brianford

Hey guys. I will be pulling an 18' Lund boat weighing 3K (loaded) 50-70 times per year at a distance 40-60 miles.

Here's the kicker: i'll be towing between 6-9K feet of elevation. Will the 3.7 with towing package be up to the task, or do I need to step up to the 5.0?

FWIW this is all I will be towing and this boat will also be my daily driver. The truck is a 4x4 and has a listed capacity of 5700 pounds.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Thank you.

blyons808

That 3.7 should be enough, but if ur gonna be towing that often, I'd step up to at least the 5.0.

brianford

Thanks man. I'm very picky with options and all the 5.0's within 500+ miles would have me paying for 2K+ worth of options I don't want, so I'm trying to convince myself that the 3.7 is OK haha..

red1994ford

I've had a 3.7 for almost 2 months now. Ive never towed anything with it yet, but under no load/load in bed its great. I get 22-23 mpg highway and 16-17 in town. (2wd Scab)

As far as my needs go, its been great.

If you get a Reg cab 6.5 bed 4x4 Id imagine it would weigh less than a 2wd scab. In terms of towing capacity I'd be willing to wager a 3.7 would do the trick (even with elevation change) given you are below 60% of max tow capacity.

Ive taken my 1994 4.9 multiple through NC mountains on the highway loaded down in the back with firewood to the point it was squatting and it did fine.

However, if you would ever want to tow a bigger trailer you may want to opt for the 5.0

My suggestion would be to test drive them both and see how you like the feel... Both trucks have over 300 horsepower so no matter your choice its not gonna be a slouch!

brianford

Thanks a lot guys!

Still deciding but leaning 3.7 bc the truck I like has it. If it's not up to the task (it has the torque of the old 5.4 v8 with a better tranny so I think it'll be fine) I can always get a tune.

zchannel1

I tow a 5k+ lb boat with the 3.7 Screw. The motor pulls it just fine at sea level. I hardly notice the boat is back there. I'm guessing you'll be fine.

HCFX2013

Think about it this way.....elevation doesn't matter in terms of suspension sag.....neither does the engine for that matter. The worst that could possibly happen (but probably won't) is the 3.7 will strain a bit. But at 3,000 ft my buddy's 09 4.6 2v will pull 5k without a problem....and it's barely got any ***** to begin with.

Ssls6

Just get the largest gears that you can.

shanel

It will be fine.I was towing my 4000 lb boat with a 2008 cc frontier and it did a good job.It even did a good job towing the 22 ft.tt. The fronty had a tow rating of 6100 lbs.What is the tow rating of the 126wb 3.7 150?