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Posted by: MIDGET
No you will be fine, But I would put a hitch on the truck. (bolts to the frame) I pull a 5x14 with a 1500 gmc with a 4.8 v8 ( look at my photos). And I have no problems at all.
Posted by: watzupdog
Stupid quistion I'm sure. But I have a 01 supercrew f-150 5.4 v8. I have two ATV's that I will be towing on this 5x13 single axle trailer. Well this be a problem for my truck. It has the original equipment bumper on it.
Posted by: watzupdog
Thanks guys for the heads up. ThrashAndCrashUntilItsTrash, why cant I put it in over drive. And Midget, I'll look into getting a hitch hooked to my frame.
Posted by: watzupdog
Thrash.
It's an automatic and I dont want to screw up my tranny, so I want put it in overdrive. Thanks again.
Posted by: ThrashAndCrashUntilItsTrash
no prob at all.......but keep it out of Over Drive!
Posted by: ThrashAndCrashUntilItsTrash
At work we have replaced 4 trannys in the ford f150's due to people pulling trailers in Over Drive. Tell me if I'm wrong but I believe your book should say that in the trailer section. I think one of the main thing about the f150 is they use the radiator as the trans cooler, where as the bigger modeles run a seperate cooler for the trans.
OOOOPS....I forgot to ask if you are running an automaticimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> if you are running a manual...disregard what I saidimg src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
Posted by: ThrashAndCrashUntilItsTrash
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Originally posted by: V10man
Read your manual. It is OK to tow in OD. The only time you need to lock out OD is if the tranny does alot of shifting in and out of OD. That is what burns them up. I would double check to see if you have a external tranny cooler. Just follow the cooler lines from the tranny towards the front. They should go into the radiator and then into a smaller cooler. If not, then I would install an aftermarket cooler.
HMMMMM.....better safe than $3000 sorry.......????
Posted by: quadracer18
Ya, you have way more enough truck to pull that....my dad has an F150. 5.4 and I've hawled an 8x16 double axle trailer with four quads..but he has a hitch..I defenetly wouldn't put all of that on a bumper
Posted by: Sledrider
Youy probably rated to tow aroud 7-8K pounds. I tow 2 sleds on a open trailer, with a F-1504.6.
I have friends who pull twin axle, 20' sled trailers weighing 5000 + with half ton trucks. Its tougher on the truck, but still does it.
Posted by: V10man
Read your manual. It is OK to tow in OD. The only time you need to lock out OD is if the tranny does alot of shifting in and out of OD. That is what burns them up. I would double check to see if you have a external tranny cooler. Just follow the cooler lines from the tranny towards the front. They should go into the radiator and then into a smaller cooler. If not, then I would install an aftermarket cooler.
Posted by: V10man
117,000 miles and still going... but I hear ya!
Posted by: Massacre19
I can tow an 8x16 trailer with 2,000lbs of lumber with my 2002 chevy silverado 1500 4.8 V8 with the STOCK BUMBER and it dows very well. Im getting a hitch reciever soon though.
Posted by: Massacre19
You should also under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES not pull ANY HEAVY LOAD in STANDARD OR AUTOMATIC in OVERDRIVE. IT IS FOR HIGHWAY USE ONLY. Not for pulling a load.
Posted by: flamesdotexe
If the truck isn't lugging along the highway, it's okay to throw it in OD for a while. just shift it back to drive going up hills and such.
