Boat/Truck Suggestions/Help

[duckhnt]

Hello guys...been a reader of the forum for a while and took the plunge on a 1991 23 walkaround SC. Has a 225 optimax and decent enough curtains to get buy for a season or two...boat is in great shape and trailer is standard load-rite and is ok as well.

Using the boat as an excuse to get a new truck as well. Anyone see any problems towing the boat 55 miles or so one way with an F-150 ecoboost w/tow package? Dealer says the truck will handle 9200 lbs?

thoughts??

Thanks

 

[POGE]

My 2300 towed by my Exploer V8, does get it done but with surge brakes on the trailer it does wear out the vehicles brakes faster. Thinking a F150 will be fine with the new echo boost V6.
Electric over surge brakes on a well balanced trailer will really help out the trucks brakes too.
Look at the manufacture's recommendations. I think to get 9000 #s out of a F150 Ecco Boost
that might be with a weight distribution hitch and 7700 # is the standard without a WD Hitch set up.

I found it is the stopping part of trailering heavier loads is just as if not more important than the pulling power.

 

[Reel Addiction]

I have towed my 2520xld with 150s with my f150 with ecoboost with no problem 75 miles each way.

 

[warthog5]

Hello guys...been a reader of the forum for a while and took the plunge on a 1991 23 walkaround SC. Has a 225 optimax and decent enough curtains to get buy for a season or two...boat is in great shape and trailer is standard load-rite and is ok as well.

Using the boat as an excuse to get a new truck as well. Anyone see any problems towing the boat 55 miles or so one way with an F-150 ecoboost w/tow package? Dealer says the truck will handle 9200 lbs?

thoughts??

Thanks

Good package on the truck.

I have a 2015 on order. S/Cab - 4 X 4 - Ultimate Tow pack.

 

[B-Faithful]

I am curious to see how the Ram ecodiesel makes out. I am hearing good things but want to see how they do over the first year or two. By the time my tundra has 200k and if you can get the truck without all the bells and whistles that mean nothing to me, I may look that direction. Maybe others will have smaller diesels available too.

 

[kidfreediver]

Tundra is coming out in 2016 with a v8 cummins diesel. Chevy is coming out with a diesel in the Colorado I think a 2.8L and yes dodge has an Eco diesel out. Don't put all your eggs in one basket in a year or two there will be some real economical trucks being released.

 

[Burtona]

I just don't see the economics of diesel pickups. Everything cost more from purchase price, fuel and additives, maintenance - all for just a minor fuel mileage benefit which you don't even get a cost savings for with the fuel cost compared to gasoline. I've had a couple of diesels in the past when there was a fuel cost savings but once diesel fuel prices climbed past gasoline I dumped the diesel for gasoline trucks. Figure out the total cost per mile and gas comes out saving money.
OK diesel fans, flame suit on!
Dave

 

[Brent]

I would have the boat and trailer weighed

 

[jimjybe]

Never trust the Dealer! Check with an ecoboost forum?

 

[TWOBOATER]

We have an ecoboost f150 where I work (boat yard). It pulls a trailer Ok but it works hard in my opinion. the key for pulling a trailer is Horsepower and wheelbase. Max those 2 things out within your budget. I guess it depends on how often / far you will tow.

 

[jeffnick]

It all depends on what you expect. If you want to pull 10,000 lbs 70 mph up Colorado mountain passes there's no substitute for horsepower. If you just want to get back and forth to the ramp, that's another story.

I pull 12,000 lbs with 300HP...sometimes thousands of miles (@ 9mpg). If you don't mind going slow up hill there's no need for more horses. If you can't get the horses you want with gas - go diesel...if you go diesel otherwise it's probably just because you want a diesel. :lol:

As for trailer brakes -- my choice is totally electric...you can boost 'em, you can check 'em and you don't have to worry about burning them up compression braking.

 

[TWOBOATER]

What he said.