z31maniac said:
In reply to Colin Wood :
For the love of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, if you're going to post a nearly half-hour long video..............give us a few paragraphs of text as a recap.
My TL;DW after skimming through it is that yes, it can tow 7k pounds, but it's going to be working really hard to do it. It would be OK for occasional use on flat ground, but if you have hills or are doing it more often, you should step up to the 2.7.
Now, MY opinion is that if you are towing 7k pounds of enclosed trailer regularly, you need a half-ton or bigger. I'm not usually the one to go all "tow police" but that seems like a lot of trailer for a midsize truck.
What's the payload sticker on the door say? IRRC the ranger seemed to be up there when it came to real-world payload capacity as-delivered.
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:
z31maniac said:
In reply to Colin Wood :
For the love of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, if you're going to post a nearly half-hour long video..............give us a few paragraphs of text as a recap.
My TL;DW after skimming through it is that yes, it can tow 7k pounds, but it's going to be working really hard to do it. It would be OK for occasional use on flat ground, but if you have hills or are doing it more often, you should step up to the 2.7.
Now, MY opinion is that if you are towing 7k pounds of enclosed trailer regularly, you need a half-ton or bigger. I'm not usually the one to go all "tow police" but that seems like a lot of trailer for a midsize truck.
Weird, it can tow its maximum towing capacity it but it's working really hard to do so. I suspect that's true of basically anything.
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) said:
z31maniac said:
In reply to Colin Wood :
For the love of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, if you're going to post a nearly half-hour long video..............give us a few paragraphs of text as a recap.
My TL;DW after skimming through it is that yes, it can tow 7k pounds, but it's going to be working really hard to do it. It would be OK for occasional use on flat ground, but if you have hills or are doing it more often, you should step up to the 2.7.
Now, MY opinion is that if you are towing 7k pounds of enclosed trailer regularly, you need a half-ton or bigger. I'm not usually the one to go all "tow police" but that seems like a lot of trailer for a midsize truck.
I should have mentioned, I would always go for the stronger engine. But more the size. New "full-size" trucks/SUVs are absurdly huge.
I'd like to get some reviews on towing with it, how's it do with a 3000lb car and single open trailer for 6-8 hours? How was economy, how did it feel when it was windy, etc..
In reply to justinscalfano :
Unfortunately, the GRM staff probably doesn't have the truck long enough for it to overlap with a track visit, especially a track that far away. They usually only have these for a week.
But a 1 hour tow should tell you everything a 6-8 hour tow will tell you about the towing experience. Temperatures will have stabilized long before then.
Fupdiggity said:
What's the payload sticker on the door say? IRRC the ranger seemed to be up there when it came to real-world payload capacity as-delivered.
That data can be found here: https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/product/2024/ranger/2024%20Ford%20Ranger%20Specs.pdf
Keith Tanner said:
Weird, it can tow its maximum towing capacity it but it's working really hard to do so. I suspect that's true of basically anything.
What's interesting is that the towing capacity is identical with the 2.3 and the 2.7, and the GCWR is within a couple hundred pounds:
In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :
That would indicate that the towing capacity is limited by more than just engine power. I'm assuming structural or transmission limitations?
In reply to Keith Tanner :
Probably not transmission. The 10spd is used in vehicles that tow up to 13klbs. Probably suspension, brakes or frame.
