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| huntingreen2day2
09-18-2012 19:46:47
75.131.120.19
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Anyone running F150 with Ecoboost? What do you think of them verses the 5.0? Thanks
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| chucksoliver77
09-20-2012 10:58:10
71.0.104.93
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to dave2, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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| Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see you have the wrong engine,you are talking about the 3.7 v-6 the 3.5 ecoboost makes 365 hp @ 5000 and 425 lb-ft of torque @2500rpm, making 90% way down @ 1700 and holds it all the way up to 5000rpm, thats a torque curve of 3300 rpm. and when you tow with this you rarely go above 3500rpm. kind of like a small diesel, but with a fatter touque band. chuck
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| GVSII
09-20-2012 14:16:51
74.71.178.71
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to chucksoliver77, 09-20-2012 10:58:10
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You are right ,I do have the wrong Engine.HP and TOR numbers look even better. However RPM is still too high for a truck- even a light truck engine. My opinion only.
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| chucksoliver77
09-19-2012 12:48:31
71.0.104.93
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to huntingreen2day2, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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| AG48, yes it is. i had a 3 valve 5.4 before and this will run away and hide from that while using less gas . chuck
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| Meangreen
09-19-2012 12:12:50
98.188.136.175
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to huntingreen2day2, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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| Personally I run an F250. It's not so much about getting the load up to speed as getting it stopped for me.
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| AG48
09-19-2012 07:44:49
76.255.65.148
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to huntingreen2day2, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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| Hey chucksoliver77 is that a F-150 you're using to pull that tractor?
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| docgrt
09-19-2012 07:18:09
66.76.26.187
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to huntingreen2day2, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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| I have a 2012 ecoboost crew cab 4x4. Runs like a scalded dog. pulls a load like its not there, 16-17 mpg in real world driving. really like it
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| Bama Ray
09-19-2012 05:27:41
72.243.239.74
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to huntingreen2day2, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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| I have a 2012 f 150 with Ecoboost 4X4 crew cab had the same truck in a 2009 with 5.4 the Ecoboost has more power but MPG is about the same I drive 50 miles a day to my day job half interstate some country road some city ....truck get better MPG in city ...I have used it to pull a stock trailer with 4 calves 800 to 900 lbs each and a 18 foot utliity with a Ford Golden jubliee on son has the 5.0 ecoboost has a lot more power that his truck
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| GVSII
09-19-2012 04:58:38
74.71.178.71
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to huntingreen2day2, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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The HP. and torque numbers look very good. The RPM number to get them don't look that good to me. How long is this engine going to last at those REVS doing hard work?
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| Ferd
09-19-2012 08:59:32
50.39.120.213
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to GVSII, 09-19-2012 04:58:38
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| Not sure what you mean by the rpm comment. I have a 2012 supercab 4x4 with 3:73 gears and tow a fifth wheel camper weighing around 10,000# loaded. The truck is rated to tow 11,300#. Towing at 60 mph in the Cascade mountain range the highest rpm I've seen is around 3000 on the steepest grades (like the Santiam Pass when the truck shifted down into third) and I could have easily pick up speed. Torque curve charts show 90% of peak torque at 1,700 rpm.
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| GVSII
09-20-2012 09:12:35
74.71.178.71
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to Ferd, 09-19-2012 08:59:32
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I mean :302 HP@6500 RPM and 278 FT LBS of TOR @4000 RPM.
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| chucksoliver77
09-18-2012 19:51:33
71.0.104.93
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Re: truck to pull my tractor in reply to charlie M, 09-18-2012 19:46:47
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| i use one to tow my tractor to pulls, the tractor weighs 9600lbs and the truck pulls it better than any truck i've had in the past. it will do a better job than the 5.0. chuck
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