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05-04-2018, 09:02 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by War Eagle
Hey Robert, how are you liking that new 10-speed transmission in your 2018 F-150?
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I like it Dale. Very smooth, hard to feel the shift points. The truck feels a little more powerful than the 2015 with the same displacement, but that's probably due to the direct and port injection.
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05-04-2018, 10:27 PM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Trailer: 2010 EggCamper (#083); 2017 Escape 21 (#053); 2016 F-150 5.0L FX4
Posts: 1,765
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By the way, you need to update the truck in your profile details when you get a chance. It still lists your 2015 F150.
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05-04-2018, 10:34 PM
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#43
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by War Eagle
By the way, you need to update the truck in your profile details when you get a chance. It still lists your 2015 F150.
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Thanks, thought I did.
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05-07-2018, 08:04 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Trailer: Shopping
Posts: 3
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Towing MPG of Your New F-150
Once you tow your 5.0 a bit please let us know real world MPGs. Thanks!
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05-07-2018, 08:22 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lovin_Life
Once you tow your 5.0 a bit please let us know real world MPGs. Thanks!
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Brad was that for me? We tow a 19.
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05-07-2018, 08:36 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Trailer: Shopping
Posts: 3
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Yes...sorry I thought you had a 5.0, However I would still be interested in your MPG stats. Thanks, Brad
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05-07-2018, 08:48 AM
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#47
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lovin_Life
Yes...sorry I thought you had a 5.0, However I would still be interested in your MPG stats. Thanks, Brad
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I posted them on another forum but strangely, not here. So far it's about the same as our 2015 2.7L Ecoboost.
Not towing: 25 highway, 20 city. These are rough averages.
Towing on Interstates at 65-70: 15.
Towing on secondary highways at 55-60: 16.5.
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05-07-2018, 05:50 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
Posts: 35
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Have you set up the Pro Trailer backup assist yet? I just got a similar truck and also have a 2015 19' Escape.
I was measuring for the placement of the checkered sticker and the 7" to 22" window from the center of the ball hitch for placing the sticker is very short. I can place the front(?) of the sticker between 7" to 8" from this point but with the electric jack, the top flange of the jack is too wide to place the checkered sticker flat on the frame.
I was wondering if the sticker can be trimmed, or the top flange cut back, or the sticker can overlap the top jack flange.
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05-07-2018, 06:36 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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No Rick, I haven't set up the backup assist yet.
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05-07-2018, 07:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Ceresco, Michigan
Trailer: 2015 escape 19
Posts: 134
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 46indian
Have you set up the Pro Trailer backup assist yet? I just got a similar truck and also have a 2015 19' Escape.
I was measuring for the placement of the checkered sticker and the 7" to 22" window from the center of the ball hitch for placing the sticker is very short. I can place the front(?) of the sticker between 7" to 8" from this point but with the electric jack, the top flange of the jack is too wide to place the checkered sticker flat on the frame.
I was wondering if the sticker can be trimmed, or the top flange cut back, or the sticker can overlap the top jack flange.
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Larry made a flat plate and attched it to the jack mounting bolts for the sticker.
It works great. Let me know if you would like a picture.
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05-07-2018, 07:59 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
Posts: 35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LDRay
Larry made a flat plate and attched it to the jack mounting bolts for the sticker.
It works great. Let me know if you would like a picture.
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I would like to see the picture. That thought had crossed my mind but I was hoping for a simpler solution.
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05-08-2018, 10:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Ceresco, Michigan
Trailer: 2015 escape 19
Posts: 134
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Here is a picture of the plate.
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05-08-2018, 10:27 AM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
Posts: 35
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Thanks for the picture. I think that will work for me.
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06-07-2018, 03:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
Posts: 35
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Larry - I added a bracket similar to yours on my 19 and attempted to set up the Back-up Assist. It sets up fine and works sporadically. However,I keep getting a "sticker not found, consult owners manual" message and have to go through the set up repeatedly. I believe my sticker may be too close to the electric jack and is blocked at times. I am going to try a bigger plate and move it out a few more inches from the jack shaft.
Did you have any issues with your sticker locatio?n
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06-12-2018, 12:07 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
Posts: 35
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I fabricated a larger bracket to move the sticker further away from the jack and that seemed to work. At least the system was not losing the sticker during my tests after the set up.
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06-12-2018, 02:04 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Penn Yan, New York
Trailer: soon to be '18 Escape 21, '18 F150 XLT 2.7 tow
Posts: 40
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Not looking to hijack this thread, but another concern I had with my F150 (in addition to dialing in the back up assist) was an issue that came to light with the brake controller.
Not having any experience with an integrated brake controller, I thought I read up. Did a search on the internet (also read the manual). Found a thread on the F150 forum that suggested Ford was having issues with dealer installed factory units on 2018 trucks (what I have). After reading some 30 odd pages about deep frustration on the part of owners trying to get their's fixed, I thought I'd better run some tests on mine to verify (I pick up my Escape on the 25th). I was somewhat relieved when I was able to adjust the braking gain (+, -) and see the change on my monitor. Thought I'd take a step further and broke out the tester and started poking around at the 7 pin connection.
Verified the brake lights, turn signals and flashers, but wasn't seeing the change I was expecting on what I thought was the brake hot lead. When my wife adjusted the gain (from 0), the voltmeter would go from 0 to about 8 volts right off. No change the rest of the way up. I was seeing 12 volts on everything else. Is this normal? Shouldn't I see increasing voltage as the gain is turned up then top out at 12 volts? I don't have access to a trailer to do a trial run before I leave this Saturday. What am I missing here (or am I just nervous about nothing)?
Marv
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06-12-2018, 02:06 PM
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#57
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
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I have no idea if it works that way Marv. What I can tell you is that the integrated controller works flawlessly on my 2018, just as it did on my 2015. No lag, no lurch, very smooth.
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06-12-2018, 03:01 PM
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#58
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Penn Yan, New York
Trailer: soon to be '18 Escape 21, '18 F150 XLT 2.7 tow
Posts: 40
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Hope mine works just as well, thanks.
I'd be interested in knowing what you and others with similar trucks get for mileage towing. I'll also post mine after I've put some miles behind me.
Maerv
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06-12-2018, 03:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Just remember that towing and efficient mpg numbers are inversely proportional
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06-12-2018, 03:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stkshftr
Hope mine works just as well, thanks.
I'd be interested in knowing what you and others with similar trucks get for mileage towing. I'll also post mine after I've put some miles behind me.
Maerv
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Hi Marv!
Mine is the older 2014 3.5L EcoBoost Supercrew 4x4, and I get 12-13 mpg while pulling the 21’ Escape; 18-19 mpg without pulling the Escape
Fred M.
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