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May 4, 2018 12:04:00 GMT -5
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Post by MB1 on May 4, 2018 12:04:00 GMT -5
Considering a C 24RKLCONNECT trailer. Concerned about how it will tow with 1/2 ton Ford F150 with towing package. Comments?
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May 4, 2018 14:32:49 GMT -5
Post by lynnmor on May 4, 2018 14:32:49 GMT -5
To get a good answer, you would need to provide the proper model number, or all the pertinent weight information of the trailer. You would need to also tell us more about the truck such as year, engine, gear ratios etc. The catch all "towing package" can mean little. All that said, the Connect is a light trailer and some F150's probably will do the job. Go by real numbers and not what a salesman might tell you.
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Post by just1boo on Jun 19, 2018 15:37:13 GMT -5
Considering a C 24RKLCONNECT trailer. Concerned about how it will tow with 1/2 ton Ford F150 with towing package. Comments? Ford makes a huge range of trucks and capabilities within their lines as do most manufacturers. I put a link to the 2017 model range which is 5000Lb to 12500lb trailering capacity www.ford.com/resources/ford/general/pdf/towingguides/17RV&TT_Ford_F150_Sep7.pdf I personaly own a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 crew cab with a V8 and 3.42 Gear ratio which gives me a 9100Lb tow capacity. we have the Connect 281BH which is about 900lb heavier than the one you are looking at. we live in northern Californa with lots of mountains and have not had a problem hauling it up grades and I maintain about 10-12MPG on the trips we have hauled our beast these trailers tow very well. |
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Jun 28, 2018 19:09:34 GMT -5
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Post by mini1298 on Jun 28, 2018 19:09:34 GMT -5
I tow a C241RLK with my 2006 Lincoln Navigator, max tow capacity is 8300lbs, trailer is right at 6500 loaded. The navigator handles it great, has the factory air suspension so levels itself when the trailer is first hooked on, then set the weigh dristriburion hitch and head out. The F150 had the tow/haul mode on the newer trucks that makes it stay in lower gears. So far, we are very happy!
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Sept 22, 2018 22:20:25 GMT -5
Post by MT Dean on Sept 22, 2018 22:20:25 GMT -5
I am able to pull a KZ Connect C303RL with my 2015 Ford F150 with a 3.5L Ecoboost just great. I did add Air Lift air bags, and use the Blue OX SwayPro Weight Distribution Hitch (20,000 GTW / 2,000 Tongue Weight.....yeah a little over-kill sized) and it pulls it like a dream through the mountains and passes of Montana.
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Sept 24, 2018 8:17:31 GMT -5
Post by jlo415 on Sept 24, 2018 8:17:31 GMT -5
Just came across this post and thought I would weigh in. I had a 2014 F150, 4x4 SuperCrew, 145" WB, 5.0 liter, 3.55 rear, 6 speed automatic w/tow mod. (I am also using an Equalizer E2 weight distribution hitch.) Previously had a small pop up trailer I was pulling with it then moved up and bought a 2018, C241RLK. Towing guides for this truck as equipped list it at 7,700 pounds. I carry quite a bit in my trailer so I am always assuming that I am on the upper limit of the weight rating its designed to carry. I used the truck to pull the Connect for a year and a half. In that time I towed the trailer 4,850 miles for 18 camping trips. I honestly felt like I didn't have enough truck for the trailer and just in the last month traded the F150 in on a F250 (6.2L gasoline) . What a world of difference. The F150 handled the trailer, but it always felt like it was struggling, especially going up hills. The truck would spend a lot of time in 3rd & 4th gears with the engine screaming at high RPM's going up moderate grades.
If we only camped on occasion, staying with in a few hours to home, I probably would have kept the F150. However we do a lot of camping trips in a year sometimes venturing out pretty far from home. Even though the truck is rated to haul what we were, I couldn't see how it was going to hold up to years and years of towing what was so close to the upper weight range it was designed for.
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Sept 24, 2018 8:44:57 GMT -5
Post by lynnmor on Sept 24, 2018 8:44:57 GMT -5
Just came across this post and thought I would weigh in. I had a 2014 F150, 4x4 SuperCrew, 145" WB, 5.0 liter, 3.55 rear, 6 speed automatic w/tow mod. (I am also using an Equalizer E2 weight distribution hitch.) Previously had a small pop up trailer I was pulling with it then moved up and bought a 2018, C241RLK. Towing guides for this truck as equipped list it at 7,700 pounds. I carry quite a bit in my trailer so I am always assuming that I am on the upper limit of the weight rating its designed to carry. I used the truck to pull the Connect for a year and a half. In that time I towed the trailer 4,850 miles for 18 camping trips. I honestly felt like I didn't have enough truck for the trailer and just in the last month traded the F150 in on a F250 (6.2L gasoline) . What a world of difference. The F150 handled the trailer, but it always felt like it was struggling, especially going up hills. The truck would spend a lot of time in 3rd & 4th gears with the engine screaming at high RPM's going up moderate grades. If we only camped on occasion, staying with in a few hours to home, I probably would have kept the F150. However we do a lot of camping trips in a year sometimes venturing out pretty far from home. Even though the truck is rated to haul what we were, I couldn't see how it was going to hold up to years and years of towing what was so close to the upper weight range it was designed for. Ain't it great driving with a good margin of performance and safety? Many push the limits of the ratings on trucks, trailers and tires, and then when driving conditions get extreme, they are anything but comfortable. I went to a 6.7 diesel that has a tow rating of twice what I tow, but performance is simply a non issue. |
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