Haha don't worry fellas, I will not be offering the services of my truck to tow any kind of mini-excavator or skid-steer; my dad bought the trailer so he can tow it with his truck lol. As far as the towing power of the ford it's not about the motor; the axle ratiors DO have a lot to do with their towing capacities. The F-150s with the 3.31 axle ratio can only tow something like 7,800 pounds; it's why I was avent my dad buy the truck with the 3.73 to benefit the maximum towing capacity. The advantage of their towing capacity is all on in their frames and stability. I got to drive the truck on a 175 mile road trip and it drove 85mph down the highway without swaying around at all, they are one heavy duty half-ton pickup truck; the power is just plently too. While a cummins would obviously outdue an F-150, the F-150 half-ton is comparable to most 3/4 tons on the market. I still love my Ram though; it's a blast to drive

 

A 1500 or 150 is just a kids tow when compared to ANY diesel truck when towing, But thats crazy a f-150 pulling 11k, my dads 7.3 f-350 is legally rated to pull 12,000. Even with a closely matched tow rating i would rather tow with the diesel over a 150 any day.

 

IMO anything over 7.5k should be towed with an HD.

 

Can't agree with your statement that a f-150 is comparable to any 3/4 ton truck...
Maybe the f-150 is the strongest in towing for a half ton.. but

HD's have bigger brakes, stronger frames, stronger trannys and tranny coolers, as well as beefy suspensions and solid front ends...

 

Yes, I agree. Any half-ton, or gas powered motor for that matter is no competition against a diesel equipped truck. However, I'm just pointing out that Ford has offered a truck that provides the best medium for those who don't want to drive a 3/4 ton or 1 ton as a daily driver, yet know they need to tow a lot. These F-150s aren't your typical half-ton pickup truck, they are beasts. I compare my father's '10 to my brother '10 Ram and it's just comical in every which way. Obviously my brother's truck caters to a certain audience, and also has some advantages....but as for a truck for a truck's sake, the F-150 hands down rules the half-ton pickup market.

 

I've only towed 5500lbs with my truck so far and it was an easy 350 miles. I had no problem holding 70-75 on the interstate while doing so. Unloaded my truck has zero issues cruising at high speeds; it doesn't feel floaty or darty at all. I know I'll destroy any pre-09 5.4 liter Ford getting to those speeds too

I guess I'm just ignorant. I don't see what having a heavier frame would do for me unless I was going for 10k+ lbs and that's just too much for a half ton.

Aren't the third gen frames better than those of 3/4 ton trucks from the 90s? We certainly better most hp and torque ratings from that era. I think we're situated just fine as long as you've got the right gears (3.92 or better) and good tires.

 

Nice trailer FTW!
My father has a 2010 F-150 with 3:73gears.
I've driven his truck and mine using various trailers and weight.
F-150 kicks my Ram's *** off the line and for shifting, but once the Ram gets up to speed, destroys the f-150 for passing power.
For comparisons sake, towing 6500lbs behind my Ram felt like the same off-line power as my father's F-150 pulling a 10k load.

When I pull our dump trailer(~2700lbs empty) I can feel it back there with my Ram, but when I pull that same trailer with the F-150, i have to keep looking back.

Bottom line...F-150's have better gearing for low end grunt, no doubt, but Rams have more pep on the move even when towing.

 

Well put dirtydog. It's about the driver. If I didn't tow a lot I would pick a dodge hands down. I wouldn't drive a Ford unless I was doing a lot of heavy hauling, it'd just get plain boring. But for someone like my dad, I just think he'd tear a dodge up to shreds. He takes care of his trucks, but it's always after he's done working with it. I can't see my dodge holding up to the way he uses his vehicles; keeping in mind my dad is a big guy around 260 pounds so he makes a lot of movement getting in and out of his trucks. I think the Ford F-150 fits him nicely, I couldn't picture him in a dodge, they just don't scream WORK TRUCK to me for some reason. I still think the 3rd generation ram is one of the best looking trucks out there on the market even today though.

 

I'm 6'2" and 300lbs -- my truck holds up nicely to my ***

The Hemi seriously lacks low end torque, I'll agree. My 92 GMC with the TBI 350 (slight mods with chip) would absolutely kill my truck below 30 mph. It was all torque though; after 2k rpm you could forget it. The old truck did tow a Grand Marquis on a UHaul trailer (6k lbs combined) for 100+ miles with no problems at all. It wasn't speedy but it did just fine.

 

Wait until the F150 gets the 6.2L engine next year. The Hemi is gonna get a run for it's money then!!