2011 Ford Super Duty - Trailer Sway

[superpwn2000]

or you could just learn to drive

[bmxguy08]

id have to give it to ford they really pulled their head out of their ass....

[96butterfinger]

First of all ford is a American product. Second not everyone good at driving. Third some people don't like towing trailers but have to

[nathanial41]

So I guess Ford owners need to go to trailer towin school. If you need a bunch of special features just so you can pull a trailer then you probly shouldn't own a truck. I mean come on 18 wheelers don't even have "sway control" stupid ford shit. Oh wait I forgot they revolutionized the pickup truck remember. They have there "man step"

[AgentHog]

@nathanial41 Perhaps that is because 5th wheels don't tend to sway as much as bumper pulls do & when you weigh that much gravity helps allot.≥.

[nathanial41]

@AgentHog true that i supposed. I've hauled my share of trailers and I guess i'm a biased Dodge fan :) I would try a ford but I havn't seen one whose tranny lasted long enough for a trip. 98% of all fords are still on the road... the other 2% made it home.

[AgentHog]

@nathanial41 lol. I'm a ford guy myself, but all the trucks have their fair share of problems, no matter what brand.

[nathanial41]

@AgentHog I hear ya man, at least they didn't take bailout money I'll give em that.

[ruckuschannel]

@nathanial41

you are absoloutly right about the ford transmissions. I met a man, who picked up my bike who towed a vey large trailer with his ford diesel (2008, full of motorcycles) It was well within the rated towing capacity but he told me he had replaced the transmission 3 times in less than 400k miles (he used the truck to ship motorcycles all around the USA)

I don't get it, Does ford make their own transmissions? I thought a lot of the diesel pickups used the cummins engines

[johneastmond]

The trailer and truck are the only thing you should be worried about! These folks buy this stuff thinking it will cover a multitude of operator sins. If you improperly load the trailer so it's constantly fishtailing, is this thing firing brakes in a constant pattern to compensate? If so, how much fuel are you using to maintain speed? How much does it cost to toss new brakes under those? If it's slick do you REALLY want the brakes firing? More work for me!

[jnsleeper1]

is the f-750 the biggest that ford has

[55YAMAHARACER55]

Not a bad idea but if your trailer starts to sway you should brake which is what tha system is programed to do what you do is accelerate to pull your trailer straight and stop swaying

[fantomthunder]

@kavadidle except mercedes

[RickArter]

FORD FTW in 2010