Well they do make the claim in the video that the trailer is well within the towing specs. amd these guys do seem to know what they are doing. So I’m thinking that neither truck was overloaded In any way.
You mean they are towing things in the same way that the "average truck owner" would tow?None of this really matters in their fuel economy test, but come on, making a video where you overload trucks and generally exhibit unsafe towing practices? Classy.
75 miles of practical towing range. That's no surprise. I've been saying this for years now. Unfortunately, there really is a large group of "believers" who insist that this is somehow OK for the average person. It's not.
If you need to do real work, don't purchase an electric anything. If you simply need to operate in a generally local area, an EV is a great choice.
Furthermore, the time to charge a 130KWh battery with enough energy to go another 60-70 miles is an hour long process.
Well they do make the claim in the video that the trailer is well within the towing specs. amd these guys do seem to know what they are doing. So I’m thinking that neither truck was overloaded In any way.
You know living in the Salt Lake Valley-and having to climb significant mountain passes to go to Wyoming or Colorado-with the F150 in big numbers on the roads-I'm not seeing these over heated trucks. Now-if you are overloaded or pushing your max payload and/or towing capacity-thats something you should never do regardless of which brand of truck you are towing with.They've gotten in wrong before... As an example they had no idea to derate towing capacity due to elevation... Which became important when they overheated their powerboost truck when it was overloaded...
Well they do make the claim in the video that the trailer is well within the towing specs. amd these guys do seem to know what they are doing. So I’m thinking that neither truck was overloaded In any way.
They never mentioned the average speed they were traveling at.
Yup, this wouldn't work for towing our boats. There's no charger located at the 1/2 way or even 3/4 point in either direction, not even sure if an alternative route would work. Back when we had the Ecodiesel, I could make that whole drive, there and back, on about $15 in diesel, with the boat.
I'm glad you posted this before I could because I was thinking about the @MNgopher post suggesting the full size trucks couldn't tow full size trailer. I heard zero mention of this in the video. So either the video is wrong, or the one suggesting overload is, as to "overloaded before they even start."
The video did mention "real-world use testing."
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I don't think they mentioned elevation. ...
Always interesting how posts get taken out of context.
Nowhere did I or have I suggested that full size trucks cannot tow trailers... I did state in the usage at my current employer that we don't buy 1/2 tons to tow... (and frankly, the things we do tow would typically take either a Max tow equipped F150 or the F250/350/450/550 trucks we do purchase for the task).
I didn't claim that the trucks in the test were overloaded, and subsequent posts made the statement they assumed this crew knew what they were doing. I merely pointed out that is not a given they know what they are doing based on past performance - they have overloaded trucks in the past.
In regards to elevation, that again was in regards to the test they did run with an overloaded truck in the past since even they didn't understand all the criteria that goes into the tow rating. Nothing to do with the current video.
If all of this is construed as me saying that 1/2 ton trucks can't or shouldn't tow, or that electric trucks can do everything just as well, my two parting shots:
-My personal vehicle is a crew cab F150 with the 2.7 V6, and the optional 36 gallon gas tank. I too enjoy not having to stop when I tow long distances - like when I tow a 4500lb boat to and from Ontario for a yearly fishing trip.
-My work truck is a supercab F150 with a 3.3l V6. There is nothing about this truck and its use that the lighting could not do, and likely do it significantly cheaper for my employer...
With only one $5k stop at the repair shop during the trip?Yup, this wouldn't work for towing our boats. There's no charger located at the 1/2 way or even 3/4 point in either direction, not even sure if an alternative route would work. Back when we had the Ecodiesel, I could make that whole drive, there and back, on about $15 in diesel, with the boat.
Not our guys. They commute in Los Angela's traffic every day. At least 3 hrs each way. On Friday night it can take 6+ hrs to get home.Conversely, the people who insist will never work conveniently don't acknowledge the cases where it will...
Do we think that "real work" doesn't get done in a city too? I'm one of them, as is everyone else on my crews...
We didn't own it very long (about a year) because it was doing regens every week because my wife was short tripping it. It was an '18, we traded it on the DT HEMI, which, while vastly more thirsty, doesn't care if you short trip it.With only one $5k stop at the repair shop during the trip?
Maybe some were great but from my experience with them the 3.0 Ecodiesels should have been lined up along with Ford’s 1.5/1.6 Ecoboost and GMs LT engines with AFM and recycled before they ever had a chance to be put into a vehicle.
Awesome vehicle! I have 3 F150's. Considering today's fuel prices, the 2.7 with the big fuel tank is the one that flat out ROCKS! I can tow about 6000-6500 pounds (helicopter dolly and trailer) no problem and it still gets the same or better economy than my 5.4L V8 with no load!-My personal vehicle is a crew cab F150 with the 2.7 V6, and the optional 36 gallon gas tank. I too enjoy not having to stop when I tow long distances - like when I tow a 4500lb boat to and from Ontario for a yearly fishing trip.