the axle gears. I think most gear sets recommend 1000 miles before towing as well. I do know at least one person who burned up the rear axle while towing when the truck was new. It was a 97 F350 powerstroke. Not sure if it was due because he towed right away or it wasn't set up right at the factory. I have seen dozens of folks who tow right away with no issues at all.

 

Guy's, what is the max tow rating for a 2011 4x4 Screw with 3.73's and reg. towing pkg. I say 9,700 lbs. Buddy who has one say's 11,300. I say yes if you had the max towing pkg. He has the 5.5 bed also. Ought to be enough for his 31ft Flagstaff TT. Forgot to mention he has the Eco engine.

 

I agree. It's seems that if something major is going to happen it is usually very early on. I had an escape that they replaced the tranny at 800 miles. For some reason I don't think most of the contractors out there get there new trucks and say I'm not towing for 1000 miles especially local guys who sometimes that could take several weeks to get to

 

Let me elaborate a little. The computers on these trucks are adaptive, meaning they learn how we drive based on load, throttle position and whatnot and adjusts shift points accordingly. If a trailer is being towed during this learning process what do you think this does to the strategies developed by these computers.

Once the trailer comes off the truck it will not drive the same and ford usually gets the blame.

The 1000 miles is to develop the normal strategies for the computers.

 

That's interesting I didn't know that everyone's trucks have diff shift points based on there driving style if I'm reading right. I should be driving it harder then. Kind of like old school thinking of drive it hard out of the box if this is how you want it to run. Not being an arsehole but it's hard for me to believe I have that much control over my trucks computer especially when you have your computer re flashed because of tranny shifting issues that people talk about. Do they have to retrain there computer for 1000 miles before towing? THis is interesting to me I guess. I just didn't like your initial response of man up. I was looking for more mechanical info like what you pointed out here

 

Dude, you'll be fine. Tow and do what ya gotta do, and enjoy the truck. Ive said this before. When we pick up a new patrol car, they get driven hard right out of the gate. No babying those cars. Never have an issue.