Go for the Ecoboost.
I just got mine Friday and I knew this pickup was going to be a hit. But remember it is just a half ton and all they are good for is hauling leaves to the dump or pulling only a small lawn tractor on a small trailer.
But if you have a 3\4 or 1 ton diesel you can pull a lot more and even exceed the GVWR and your totally fine. Don't even think about doing that with a lowly half ton or putting a sled deck on it or hooking up to a two place sled trailer because you will be a hazard on the road and have your man card pulled because you don't have a jacked up, dual stack, black smoke belching, big bad diesel.
Yes diesel pickups are more capable of towing and hauling big loads but a half ton gas pickup is more than capable of towing a four place enclosed snow machine trailer. According to the Ford manual that came with my pickup it is capable of a Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) of 17,100 lbs and a Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight of 11,100 lbs. Properly equipped of coarse. Which requires the Max Trailer Tow package and Heavy Duty Payload package. Even without these packages they will handle 14,000 lb GCWR and a 8,000 lb trailer.
I do not have a enclosed trailer but I do have a heavy four place open trailer that is 3,100 lbs empty then add 2,400 lbs of RTR sleds and thats 5,500 lbs. Well under 11,100 lb MTWR. My pickup full of fuel and me in it is 6,700 lbs. Add four 200 lb men and 400 lbs of gear and I,m at 7,900 lbs plus 5,500 lb trailer weight is 13,400 lb Combined Vehicle Weight (CVW). 17,100 lb GCWR minus 13,400 lb CVW equals 3,700 lbs. That's not even exceeding 80% of the rated GCWR which I'm sure Ford has already de-rated for safety any how. I do not know the weight of a loaded four place enclosed but it may put you close to the 17,100 lb GCWR. If so Ford says it can be done.
I agree that a heavier 3\4 or 1 ton pickup will do the job of pulling a enclosed loaded sled trailer with a strong cross wind on slick roads will feel more solid. That's one of the advantages of the 3,000 lbs advantage they have. Another advantage is 5 mpg better towing. The diesel is cheaper to tow with I know, but a half ton gasser will do it also. I've been doing it against my diesel driving buddy's for years. I'll be doing it better now that I have a Ecoboost.
I just got mine Friday and I knew this pickup was going to be a hit. But remember it is just a half ton and all they are good for is hauling leaves to the dump or pulling only a small lawn tractor on a small trailer.
But if you have a 3\4 or 1 ton diesel you can pull a lot more and even exceed the GVWR and your totally fine. Don't even think about doing that with a lowly half ton or putting a sled deck on it or hooking up to a two place sled trailer because you will be a hazard on the road and have your man card pulled because you don't have a jacked up, dual stack, black smoke belching, big bad diesel.Yes diesel pickups are more capable of towing and hauling big loads but a half ton gas pickup is more than capable of towing a four place enclosed snow machine trailer. According to the Ford manual that came with my pickup it is capable of a Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) of 17,100 lbs and a Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight of 11,100 lbs. Properly equipped of coarse. Which requires the Max Trailer Tow package and Heavy Duty Payload package. Even without these packages they will handle 14,000 lb GCWR and a 8,000 lb trailer.
I do not have a enclosed trailer but I do have a heavy four place open trailer that is 3,100 lbs empty then add 2,400 lbs of RTR sleds and thats 5,500 lbs. Well under 11,100 lb MTWR. My pickup full of fuel and me in it is 6,700 lbs. Add four 200 lb men and 400 lbs of gear and I,m at 7,900 lbs plus 5,500 lb trailer weight is 13,400 lb Combined Vehicle Weight (CVW). 17,100 lb GCWR minus 13,400 lb CVW equals 3,700 lbs. That's not even exceeding 80% of the rated GCWR which I'm sure Ford has already de-rated for safety any how. I do not know the weight of a loaded four place enclosed but it may put you close to the 17,100 lb GCWR. If so Ford says it can be done.
I agree that a heavier 3\4 or 1 ton pickup will do the job of pulling a enclosed loaded sled trailer with a strong cross wind on slick roads will feel more solid. That's one of the advantages of the 3,000 lbs advantage they have. Another advantage is 5 mpg better towing. The diesel is cheaper to tow with I know, but a half ton gasser will do it also. I've been doing it against my diesel driving buddy's for years. I'll be doing it better now that I have a Ecoboost.
