Tow Vehicle

[Fishing Cowgirl]

FishinDaddy, on 06 June 2011 - 08:58 AM, said:

I pull a stratos 201 with my f250 powerstroke and feel nothing. When I pull it with my wife's f150 with the 5.4 triton it struggles just a bit. With a smaller boat you should have no problem with any half ton truck or truck based suv.

Yes sir. Someone agrees.

X3

Mine is a 99 F250 7.3 and I still get between 17-18 MPG. We pull the 194 Stratos. (Besides it's been paid off for 9+ years)

I also agree the newer lighter trucks will do just fine. I've been checking out the Tundras.

[CAdeltaLipRipper]

I love my 08' Ford F150...... but I think among all the 12' trucks, the GMC's look the best, and get best mileage. Interiors on GM trucks are the nicest too.

Tundra's are the fastest, and are great as a "sport truck"..... But I wouldn't buy one as a work truck

Oh, one thing I have to add, because I still kind of trip on this (even though I do understand why this is) but my truck will get 19 mpg under optimum conditions, with cruise control set dead on 65mph, on flat high way, without the boat.

However, when I'm pulling my boat, under optimum conditions > I also get ther exact same 19 mpg ! How is that possible you ask ? Well, two reasons, 1) I have the best kind of bass boat... a really light one , and 2) when I tow the boat, I slow down from 65 mph, to 59mph {which is still actually exceeding the CA boat towing speed limit by 4mph}

BTW, I used to drive a 97' Tacoma. Even pulling my light boat.... especially up hills, I used to have to beat the $%#& out of that poor thing, and because of this, I only got about 18 mpg !!! With a dinky 4 cyl motor no less ! I also wore it completely out, in only 187K miles > even with religious oil changes

My F150 with the 5.4L though, doesn't hardly no my little boat is back there. Yes, it was more than I really needed, but it works so lightly, I think it will last for a LONG time !

Love it, or hate it, I bet you ain't seen another like it

Peace,

Fish

ok what u did to the ford sign is sick lol

[loonatic fringe]

Use a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with the Hemi to tow my 19 ft. Champion. Works great 22mpg alone, 13mpg towing at highway speed .