tow vehicle ideas

[mhall]

If you're thinking of a V6 for fuel mileage I heard the EcoBoost from Ford pulls very well. My buddy has one for a company truck and he uses it to pull his 20' skeeter and he said it pulls better than his Tahoe with 5.3 V8.

I have a friend that pulls his 21 foot Skeeter with a 175hp Yammy on the back with the Ecoboost. I rode to Dale with him this past Spring in it and was AMAZED at how well it did. The only thing I did notice was that it sucked some gas and was about the same as my 5.3lt V8 in the Silverado would have used but it had plenty of power even on the big hills.

[sglass]

I have a 06 F150 4.6 V8 and haul a 19 foot gambler. Good thing is it hauls great, bad thing is it has blew a plug off the head and i just replaced the rear end total $3000 in repairs. I would go with the Toyota. Ive owned a Dodge V8 as well and it had tranny problems twice and very crappy gas mileage (14mpg at best). My brother has a Silverado V8 and at 80,000 had the tranny replaced but it also hauled great. The Toyotas are known for being reliable as my next truck will be a Tundra.

Shawn

[Bass Boss]

I tow my 05 Triton TR21 XD with a 2010 Crew Cab Ram with the HEMI. Best value towing pickup for the money. Less expensive than a Toyota, Ford, Chevy, or GMC in a comparable class 1/2 ton pickup. I looked at all of them when I went to buy the truck. The Ford EcoBoost is the only one that will out tow it....but it was at least $6-8K more in price and all the turbo stuff scared me with possible future repair cost after warranty. Even at that the EcoBoost only has about 20lb/ft more Torque rating and a lower HP rating than the HEMI. The Chevy and the GMC has less power compared to the HEMI with the 5.3 and the Ford with the 5.4 or the new 5.0. I owned a Yukon (2wd 5.3L) and towed an enclosed trailer with it for a few months and it was a total turd compared to the HEMI. Dodge got it right when they redesigned the truck in 2009.

With that being said I agree with a post above. Braking is the most important. Most anything will tow but will it stop?? My rig has disc brakes w/controller and the whole 9 yards so I don't even know it's back there....stopping or going. Just make sure it's safe for your own sake and everyone else's on the road and you'll be fine.

Merry Christmas!