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Anyone have a new F150 with 5.0L or Ecoboost?
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Yeah but driven like a normal person it will do better.
Originally Posted By: volk06
Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
My truck gets 30 MPG. Do you need a big truck 350 days a year? better to rent when you need to tow the boat or trailer.
... When being involved on a farm you never know when your going to need to hook up the gooseneck. Going through fields, dirt & gravel roads and hauling feed/hay a ranger would not cut it plus a V6 ranger doesnt get much better mpg in those conditions
The suspension and frame is pretty much the same duty level on the ranger as a Full size F150 1/2 ton and is carrying a lot less waste tonnage unladen; with helper springs you could add 500lbs overload margin to the std ranger 1/2 ton rating. Use the 4 cyl - work the engine. You guys afraid of working an engine a little? Climb under that truck and see how stout its made.
Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
My truck gets 30 MPG. Do you need a big truck 350 days a year? better to rent when you need to tow the boat or trailer.
... When being involved on a farm you never know when your going to need to hook up the gooseneck. Going through fields, dirt & gravel roads and hauling feed/hay a ranger would not cut it plus a V6 ranger doesnt get much better mpg in those conditions
The suspension and frame is pretty much the same duty level on the ranger as a Full size F150 1/2 ton and is carrying a lot less waste tonnage unladen; with helper springs you could add 500lbs overload margin to the std ranger 1/2 ton rating. Use the 4 cyl - work the engine. You guys afraid of working an engine a little? Climb under that truck and see how stout its made.
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Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted By: volk06
Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
My truck gets 30 MPG. Do you need a big truck 350 days a year? better to rent when you need to tow the boat or trailer.
... When being involved on a farm you never know when your going to need to hook up the gooseneck. Going through fields, dirt & gravel roads and hauling feed/hay a ranger would not cut it plus a V6 ranger doesnt get much better mpg in those conditions
The suspension and frame is pretty much the same duty level on the ranger as a Full size F150 1/2 ton and is carrying a lot less waste tonnage unladen; with helper springs you could add 500lbs overload margin to the std ranger 1/2 ton rating. Use the 4 cyl - work the engine. You guys afraid of working an engine a little? Climb under that truck and see how stout its made.
I completely disagree. There is no way the dated frame of the ranger is on the same level as a new F150. Yea you could add springs and gain only 500 pounds. A ranger wont last near a long having to labor a lot more. You also dont have the weight for pulling a large load - talk about a dog waggin its tail. You still don't have near the power, capacity, clearance, or cargo room. You must have missed the point when I said I've had a ranger before. No way a ranger would hold up after repeated payloads of feed, hay, and totes of liquids weighing over 2,000lbs - it simply doesnt have the frame or suspension for it to do it safely. Further more I did not come on here asking about a ranger - please stay on topic as I don't need a lecture or convincing on what i need.
Originally Posted By: volk06
Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
My truck gets 30 MPG. Do you need a big truck 350 days a year? better to rent when you need to tow the boat or trailer.
... When being involved on a farm you never know when your going to need to hook up the gooseneck. Going through fields, dirt & gravel roads and hauling feed/hay a ranger would not cut it plus a V6 ranger doesnt get much better mpg in those conditions
The suspension and frame is pretty much the same duty level on the ranger as a Full size F150 1/2 ton and is carrying a lot less waste tonnage unladen; with helper springs you could add 500lbs overload margin to the std ranger 1/2 ton rating. Use the 4 cyl - work the engine. You guys afraid of working an engine a little? Climb under that truck and see how stout its made.
I completely disagree. There is no way the dated frame of the ranger is on the same level as a new F150. Yea you could add springs and gain only 500 pounds. A ranger wont last near a long having to labor a lot more. You also dont have the weight for pulling a large load - talk about a dog waggin its tail. You still don't have near the power, capacity, clearance, or cargo room. You must have missed the point when I said I've had a ranger before. No way a ranger would hold up after repeated payloads of feed, hay, and totes of liquids weighing over 2,000lbs - it simply doesnt have the frame or suspension for it to do it safely. Further more I did not come on here asking about a ranger - please stay on topic as I don't need a lecture or convincing on what i need.
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CleanMPG Coaxes 32 MPG from Ford F-150 EcoBoost Pickup
Posted by Mike Levine | May 9, 2011
Photo courtesy of CleanMPG.com
The hypermiling mavens from CleanMPG.com have completed a 2,500-mile cross-country trip in a 2011 Ford F-150 SuperCrew using just three tanks of gas. They squeezed an astonishing 32.281 miles per gallon from the EcoBoost-powered half-ton.
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/05/cleanmpg-coaxes-32-mpg-from-ford-f-150-ecoboost-pickup.html
Posted by Mike Levine | May 9, 2011
Photo courtesy of CleanMPG.com
The hypermiling mavens from CleanMPG.com have completed a 2,500-mile cross-country trip in a 2011 Ford F-150 SuperCrew using just three tanks of gas. They squeezed an astonishing 32.281 miles per gallon from the EcoBoost-powered half-ton.
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/05/cleanmpg-coaxes-32-mpg-from-ford-f-150-ecoboost-pickup.html
Originally Posted By: volk06
... You must have missed the point when I said I've had a ranger before. No way a ranger would hold up after repeated payloads of feed, hay, and totes of liquids weighing over 2,000lbs - it simply doesnt have the frame or suspension for it to do it safely. Further more I did not come on here asking about a ranger - please stay on topic as I don't need a lecture or convincing on what i need.
2000 lbs, thats a 1 ton pickup, so you're talking a F250 HD or F350 unles you're trailering the carbouys. You would be overloading the F150 if you have a ton load in the bed. The new and last '11 ranger has a boxed frame, Mazda dohc engine, and SLA front suspension with rack and pinion, though I GREATLY prefer the older twin I beam with recirc ball steering. R&P is way overrated on trucks and jeeps. I also GREATLY prefer the Ford Truck in the 80's and early 90's before H. Nasser ruined it.
... You must have missed the point when I said I've had a ranger before. No way a ranger would hold up after repeated payloads of feed, hay, and totes of liquids weighing over 2,000lbs - it simply doesnt have the frame or suspension for it to do it safely. Further more I did not come on here asking about a ranger - please stay on topic as I don't need a lecture or convincing on what i need.
2000 lbs, thats a 1 ton pickup, so you're talking a F250 HD or F350 unles you're trailering the carbouys. You would be overloading the F150 if you have a ton load in the bed. The new and last '11 ranger has a boxed frame, Mazda dohc engine, and SLA front suspension with rack and pinion, though I GREATLY prefer the older twin I beam with recirc ball steering. R&P is way overrated on trucks and jeeps. I also GREATLY prefer the Ford Truck in the 80's and early 90's before H. Nasser ruined it.
Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted By: volk06
... You must have missed the point when I said I've had a ranger before. No way a ranger would hold up after repeated payloads of feed, hay, and totes of liquids weighing over 2,000lbs - it simply doesnt have the frame or suspension for it to do it safely. Further more I did not come on here asking about a ranger - please stay on topic as I don't need a lecture or convincing on what i need.
2000 lbs, thats a 1 ton pickup, so you're talking a F250 HD or F350 unles you're trailering the carbouys. You would be overloading the F150 if you have a ton load in the bed. The new and last '11 ranger has a boxed frame, Mazda dohc engine, and SLA front suspension with rack and pinion, though I GREATLY prefer the older twin I beam with recirc ball steering. R&P is way overrated on trucks and jeeps. I also GREATLY prefer the Ford Truck in the 80's and early 90's before H. Nasser ruined it.
Incorrect.
Payload does not directly correlate with 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, or 1 ton now days.
Regular cab F150 4x4 with 5.0 - 2040 or 2770lbs depending on the payload package
Regular cab F150 4x4 with ecoboost - 2130 or 2860lbs depending on the package.
Originally Posted By: volk06
... You must have missed the point when I said I've had a ranger before. No way a ranger would hold up after repeated payloads of feed, hay, and totes of liquids weighing over 2,000lbs - it simply doesnt have the frame or suspension for it to do it safely. Further more I did not come on here asking about a ranger - please stay on topic as I don't need a lecture or convincing on what i need.
2000 lbs, thats a 1 ton pickup, so you're talking a F250 HD or F350 unles you're trailering the carbouys. You would be overloading the F150 if you have a ton load in the bed. The new and last '11 ranger has a boxed frame, Mazda dohc engine, and SLA front suspension with rack and pinion, though I GREATLY prefer the older twin I beam with recirc ball steering. R&P is way overrated on trucks and jeeps. I also GREATLY prefer the Ford Truck in the 80's and early 90's before H. Nasser ruined it.
Incorrect.
Payload does not directly correlate with 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, or 1 ton now days.
Regular cab F150 4x4 with 5.0 - 2040 or 2770lbs depending on the payload package
Regular cab F150 4x4 with ecoboost - 2130 or 2860lbs depending on the package.
Ranger is a light duty truck, plus at least the window sticker mileage on them is lower than most of the 1/2 tons.
Most half tons will carry 1 ton if they are optioned correctly, also the problem with a little truck is they can't tow anything because they are to light.
Apples and oranges comparison.
Most half tons will carry 1 ton if they are optioned correctly, also the problem with a little truck is they can't tow anything because they are to light.
Apples and oranges comparison.
Drive an EcoBoost conservatively and reap the benefits. Drive it like an EgoBoost and you will suffer. The problem I have seen with 2 EcoBoost owners I know is they love the power, therefore floor it at every green light, therefore they suffer in fuel economy and blame the truck. I used an EcoBoost F150 for a week, no towing and averaged 22. I drove it conservatively. All three mentioned vehicles had 3.73 axles.
That's the problem with any boosted motor, stay off boost and they don't burn a whole lot of fuel, but as soon as you get on boost watch out!
those of us who love to overload a light duty truck will suffer greatly if they are in an accident while doing so.
A sharp attorney put one of my competitors out of business years ago for having an over loaded van involved in an accident.
Better check your liability coverage if you have anything more than the vehicle is FACTORY rated for.
A sharp attorney put one of my competitors out of business years ago for having an over loaded van involved in an accident.
Better check your liability coverage if you have anything more than the vehicle is FACTORY rated for.
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