desertrunner
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Might open a can of worms with this question but anyone out there seasonal towing 10k +/- 1k with a half ton?
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. I weighed my 4dr on this last trip and my best calculations puts me at a loaded weight (jeep, trailer, people, gear, etc) at 10k +/- some for tools and or new baby load.
In theory those Ford ecoboosts are in the 12-13k range but man that makes nervous putting that much weight behind a 1/2 ton. I am also trying to be realistic in that I'm not towing every weekend (6 or so times a year but usually multi thousand mile trips) and it will be my wife's primary driver with a new born and she isn't stoked on the idea of a 3/4 ton. Maybe I'm just paranoid but wanted to hear some opinions.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. I weighed my 4dr on this last trip and my best calculations puts me at a loaded weight (jeep, trailer, people, gear, etc) at 10k +/- some for tools and or new baby load.
In theory those Ford ecoboosts are in the 12-13k range but man that makes nervous putting that much weight behind a 1/2 ton. I am also trying to be realistic in that I'm not towing every weekend (6 or so times a year but usually multi thousand mile trips) and it will be my wife's primary driver with a new born and she isn't stoked on the idea of a 3/4 ton. Maybe I'm just paranoid but wanted to hear some opinions.