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<blockquote data-quote="Don S" data-source="post: 1883108" data-attributes="member: 41049"><p>I tow a 2019 Ford Raptor behind my diesel pusher motorhome. There have been some reports on the RV Forums that a Raptor and other F-150 4x4's have destroyed the transmission while being towed. The trucks are designed for Recreational Towing (in the Manual) and are set to tow by following a procedure in the dash display.</p><p></p><p>Ford has allegedly denied some of the claims and fixed others. No one has determined why the issue is occurring, but there is speculation that the battery may be going dead, and the truck comes out of Neutral Tow. Even though these trucks are being towed while off, many people towing them use an auxiliary braking system that keeps the vacuum up in the brake booster and applies the brake pedal during hard stops. These systems do draw some power from the battery. I use this system but have never had battery issues.</p><p></p><p>Here is my question for the more electrically inclined on here. Many people who tow vehicles run a charge line from the coach to the truck/car battery. It's a pretty simple system. A 12-volt powered wire with a fuse and a diode to prevent back feeding into the coach when the motorhome is off. The wire is connected the motorhome starting batteries and would see the typical 14.2 volts when the coach batteries need charging from the alternator. </p><p></p><p>I know these trucks are very electrically sophisticated.....do you see an issue with running a charge line to the battery.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Don S, post: 1883108, member: 41049"] I tow a 2019 Ford Raptor behind my diesel pusher motorhome. There have been some reports on the RV Forums that a Raptor and other F-150 4x4's have destroyed the transmission while being towed. The trucks are designed for Recreational Towing (in the Manual) and are set to tow by following a procedure in the dash display. Ford has allegedly denied some of the claims and fixed others. No one has determined why the issue is occurring, but there is speculation that the battery may be going dead, and the truck comes out of Neutral Tow. Even though these trucks are being towed while off, many people towing them use an auxiliary braking system that keeps the vacuum up in the brake booster and applies the brake pedal during hard stops. These systems do draw some power from the battery. I use this system but have never had battery issues. Here is my question for the more electrically inclined on here. Many people who tow vehicles run a charge line from the coach to the truck/car battery. It's a pretty simple system. A 12-volt powered wire with a fuse and a diode to prevent back feeding into the coach when the motorhome is off. The wire is connected the motorhome starting batteries and would see the typical 14.2 volts when the coach batteries need charging from the alternator. I know these trucks are very electrically sophisticated.....do you see an issue with running a charge line to the battery. Thanks in advance [/QUOTE]
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