will a 2004 f-150 6cyl pickup pull a 24 ft camper with 2 axles?

Question

i need to know thanks.

4,000 weight on camper

pulling about 40 miles on flat land at low speed ,. ??

Answer 1

Yeah it will pull it just fine. Just don't try and go on the interstates with it. You will be looking at roughly 50 MPH as a safe top towing speed and take the tranny OUT of OD if you have an Auto. I pulled a 32 foot bumper tow with a 4X4 ranger with a 4.0V6 just fine. yeah the ranger's motor makes a ton more power than the F-150's V6 (You'd have to ask Ford engineers WHY they put a Wussy V6 in the F-150's) but the truck was littler BOTH are half tons BTW (actually 5/8ths' Ton Ford don't have any true half tons since the F-100 disappeared) but the Ranger is a lot smaller truck. Another thing to keep an eye on is the tires I don't know what load rating yours are my ranger had E Range tires your's will probably have a C load range which is going to be fine to, just make sure they are properly inflated. and go have yourself a fun little weekend campin trip

Answer 2

camper weight of 4,000 pounds should be OK except on long hill pulls or two lane roads. I would not feel safe with a two axle without F-250 V8 with the towing trailering package. Go to the dealer and ask before you hook up and go anywhere as you may not have enough truck.

Answer 3

We need to know if auto or standard, 4x4 or 4x2 and what cab you have. My dad had a 98' F-150 extended cab 4x2 V-6 , 5 speed manual was rated at 2300# towing due to rear gearing. Got great gas mileage though.

Auto tranny helps alot, because Ford does not have a cooler in manual trannies. Therefore towing is greatly reduced. (example) my Ranger 4x4 5 speed can pull 2300#, if Auto, could pull 4800#. wish I bought the auto

Also note 2 axle trailer require trailer brakes hook up on truck. Remember that when buying a truck or deciding on trailer.

Good luck
Mike

Answer 4

A 2004 F150 with a 4.2L 6 cyl is a regular car and a 2 wheel drive, which will have either a 3.55 or 3.73 rear end, and more than likely you have a 6.5 foot box. Hopefully, it is an automatic transmission, in which case it is rated for 5,000 pounds with the 3.55 and 5,500 pounds with the 3.73. If by chance you have a manual transmission, then the truck is only rated for 3,600 pounds maximum.

The truck will do the job, but take it easy on the poor girl since you are close to the limit, and watch for uphill climbs.

Answer 5

It depends on the size of your truck and whether it's 4x4. A regular cab short bed 4x2 can tow a little over 5000lbs. A 4x4 could probably tow a little less than 5000. If you're truck has a manual transmission than you won't be able to tow more than 3700. Also if it's a super cab than you're towing capacity will go down as well.

Answer 6

what is the factory rating for your vehicle? I do not think that you will have any trouble. As you head west, you will notice that it will get pokey very quickly with the increasing altitude. I would suggests that you get LT (vs P) tires on your truck if you are going to be towing a lot, the stiffer sidewalls help with control. Make sure that you get the trailer brakes set up correctly with your vehicle. You should be more worried about the braking and handling than the power.

Answer 7

Your Ford will do a fine job of it!
Ive pulled my 5000lb trailer for two yrs with a V6 chev without any problems.
You'll want to add a transmission oil cooler to your truck just to be safe.
And be sure to use the proper "trunnion bar type weight distribution" drawbar to handle the tongue weight.

Answer 8

You will be able to do that but, itll put a starin on your truck I would use something bigger like F-250 or higher try to stay off hills and steep land go pretty slow or if you have some friends with bigger sized trucks ask to barrow it so you hurt your truck. But be sure to not abuse their trucks if they allow you to barrow them. have a nice day =)

Answer 9

Stay on flat ground and don't go too far or fast. The truck is a little light for that size load.

Answer 10

it will pull it,,but its going to be really hard on it,,it all depends on the weight of the camper ,which I'm guessing is very heavy,,but it will pull it good luck hope this help,s.,,have a good x-mas.