2017 Ford F150

Paul from MI

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I'm looking at a 2017 Ford F150 with a 2.7LEcoboost engine. Towing is rated at over 7,600#, which is plenty for my use. Anybody got experience towing with one of these? My normal loads are in the 6,000# area, and fairly flat country.
 
I've got a 2016 with the 2.7 and although it is not my primary trailer puller, I have towed up to 2,500# (on mostly flat) and it never breathed hard. I pulled a 16 ft trailer with a FEL frame and bucket 500 miles from Amarillo home and averaged a little over 19 mpg. I've got 37,000 miles on it with no problems.
 
Real sit in the experience, On my third on the 2015 I just traded in had 69 thousand miles. Over all it was showing 19.8 mpg but hang a trailer behind it and it would drop to 1 4.5 mpg. Have 2800 miles on a new 2017. 14 more hp BUT different transmission. Ten speed and it is showing 21.5 over the 2800 miles. Only one trailer trip pulling a 7,000 car hauler went to central Indiana loaded a 3000 lb load and return. On that trip it showed 17.6 and pretty well figured out right as I filled up at the same place before I left and on return. I always look at the difference in trucks when I trade and I trade ever 2 years. More difference in the two year trade this time than I can ever remember. So far really do like this one..Four wheel drive, twin cab, rides and drives like a dream. About all I ever put on the trailer is something like and engine,RTV, big lawn mower or something 3,000 or less. This one does have trailer tow package.
 
(quoted from post at 04:59:36 07/21/17) I'm looking at a 2017 Ford F150 with a 2.7LEcoboost engine. Towing is rated at over 7,600#, which is plenty for my use. Anybody got experience towing with one of these? My normal loads are in the 6,000# area, and fairly flat country.

I have a 2016 with a 3.5L, and have never had a problem towing anything. It is a bit beefier than the 2.7L, but never drove the smaller one. Have not heard of any bad experiences with either twin turbo. But I retired from Ford, so I am probably a bit slanted.
 
Paul, I think it depends on how much trailer pulling you are going to be doing. 2.7 would probably work well for the occasional trailer use, but the 3.5 is a real "hoss". I have heard nothing but good things about both.
 
My brother works for Ford service, and he has a 2016 F150 with the 2.7 Eco. He tows a 23' dual axle trailer with two sand buggies and camping gear. He tows it over the pass east of San Diego and it does fine. You aren't going to win any races with the trailer on, but it'll do the job.

Most of the limitations on towing with a truck are based on the trans, rear gear, and brakes, not really the engine. Make sure you get the factory towing pkg. It has additional coolers, different shift points, and a different fuel and ign map. You'll have plenty of power.
 
I had a 2016 f150 2.7 pulling a 20 ft enclosed trailer I made a 2000 mile trip doing 62 mph average no strong winds and no hill climbing I got 6.3 mpg. The blunt front make all the difference, it was in 5th gear most of the time and 4th gear a lot. After pulling hard when I would stop the engine would die and needed to be restarted several times before it would run by it self. This is why I no longer own it,other wise it ran great. I also noticed a lot of sway from wind even with a sway bar hitch. I now have a F250, much much better.
 
(quoted from post at 06:56:18 07/21/17) My brother works for Ford service, and he has a 2016 F150 with the 2.7 Eco. He tows a 23' dual axle trailer with two sand buggies and camping gear. He tows it over the pass east of San Diego and it does fine. You aren't going to win any races with the trailer on, but it'll do the job.

Most of the limitations on towing with a truck are based on the trans, rear gear, and brakes, not really the engine. Make sure you get the factory towing pkg. It has additional coolers, different shift points, and a different fuel and ign map. You'll have plenty of power.

With enough gear reduction, a 5 horse Briggs and Stratton would get the job done.
 
I have a 17 3.5 eco with the 10 speed tranny max tow rated at 11'200 lb pulls my 27 foot camper very well my low mileage # 17mpg love the truck. Only have 4000 miles on it. Randy
 
am I missing something here, 2.7L, that's around 170 cu. in. don't sound like enough to pull your hat off.
 
Keep in mind that the eco-boost has twin turbo's and it makes it's maximum horse power (around 375 HP)at around 1800 RPM's. Pulls well, runs fast and gets good mileage
 
I would agree with all of that ! I have a '16 with 6 1/2 foot bed, 4x4, it's scary fast, highest MPG on the highway was 23.7, and there is no doubt it would out pull my '96 F150 short box with 5 speed and 300-Six. So far seems a like a great truck.
 
I have a 2016 F 150 2.7L extended cab 4x4. When you hit the gas to get out in traffic and those turbo's spool up you are moving. Plenty of power and speed for what I use it for. Next truck I might get the 3.5L, but I am pretty happy with the 2.7L.
 
Paul,
I have a 2014 F 150 EcoBoost and really can not find anything wrong with it. I have had a lot of pick-ups in my life time and this one has as much power and trailer handling ability as anything that I have ever owned. I have a 22 foot deck over P J trailer and a 24 foot Cargo trailer and it dosen't seem to matter, it handles them both with ease.
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A 2.7 has 325 hp (242 kW) @ 5750 rpm, 375 lb?ft (508 N?m) @ 3000 rpm and comes in the F150.


The last of the 460s were 235hp and like 380lb and only available in the F250 and larger trucks.



More than enough to pull your hat off.
 
No, I don't think it is even 1 second probably less. It is like when you step on the gas on regular truck and you get a slight hesitation when it down shifts, except there is no down shift, it just gets up and goes. It's kinda funny to pull on to a 4 lane highway and look in the mirror see people move into the next lane, hit the gas and pull away from them. A buddy of mine that's a big Chevy fan drove it was pretty impressed.
 
There is no comparison to a 170 cubic inch engine from a '66 Ford Bronco to the 2.7L engine they put in modern Ford trucks.
My employer has a fleet of about 10 Ford trucks, half of them three years old or newer and each truck puts on about 20,000 miles per year.
With the exception of a blown radio speaker in one of the doors, I can't think of any repairs that these trucks have required and they quite often do some heavy towing.
 
Thanks for all the comments. I think I'm OK, this one has the trailer pkg. with trans cooler, heavier axle, sway bar, integral brake control, etc. It has a 3.73 axle ratio. By the specs, max. torque is about 900 rpm lower than naturally aspirated 3.5L so should have some bottom to it. I've been getting by with a 2001 4.2L, 5 speed manual, 3.55 axle so should be better. Thanks again.
 
I've heard nothing but good reviews on these and thinking about one for myself. However, my neighbor bought a new 2016 and he thought it "swayed" too much with his travel trailer. So he kept it and bought an 2005 3/4 ton Dodge diesel 4wd to pull his travel trailer with.
 

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