Same deal here, we pull a 26 ft gooseneck trailer with two larger parade toy tractors and a 2800 pound travel trailer behiind the gooseneck trailer. It's right at 70 ft long, the legal limit. What I like about the Ecoboost is that it will make the fuel economy of a V6 or small V8, yet pull better than a non turbocharged 6-7 L V8.
While the 3.5 ecoboost makes maximum torque at a low 2400 rpm (420 torque at 2400)Most small or large V8's dont make in excess of 400 torque at less than 4000 rpm. You can pass or climb hills fully loaded without much downshifting or howling high rpm like a non turbo V8. A very nice little engine for both high mpg cruising and terrific torque and power for towing.
The small non turbo engines will give mpg equal to the Ecoboost, but they wont lug up a hill like the Ecoboost. The big non turbo V8's will make as much power as the Ecoboost at high rpm, but will not lug up and over a hill at 2400 rpm like an Ecoboost.
As to the turbos failing, I have yet to see one fail in normal use. When running lightly loaded we drive the Ecoboost like a normal engine. Start it, when pressures and temps normalize you drive it as you want. When pulling a full load as in the gooseneck with two tractors plus the travel trailer, we let the engine warm a couple minutes to make sure there is warm oil to lube the turbos and engine. At the end of a full loaded run with the trailers, I will let it idle for 5 minutes to cool the turbos just as any good driver of a turbocharged tractor or truck would do.
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