2019 Ford F150 MrTruck.com reviewing 2.7L EcoBoost towing max trailer in the Rockies

(mrtruck.com/po...) Kent and Kelsey reviewing the Ford 2019 F150 2.7L twin turbo ecoboost. Towing 7000 lb Cimarron horse trailer in the Rockies. We show what improvement Ford needs to make to it's trailer plug.

[@richeastmain4031]

I enjoy Kelsey’s input on real life usability of the trucks.

[@jefftalbot8371]

Damn, Kelsey has a heavy foot! Lol. Great review on this truck guys.

[@TheSteelerider]

Gotta say, I’ve pulled our camper with the trailer plug in this orientation, and it’s never moved once.

[@SkylarRace]

In regards to the 7-pin plug orientation, I have to say i've never had any of the issues you describe with my Ford F150.

[@philipketchum1407]

I disagree with you on the trailer brake location. The location is right in line with where my right hand is usually sitting. I like it just fine.

[@ricwestdoesitwork]

The plug reversal is one of Ford's better ideas. Thanks for sharing Kent & Kelsey.

[@MrTruckTV]

Thanks

[@buffalobmf]

Never had s issues with the 7pin orientation that thats a you only issue and the trailer brake is in the perfect spot where your right hand is near resting

[@duggydo]

Kelsey’s getting more confident with her reviews and talking on camera. Having kids may have had something to do with that. When you are a parent of young kids, you don’t have time to mess around with being nervous. You just gotta get things done!

[@paulrodrigues9603]

Well Mr Truck you spent 5 minutes bitching about the configuration of the 7 way plug on this Ford. I was just with my buddy in his 2019 Chevy 2500 hooking up his travel trailer and his truck has the same exact &way plug. I have that on my F150 too. It has never been a problem. I wonder if some bonehead messed up the plug before you got to use it.

[@SarahPerine]

I have the 2016 version 2.7L… and I tow like crazy with it!!! I love my truck 💚💚💚I’m thinking about getting air bags but need to research more. Any and all advice very welcome!! Totally agree about the stupid back up controller in the wrong place. I never use that and the trailer brake controller needs to be less of a reach!!

[@MrTruckTV]

They finally moved it up

[@alexmuela92]

Yup plugged in my harness for 30,000 miles of towing and never a probably. No duct tape for me

[@MrTruckTV]

Great, I still have to push mine in hard to connect.

[@paulrodrigues9603]

I think that you missed one.The engine choices across the F150 model line is: 2.7L, 3.3L, 3.5L,3.5L HO, 5.0L and the 3.0L Power Stroke. On my 7way plug the lid holds the plug in just fine. I doubt that Ford makes those 7 way connectors it's probably a vendor like Pollock or Cole Hersee. I don't know why they would change the design after all this time. I'm glad you took the time to adjust the WD hitch. At FLT they did not adjust the WD hitch and the nose was way up in the air.I believe that would hurt the towing fuel economy.

[@MrTruckTV]

you're right I missed the Raptor engine

[@joepellish5380]

I like Roman and the TFL Truck gang. But sometimes i think that they lack the common sense that they should have, especially being such popular journalists. Its either that or they just dont care. In all of their videos Mr. Truck is the one always explaining about the hitch setup and what they had to do to hook it up correctly. They just want to hook up and go and i dont think they care if they would drag the trailers by just the safety chains with no hitch in the receiver. Andre/Nathan know the most in the whole group if you ask me. Not bashing them but sometimes I shake my head at some of the stuff that they do.

[@joshuaandes7722]

@@joepellish5380 TFL TRUCK crew act closer to the vast majority of consumers who don’t know and don’t want to learn how to set up their trucks and trailers correctly. They are like the overwhelming majority of people who appear to think just slap it on the hitch and go. Mr. Truck sets everything up properly. I like his style.

[@pharris49]

If you have issues with the trailer plug try using a zip tie safer than duct tape. (Truck driver here zip tie trick works good)

[@grandemage]

Darn, I’ve been searching for towing on the 2.7L payload package that brings the tow rating up to 10K. Sigh, still no results… not that you’d likely want to do 10k with a half ton, but someone testing near that would be nice.

[@EnProto]

Get a 3/4 ton for that

[@Broomy-ji7mt]

I have pulled 10k with my 2020 2.7 ecoboost and it did great, you can tell there is a load back there for sure but i was on some nice hills as well as starting from stops on hills and it did great overall no overheating with engine or transmission

[@M-.-Jones]

I've never seen those mirrors on a Ford without the additional (small) mirror in the corner (forget what they called now) What reason would Ford have not to include them?

[@erikdesormiers9458]

M Jones the reason Ford didn’t add the mirror in the corner is because this truck is equipped with the optional BLIS (Blind spot information system). Notice the indicators are located in the same corner where the mirror would be.

[@RV8ER12]

Since it has the blind spot warning system they don’t put the small convex mirrors in the corner

[@davidmeyer8133]

M Jones I think the trucks with blind spot monitoring don’t come with the small blind spot mirror.

[@plmn93]

Those are only on trucks that don't have BLISS (blind spot monitoring). If you look closely you can see the notification light where the convex mirror would go.

[@keyoke69]

Seems like a mirror would be a better blind spot monitor than an electronic sensor.

[@jesserevilla992]

I like you folks but I have on headphones and the rattle of the camera was so bad had to turn off sound /video.

[@haykal_p3778]

Even without headphones the audio quality is terrible.

[@nmhvactech5474]

I like the 2.7 design, specs, and fuel economy more than the 3.5. Do you feel like the 2.7 is a capable truck for “All Around” use? Daily driver tow a 2 horse trailer a few times a year, maybe a even a camper on a few times a year too. The one thing that is holding me back is the 2.7 isn’t available in a 6.5 bed with 4x4. Total BS on Fords account for that!!!

[@MrTruckTV]

Yes the new 2.7L with dual injection works well. If I had kept my F250 I would have bought a 2.7L a year ago. Since I sold my F250 and bought a 3.5 L to equal towing

[@petercram9138]

What are you talking about? I have a 2018 Ford F-150 super cab 4x4 2.7 litre motor, 10 speed transmission and a 6.5 box.

[@Sig721Tau]

NMhvac Tech Why would want to decrease your payload and towing capacity by spec'ing out your truck in 4x4 drivetrain and heavy long bed?

[@moose2934]

Travelin' Ted I want a SuperCrew, 6.5’ bed, 2.7L 4x4. I’m in love with the engine’s engineering design and require a quiet engine for my job. The MPG is fuckin nuts and I understand that it will suffer if I bump up the vehicles size, but it will still outperform the 5.0 in my eyes... as MUCH as I want a V8, the 5.0 has too many issues for my liking. Comparatively, I think the 2.7L is the most impressive engine on the market if taken care of as of right now in 2020.

[@billymc2681]

@@petercram9138 yea but there are kinda rare compared to the 5.5 foot box.

[@NordicViking88]

much better audio this time i could actually understand what your saying and i have the same issue with my F150 it will randomly disconnect but reconnect almost instantly and you can not change the plug around because the clips are only meant to go in one way.

[@MrTruckTV]

Thanks

[@northlander4370]

9 volt ?? , 12 volt .

[@biblethumber4008]

Great review I needed to know stuff answered, yeah. And I must say I enjoyed hearing Kelsey's input on the whole test; besides she's a lot nicer to look at than you Mr Truck, sorry. LOL!

[@MrTruckTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JK-ug7rm]

like the no hype review. like to see how it compares to chevy and ram...and ram's new diesel. like to learn more about exhaust brake, graphite block, aluminum pistons,etc. ram also has a water cooled turbo.

[@MrTruckTV]

Thanks

[@fntony4967]

You cannot just flip the receptacle for the trailer plug. The receptacle is not symmetrical top to bottom and neither is the hole it's in. I just checked on my 18 F-150. They would have to stamp out the whole in the bumper upside down in order to do that. Which seems easy enough but try getting Ford to do that probably not so much.

[@AwesomeFinish]

When it causes safety issues and they have to recall all of them, they'll wish they had changed it during production.

[@wwz1011]

Can't you loosen 7 pin female plug, rotate it 180 degrees, and reinstall it with door on top??

[@MrTruckTV]

Tried that, the cut out in the sheet metal is different at one end

[@chadmiller6487]

So you wouldn't be able to pull that trailer loaded with horses and tack?

[@MrTruckTV]

Probably not

[@blackericdenice]

You don’t need to adjust your trailer brakes driving down the road.

[@spartyontop]

Just purchased a 2018 F150 Sport 2.7L, don't have those sweet trailer backup gadgets but hoping it can pull my 6000-7000 travel trailer. Pretty flat travel to my destination and only traveling 2-3 hour drive. "Fingers crossed"

[@maxracingteam23]

Super Dash Brothers B as long as you have a good weight distribution hitch you will be fine.

[@jpbowling7910]

Good vid boss! 🤠

[@MrTruckTV]

Appreciate it

[@elbacanreal]

So the ranger with the 2.3 towes almost as much as this 150?

[@MrTruckTV]

Close to the 2.7 Ecoboost. but wider, longer heavier. Trailering is more stable than a mid-size

[@BeanoNoir]

Tell you what, having a bigger rear end and much less option weight does numbers for the payload. If I recall correctly, My sticker says 1877 lbs for the 2.7l Payload package truck. I feel like the 2.7L is Ford's oops Engine. "We made it too good, how can we nerf the truck to ensure we sell enough of the other motors to justify their design costs.?" Well it's easy, fudge the crap out of the numbers! Ain't no law about under-rating a chassis or axle. They also fit the light duty chassis that the 3.3l trucks have to the majority of 2.7L. Mine, being a 2.7 Payload package, has the same Chassis as the max Tow trucks, as well as the same 9.75 rear end, yet the axle ratings are still advertised as less. They actually dropped 500 lbs of tow capacity between the 2018 and 2019 model years without any physical change. Someone with enough power on staff is obsessed with having each engine fill a capacity niche. The reality is, as a motor alone, the 2.7L will out tow the 5.0l as well as a stock 3.5l ecoboost, and with it's design being so overbuilt, it will theoretically do it for more miles. It's a frightening little badger. The only thing I can dock it for is the small oil filter. You won't get any more than 5k on that thing, even with the extended life oils, especially with the blow by on a higher cylinder pressure motor . Good thing is, it has the same oil capacity as the 3.5l, even with a smaller circulating volume, so that should help with the fuel thinning it out.

[@plmn93]

I can understand the low tow rating, since the motor is probably in boost most of the time. But I believe the low payload is pure marketing to upsell to the 5.0 or 3.5. Ford is telling us the truck in this video (which is almost identical to my 2018) has less payload than my wife's Town & Country minivan, which is either nonsense or utterly pathetic. In any case, the 2.7 a great little engine, and judging from the forums it may be Ford's most reliable right now as well. The 5.0 in particular is having major issues. Mine has the medium "HD" frame, as I believe all 4x4 SuperCrews have at the minumum.

[@freeman48083]

I've never had my plug come loose on my 19 F150.

[@MrTruckTV]

It's the trailer plug that drops a little and you loose some lights and brakes. Just if the door swings open from the bottom

[@MatthewSerta1]

Is the plug right on your 18?

[@MrTruckTV]

Yes, but I have to push hard to get it in all the way

[@RPG__Dave]

Does BLIS come with the XLT or Lariat? I am confused about this and Ford.com is not clear. I would like an XLT with BLIS without the upgrade, but one salesman told me only Lariat with BLIS.

[@MrTruckTV]

This truck had 360 Blis and I forgot to show what it looks like, it was an option

[@hochhaul]

Ford is putting more and more in the "need a Lariat for that" category. Almost nothing is standard or available in an XLT these days.

[@RPG__Dave]

@@MrTruckTV Thank you Mr. Truck you are the best! I will look for this in an XLT. Lariat's are so expensive!

[@MrInzombia]

hochhaul Power heated seats and thats about it. Still got shitty halogen lights, cloth seats, and hard plastic parts everywhere on xlt. Its almost not even worth it without discounts.

[@SkylarRace]

9 volt! You mean 12 volt accessories.

[@hazysativa3045]

Over 150 thousand miles towing a trailer and never had the plug fall out.

[@MrTruckTV]

That's great, we had 3 new Ford trucks in a row that bounced enough to make the lights flicker and the trailer brakes didn't work. It's a simple fix or give a roll of Duct Tape with the new trucks

[@calebniederhofer6529]

@@MrTruckTV Always appreciate you guys putting out the reviews.

[@JK-ug7rm]

how does the aluminum bed hold up? I had chevy s10 and the aluminum was too easy to dent, especiallly cinching down motorcyclle.

[@MrTruckTV]

So far so good

[@calebniederhofer678]

JK 241 As long as you put a spray on bedliner , I see no issues. So far so good on mine

[@22kalkap]

I maxed out (actually a little over) payload with a pallet of rocks and had to set it down partially on the gate and then slide it the rest if the way back with the forklift and you couldn't even tell afterwards. I do have a liner but still

[@brentsayler2793]

Did this truck have the 3.55 or 3.73 gears?

[@MrTruckTV]

It should be in the video

[@paulm7753]

@11:47 3.55

[@jojopotato6177]

I'm new to towing the trailer. I have a 2017 2.7l supercrew4x4 145wb and 3.55 axle ratio. I know that the maximum towing capacity is 7600lbs. but according to the gcwr is 12800lbs and truck gvwr is 6500lbs. I only have 6300lbs total weight that can be towed and that includes the weight of all the passengers inside the truck and any other payloads. so the gcwr is speaking against the 7600lbs towing capacity and that confuses me. so how heavy can the trailer be while still keeping below the weight capacity? Also, what would be the recommended length for the trailer if I were to get one for my truck? thank you.

[@MrTruckTV]

The truck GVWR is loaded truck, so you're using it twice with GCWR. Use the empty weight of the truck. Check your payload against 760 lbs tongue weight as 10% of the loaded trailer. and see with you have left for passengers.

[@JK-ug7rm]

why did you choose ford? why half ton and not 3/4 ton?

[@MrTruckTV]

Higher trailer tow rating, better fuel mileage than a F250 with gas engine

[@bigdog2618]

The horn blows..

[@MrInzombia]

The 2.7 is a nice motor but it seems unnecessary. It should just be 3.3L, 5.0L v8 and 3.5 ecoboost. The 2.7 is like some weird hybrid that doesnt really fit in well with a truck line up.

[@rdsii64]

I love my 2.7. It will tow more weight that I will ever have a need to tow. When its not hooked up to anything, it can touch 25 mpg on the freeway.

[@paulhunter9613]

I like engine choices and the 2.7 fits the truck perfectly. Stick with your TOYota

[@JDRTRM]

I had the same problem with my 18 and I was blowing fuses . Yes the trailer plug needs to be flipped!! Stupid ! Why did the engineer do this ?!?!

[@hochhaul]

Especially when it's a Ford truck. Supposedly Ford is the master of the truck market yet they blow basic details like the trailer plug.

[@mark98070]

idiot engineers!

[@tedschmitt178]

And some of us have never had a problem. Weird.

[@tedschmitt178]

@@mark98070 So, where did you get your non-idiot engineering degree?

[@bradolsen9981]

Please be careful and try not to choke on your microphone

[@plmn93]

Does this truck or yours also have the warped dashboard that Ford has been making for 5 years? These aluminum trucks also have issues with the door latches freezing after a year or so due to moisture and the resulting corrosion inside the doors that Ford has not properly fixed. They also never fixed the oiling/phaser issues on the old 5.4 or the vacuum-actuated 4x4 hubs that typically fail before 100K. My point is that I doubt they will change the trailer plug until the next remodel, that's how Ford operates these days, unfortunately.

[@MrTruckTV]

It could be the next remodel

[@boomer16323]

plmn93 the door lock freezing problem has a free service fix. Just had it done on my 2019. It should be done at the factory

[@willie9397]

plmn93 this video is about towing with the 2.7tt, why are you bringing up shit that has nothing to do with towing?

[@Kimber-tb3cj]

This guy is pretty annoying!!! And not just because he complained about a plug for 10mins!!!

[@MrTruckTV]

I'm still complaining about the plug. The new 2021 F150 Hybrid has the plug door in right side up. There's a reason I complain about things

[@1biggun712]

Mr. Truck .... speak up and more clearly please!😋

[@MrTruckTV]

OK

[@2savannah100]

Rotary knobs, break controllers locations, plugs.. Please ford, get a clue. Rotary knobs, I hate!

[@tedschmitt178]

And yet the rest of us have no problem with rotary knobs - weird.

[@jonnywrongturn.4143]

Invicta watches are a absolute joke.

[@joepellish5380]

I would never buy the 2.7 over the 3.5. I am a member of f150 nation and f150 ecoboost owners on facebook, and 90 percent of 2.7s with 50,000 miles and over have nothing but engine problems. I never understood why Ford started making the 2.7 in the first place.

[@calebniederhofer6529]

This is very inaccurate, Not to bash you in anyway. You don't own one , I do. The 2.7 especially second gen has a composite graphite block , same technology in fords power stroke. Ford torture tested the engine, designed it for the pressure , power. They have only continued to improve it with dual port injection, and upgraded oil pump. I see no reasons to worry about reliability with proper maintenance

[@jayg9732]

I have 71k so far on the 2.7 no engine issues theirs ppl online with 200k plus no issues idk what your talking about.

[@TheSteelerider]

You mean 90 % of the owners who are taking to the internet to air their problems. Which is probably less than 1% of the whole population. Ford sells more 2.7’s in the f150 than any other engine.

[@CajunEscapades]

74k on my 2.7. Zero issues. Drives like it has 74 miles. Lol. Love it! Cant get enough of it. I enjoy being behind the wheel. And I'd race a 3.5 or 5.0 any day of the week...

[@CajunEscapades]

I must know better, I belong to an ecoboost group on Facebook. Lmmfao

[@vette4life518]

❤️ these two, but buy RAM 😉

[@calebniederhofer6529]

Ram has had a ton of recalls , That's the reason I didn't pull the plug on one. I got the 19 2.7.

[@n1n0z24]

Caleb Niederhofer how do you like it so far ?

[@tedschmitt178]

The RAM's payload suffers due to the rear suspension. I don't need a 'smoother" ride; my rear end can take it. I bought a truck (Ford), not a girlyfied car with a bed. Plus, "ride quality" is purely subjective.