Info on Tow Vehicle - Page 2

69Cobra · 02-12-2015, 10:11 AM

I personally wouldn't tow with anything less than a one ton. We've a '99 F350 crew cab 2wd dually with the 7.3 Powerstroke and an '02 F350 crew cab 7.3 4wd single wheel that we've towed a 36' goose neck with and a 32' tow behind with without any problems. If you can find a nice 7.3 buy it. If you know someone around you that is knowledgeable about the 6.0 and you can get a good buy on one buy it. The 6.0's need about $3,500 worth of upgrades (EGR Delete, Head Studs, improved fuel filtering system, exhaust) to make them right. Once that's done they are a nice truck. When I was looking for my '02 they were basically giving the 6.0's away and at the time all I heard was bad things about them so I stayed away from them. But you can make them right it just takes a little bit of money to do it. Our 7.3's get about 18 mpg on the 4wd and the 2wd gets about 22 mpg on the open road 10-12 towing. I use the 4wd as my dd and my Dad uses the 2wd dually as his dd. They both have about 180,000 on them and are still like new.

SSDiv6 · 02-12-2015, 10:42 AM

Many of the new generation 1/2 ton trucks have a higher towing capacity than their predecessors. Their tow package versions also adds other safety features that have allowed many racers tow enclosed trailers with no problems. One example was my 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Longhorn version which had a towing capacity of 11,000 lbs. I believe Ford has a heavy duty version of their 1/2 ton truck also.

02-12-2015, 10:11 AM	#1
69Cobra Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California, Ky Posts: 669 Likes: 62 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Info on Tow Vehicle I personally wouldn't tow with anything less than a one ton. We've a '99 F350 crew cab 2wd dually with the 7.3 Powerstroke and an '02 F350 crew cab 7.3 4wd single wheel that we've towed a 36' goose neck with and a 32' tow behind with without any problems. If you can find a nice 7.3 buy it. If you know someone around you that is knowledgeable about the 6.0 and you can get a good buy on one buy it. The 6.0's need about $3,500 worth of upgrades (EGR Delete, Head Studs, improved fuel filtering system, exhaust) to make them right. Once that's done they are a nice truck. When I was looking for my '02 they were basically giving the 6.0's away and at the time all I heard was bad things about them so I stayed away from them. But you can make them right it just takes a little bit of money to do it. Our 7.3's get about 18 mpg on the 4wd and the 2wd gets about 22 mpg on the open road 10-12 towing. I use the 4wd as my dd and my Dad uses the 2wd dually as his dd. They both have about 180,000 on them and are still like new. __________________ Kris Rachford 69 Cobra 428CJ 4 Speed C/S 3032 Last edited by 69Cobra; 02-12-2015 at 10:16 AM.

02-12-2015, 10:42 AM	#2
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,045 Likes: 712 Liked 1,605 Times in 583 Posts	Re: Info on Tow Vehicle Many of the new generation 1/2 ton trucks have a higher towing capacity than their predecessors. Their tow package versions also adds other safety features that have allowed many racers tow enclosed trailers with no problems. One example was my 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Longhorn version which had a towing capacity of 11,000 lbs. I believe Ford has a heavy duty version of their 1/2 ton truck also.