That's about right for my 06 tongue weight, 400#. I towed my 1950 with a Nissan 6cyl with a capacity of 5500. It worked but was bogged down. Slow to get up to highway speed and spent a lot of time in lower gears. Slowed down to 45 on hills on the highway. I only got about 9 mpg towing and had my foot to the floor most of the time. I traded up to an F150 with V8 and 7300 capacity and it was much better. Kept up with traffic and got 12mpg towing.
I've read several times, and agree fully, that we should tow no more than 75% of the capacity of the vehicle.
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Paul & Sheri - Upstate New York - SUN-0258
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2012 F150 F/X 4, 6cyl EcoBoost, Max Tow pkg
2013 Rockwood 8280WS 5th wheel
2006 Sunline Solaris T-1950
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