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‘17 F350 platinum power stroke crew cab 4×4
anyone towing anything this large. I have the opportunity to upgrade and replace my ‘16 Silverado Z71 (which may be for sale if I decide to upgrade) It appears that it’s easy to tow from the prospective that it’s easy to put the transfer case in neutral. But it weighs about 900 lbs more than my Chevy (because of the diesel) Etrailer has harnesses for the lights, my question is brakes. M&G doesn’t list anything for this, any suggestions?
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Rick
we tow a 2011 GMC Duramax Denali crewcab K2500. It weigh 7700 lbs. we use Air Force One braking System with blue ox Avail. Towed this truck with 1992 Beaver XL 40 with 8V-92, and currently Marathon XL 40, 12.7 DDec III. Towed gmc from Denver to Quebec City in 2015. Hope this helps
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Rick,
I always used M & G, but have switched to Roadmaster. I just installed the Brakemaster on my F-150 and it works great. Easy to install.
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Double check that Ford F350 as far as flat tow. I had a 17 F250 4×4 and you could not.
Only the F150 4×4 can be towed as far as I know.
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Rick, weight should not be an issue. What concerns me and Jim may disagree is his use of AF-1.
The AF-1 is a great product but it relies on providing vacuum for a conventional vacuum assisted brake system Because of that very little pedal pressure is required so AF-1 uses a relatively small air cyclinder for brake application.
If your proposed toad has vacuum assisted brakes you are OK, but if the brakes are like my Hummer or Ram 2500 (diesel) both of which use hydraulic assist from the power steering pump you need a brake system that applies the brake pedal with a lot of force such as brakemaster
I telked to the makers of AF-1 about this issue and they failed to convince me they fully comprehend how much pedal effort is required on a hydraulic system (which they do not boost) compared to a vacuum system.
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It appears that towing it, as far as getting the transfer case into neutral etc. is a lot easier than my Chevy. The owners manual doesn’t show it but all it takes is turning the key on putting the shift lever in neutral and cycle the 4hi-4lo 5 times and she goes into flat tow neutral and I don’t have to disconnect the negative battery cable like my ‘16 Chevy. I have an M&G brake set up on the Chevy and it’s flawless, but they don’t have one for an F350 powerstroke. So I need now to see if it’s worth the brain damage and stress of prepping another vehicle with a different brake system when what I have now really gets the job done. Thanks for all the info.
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Check with Roadmaster.
I have a 2015 F150 4X4 they put a system on my truck that is not even on the market yet or wasn’t when they put it on.
And I don’t know if the brake set up is like the SuperDuty or not.
It is an air operated cylinder that mounts under the hood and a cable runs through the firewall an attaches to the brake pedal.
Nothing inside the truck or hook up, just put the truck in tow mode and if you have the adjustable pedals, pull them all the way up and hook up the air line to the bus and go.
Nice clean neat installation.
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You may find very aggressive front tire wear on the F-350 after towing. In my limited experience the weight of the diesel engine causes the front tires to srcub badly when turning.
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