Your towing rigs and trailers

[Steppenwolfe]

Why the 7.3? I thought F150 eco boost trucks were amazing.

Yes, they are... wifey has a 2019 Platinum. I'm looking to trade my 18 Platinum. That clear it up for you?

 

[Hay Dude]

Yes, they are... wifey has a 2019 Platinum. I'm looking to trade my 18 Platinum. That clear it up for you?

Somewhat.
You were blathering on about how a 150 ecoboost was the best thing ever built, so I was mildly surprised youve already given up on it and want a bigger hauler for your kubota toys collection.
Clear it up for you?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Somewhat.
You were blathering on about how a 150 ecoboost was the best thing ever built, so I was mildly surprised youve already given up on it and want a bigger hauler for your kubota toys collection.
Clear it up for you?

Yeah... that pretty much nails it... :thumbsup: Of course I could always use my son's truck...

 

[gatorguy7]

Hauled the batwing to mow some pastures yesterday. The grass is starting to green up in central Florida. Should be spreading fertilizer in a few weeks.

 

[senecak19]

Same here.

Nope.

Nice rig!

 

[dieselcrawler]

Yeah... that pretty much nails it... :thumbsup: Of course I could always use my son's truck...

I bet that diesel superduty doesn't even think twice about that light aluminum trailer and tractor behind it... when 7.3 is mentioned, my thoughts go to my old 7.3 powerstrokes, much as I like them, the new 6.7s are in a whole different league... nice setup your son has there.

Unrelated the the previous posts, my new-ish truck (2016 F250, 6.2L gas, 4x4) has gotten a few things changed to bring it more in line with how I want it to look. Cab visor, tires/wheels(used, good deal, larger rough tread tires once these wear out) covered by fender flares, brush guard, and when the weather warms up, window tint. Get a steady 10.5 mpg with my mix of driving, put about 6k miles on it since last summer when I got it. The more I drive it, the more I really like it.

 

[DavesTractor]

Somewhat.
You were blathering on about how a 150 ecoboost was the best thing ever built, so I was mildly surprised youve already given up on it and want a bigger hauler for your kubota toys collection.
Clear it up for you?

We do our hauling with 2500/3500 Ram diesels which stay hooked to trailers 100% of the time. But regarding the EcoBoost engines, I am surprised how well they perform. I bought a Raptor as a daily driver for the comfort and fun of it all, and I am pleasantly surprised at the torque this thing has. We don't do any serious towing with it, but I have pulled a couple of trailer-mounted generators with it through the mountains and it never lacks power with the light 4000-6000lb loads. I'd surely not want it as my only truck for the kind of towing we do, and I wonder how it will hold up when it gets some miles on it, but dang, it has the power.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

We do our hauling with 2500/3500 Ram diesels which stay hooked to trailers 100% of the time. But regarding the EcoBoost engines, I am surprised how well they perform. I bought a Raptor as a daily driver for the comfort and fun of it all, and I am pleasantly surprised at the torque this thing has. We don't do any serious towing with it, but I have pulled a couple of trailer-mounted generators with it through the mountains and it never lacks power with the light 4000-6000lb loads. I'd surely not want it as my only truck for the kind of towing we do, and I wonder how it will hold up when it gets some miles on it, but dang, it has the power.

Supposedly, the new 150 Powerboost is quite an experience with the upgrade on HP and torque.

 

[DavesTractor]

Supposedly, the new 150 Powerboost is quite an experience with the upgrade on HP and torque.

That would be interesting to drive. While there is no such thing as too much horsepower, the current Gen 2 with 450HP/510 lb-ft in the Raptor is certainly more responsive than I anticipated.

 

[Hay Dude]

Small displacement engines usually live short lives once the man sized loads get hooked to em