Towing with Dent

[1crazyc]

I was wanting to know what size enclosed cargo trailer would be good to tow with my 74 F250? It is a Crew Cab Short Bed with 360 & T18 with currently 257 rear gear but I am changing it back to the 350 gear. I am looking at a enclosed cargo trailer that I can tow easily with no problem & still have room in it with a 69 Mustang Convertible in it. I am planning to use the trailer to move with in the coming months I have bout 1 room of stuff & that bout it. I am planning to move from WV to NV over a 2,000 mile trip. Also what should I add to the truck to help with the tow it currently has a brake controller in it.

 

[LEB Ben]

Trailer, I can't really help you on...just make sure it can handle the weight you'll throw at it. Not sure your method of towing, but hopefully you're not bumper ball towing, so a good weight distributing hitch would be a good investment. As for what can you do to your rig...a nice thorough tune up. A tranny cooler, deeper oil and tranny pan, maybe an overflow tank...things that will help keep your rig cool. At the very least, a thorough brake job, if not going to a 350 brake swap. Beyond that, just making sure everything is in good mechanical condition.

 

[m78]

Make sure it has trailer brakes

 

[Mil1ion]

Make sure the trailer has Working Brakes.

The problem with these trucks was stopping them unless you also had a 351M under the hood.

 

[78freewheeler]

and the only reason the m helped was cause you cant get it to accelerate enough to get up to highway speeds

 

[LEB Ben]

You guys are brutal...smog up a 460 or SB to the same specs and see how well they perform.

 

[78freewheeler]

im all for the anchors im putting a 400 in my bronk i just know how my midified performs in my bronco. im my opinion for should have naver produced the 351m. shoulda just left the 400 the standard in light duty trucks

 

[Mil1ion]

Freewheeler..............Exactly !

The FRESH 351M was capable of 140 HP with low Torque numbers.

oooooooooooo!

 

[LEB Ben]

Really not trying to turn this in to a debate in this guys thread, but those numbers were also smogged...and for some reason the 300 is revered as a towing/torque/stump pulling monster, but the 351M puts out more torque...given it has 2 more cylinders...but the numbers don't lie. So why the double standard? Torque is torque. There's only a 51 ci difference between a 300 and 351, but there's 109 between a 351 and 460...of course an unsmogged 460 will outperform. Anyway, sorry for the tread jack to the OP.

 

[LEB Paul]

351M FTL!

460 FTW!

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