Towing with 3.5 eco boost

[jj9526pewpew]

Heard good things about the eco-boost and being powerful but not so good about the transmission lasting while towing but you can do preventative buy adding a programmer will help and a better trans cooler

 

[Nine Banger]

First off - no, not looking at buying one. However, a buddy showed up to Hunting Camp last week in a new 2025 F150 CC LB 4X4 with the 3.5 and the Max Tow package and 36 gallon fuel tank. He said his truck was rated to tow 13k pounds!?

He had pulled up a 5k travel trailer and so it wasn't much of a test - said he couldn't even feel it back there.

How are those 3.5's towing when having to pull say 7-9k pounds? 13k seems like a lot of weight behind a 5500-6k pound truck? Cant imagine the breaking to stop that much weight is great?

Here's my Raptor with the ecoboost getting smushed by appx. 9000lbs.


I'll tow these trailers home sometimes and then put them on my F450 and take them to town to dump.

The route to home is 50mph roads, completely flat coastal plain and only 3 turns. If it was any more complicated than that I wouldn't do it.

I get that sensation of "can't even feel it back there" when I put my 5x14 utility trailer on my 450.

Dude is just talking sh#t.