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Brochure page detailing towing options for a 1979 Ford F-Series pickup truck.
RECREATION SELECTED OPTION DESCRIPTIONS LIGHT TRUCK TRAILER TOWING F-SERIES TRAILER TOWING (Conventional) Pickups make excellent towing vehicles. Two trailer towing packages are available for two-wheel drive Regular Cab and SuperCab pickups. and also for F-150 4 x 4 and 'F7250/350 4 X 4 models. The heavyd uty package permits an F7350 RegularCab pickup to tow atrailer upt010.000 pounds in weight. The SuperCab model provides up to 44 cu. ft. of extra, lockable storage space inside the cab, optional centerfacing jump seats, or extra seating for three with the optional full-width bench seat that can be folded into a load floorwhen not used for passengers. F-SERIES TOWING CAPACITIES: - F-100/150 can handle trailers up to 6000 lbs. - F-250 can handle trailers up to 8000 lbs. w/Flegular Cab and SuperCab, 7000 lbs. w/Crew Cab I F-350 4x2 can handletrailers up to 10,000 lbs. w/Regular Cab, 9,000 lbs. w/SuperCab, with a maximum gross combined trailer/vehicle weight of 13,500 lbs. w/Regular Cab; 17,300 lbs. w/SuperCab w/7.5L (460) engine FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERING (F-250/350 4x2 & 4x4) The towing vehicle should be an F-350 Styleside pickup or an F-250 Styleside pickup equipped with the Ford factoryrinstalled heavy-duty trailer towing package or Camper Special Package w/SelectShlft transmission and external oil cooler. NOTE'139wb.SuperCab and Crew Cab models are not recommended for smwheel trailer towmg GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT GUIDE (Filth Wheel Towing) Maximum Maximum van Gross Trailer Gross Combined Tow Vehicle kg (lbs.) Weight(lbs) Weight (lbs) F-250(Min,) 2312(5200) 6500 12,500 F-350 4036(0900) 10.000 10,400 NOTE 139" wt) SuperCab and Crew Cab models are not recommended for Sin-wheel trailer towtng 8 Flecreation Revised 2/79 The following equipment is included in the Light-Duty and Heavy-Duty Towing Packages: LIGHT-DUTY TOWING PACKAGE (a) (fortrailers up to 2000 lbs.) 0 Extra Cooling Package (includes larger radiator) I Seven-wire, B-terminal color-coded trailer harness at the rear of the truck for easy tie-in with the trailer electrical system (b) Heavy-duty turn signal Ilasher to handle multiple turn signal requirements 0 Rear step bumper(c): all Stylesides, argent (not included w/Bronco) 0 Trailer Special"emblem HEAVY-DUTY TOWING PACKAGE (a)(d) (fortrallers over 2000 lbs.) I Extra Cooling Package(c) [Super Cooling Package(c) w/ F-150/250l350 4 x 25 w/7.5L (460) V-B] o Seven-wire, B-terminal color-coded harness (b) o Heavy-duty turn signal flasher 0 68-amp.hr. maintenance-tree battery((:) 0 [SO-amp. allernatov(c) - Ammeter and oil pressure gauge(c) 0 Mirrorsw/F-100, Bright Low-Mount Swing-Away Western (0); w/Bronco, F-150-F350, Bright Swing-out Recreation (c), ex- cept all F-250 4 x 45 to use Bright Low-Mount Swing-Away Western until lurther notice Trailer Special" emblem Heavy-duty shock absorbers, front and rear(c) (not included w/Bronco. Included w/F-100-350 Styleside pickups) Heavy-duty suspension(c) w/Bronco only (includes heavy- duty Iront springs, HD rear shock absorbers & rear stabilizer ban External auxiliary transmission oil cooler(c) w/Select- Shift automatic transmission w/5.BL (351)]6.6L (400)]7.5L (460) V-Bs (a) Available w/Bronco, all Frl00/150i250 4 x 25, F4550 Regular and Super- Cabs & F7150/250/350 4 X 45 Styleside and Flareside plcku ps (b) Talllamps, brown; RHturn signal, green. LH lurn Slgnal. yellow & black; stoplamps, red & black; electric brakes. blue & black; battery feed, yel- low; ground, black (c) Also available as separate option
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