Extreme towing test with 2021 F-150 PowerBoost @ 10% over capacity

[ivorm]

ugh, I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t. That was really irresponsible. I need and adapter for my Anderson wdh. I’ll get on that right now

Yeah it looked a little low in the back (is your truck leveled?), I'm guilty of not putting my bars on sometimes when I'm just going down the road a little ways at fairly low speed (60 km/h). I know the hitch usually has a capacity listed on a sticker for with and without a WDH, I think it's usually a maximum tongue weight 500lbs without a WDH on an F-150. I never really understand why it's different for with and without a WDH, I'd think it's the same stress on the hitch receiver. It probably has more to due with squat and not having enough weight on the steer axle.

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[daemonic3]

Yeah it looked a little low in the back (is your truck leveled?), I'm guilty of not putting my bars on sometimes when I'm just going down the road a little ways at fairly low speed (60 km/h). I know the hitch usually has a capacity listed on a sticker for with and without a WDH, I think it's usually a maximum tongue weight 500lbs without a WDH on an F-150. I never really understand why it's different for with and without a WDH, I'd think it's the same stress on the hitch receiver. It probably has more to due with squat and not having enough weight on the steer axle.

It's a very different stress. Without the WDH, all the tongue weight is just downward stress on the ball, and it treats the truck as a lever with the rear axle as pivot point. So it can lift the front and put less-than-curb weight on the front. The WDH actually creates a rotational force (moment) at the hitch to pitch some weight forward (steer axle) and backward (to the trailer axles).

Mine (reese steadi-flex) is pretty cool to watch as it distributes, you can actually see it pivot a tiny bit until it applies that moment on the trucks hitch receiver and the whole truck just evens out. (I'm talking about going from super raised up to get the spring bars in, and slowly lowering the jack)

 

[Sergeant Gearhead]

Sounds like the PowerBoost handled pretty well, but impressing people on the Chevrolet side is always worth it.

 

[Elkhunter]

Fuel D693 Blitz. They have traditionally just offered chrome or black. This new color is platinum and I’m loving it

Sorry to ask so many questions but what off set are those wheels?

After I saw i a 2018 f150 towing a 32ft enclosed trailer over monarch pass and it blew by my in my F250 6.7 powerstroke I became a believer in these rigs. Im in the club now!

Thanks in advance...nice looking rig brother

 

[Tireman]

I'm considering the Fuel Covert also because they are offered in an Anthracite. I want something that isn't black or chrome and i like some of these more muted, matte looking wheels.

Is yours lifted/leveled? If so, which kit? I'm totally confused which kit is just the best one out there...

I have the icon stage 3 kit

Sorry to ask so many questions but what off set are those wheels?

After I saw i a 2018 f150 towing a 32ft enclosed trailer over monarch pass and it blew by my in my F250 6.7 powerstroke I became a believer in these rigs. Im in the club now!

Thanks in advance...nice looking rig brother

No worries, I’m glad to help. The installer said they were plus 1, but the box said zero offset.

 

[Arbybaconator]

Your truck looks amazing! And that payload! Nice work sir

 

[Platinum Peasant]

Nice to see I’m not the only fan of the blitz wheels ? I love em!

 

[barbersbbq]

Any chance we get a picture from the front of the truck. i'd love to see how the tires fit from that angle.

 

[JimL]

Have you had opportunity to check MPG in non-towing driving?

 

[Tireman]

Have you had opportunity to check MPG in non-towing driving?

Any chance we get a picture from the front of the truck. i'd love to see how the tires fit from that angle.

 

[Tireman]

Have you had opportunity to check MPG in non-towing driving?

My lifetime MPG is 17.2 with 6000 miles on it. Maybe 700 miles are with a heavy trailer. On the daily commute I get 18 to 21. But I think it will get better. I never use eco and I’m not utilizing the electric driving as much as I should

 

[Plat_2021]

Tireman, what is the offset of the rims on your truck?

 

[Tireman]

Tireman, what is the offset of the rims on your truck?

offset is +1. It brings it out just a little.

 

[barbersbbq]

offset is +1. It brings it out just a little.

Did you want the offset +1 or is that how the tire fits naturally?

 

[Tireman]

Did you want the offset +1 or is that how the tire fits naturally?

I didn’t them sticking out at all really. I need a wheel with a little less positive offset because I was rubbing the icon upper control arm. Maybe stock is +20? So +1 took it out a little bit.

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