I have a 2022 F350 XLT with the 7.3 and 3.73 rear end. Had it for a year now, and am averaging 14.5 mpg for the life of the vehicle. I tow a 7.5k lb travel trailer, with two atvs on a truck bed rack. While towing, I get 10mpg on average. I do not regret the upgrade for one second. Two weeks ago I towed up the most rigorous mountain pass in Utah (Fairview Canyon). It has an 8 mile stretch of severe gradient with many, many switchbacks preventing a run up. It is all about the torque. I cruised up it in third gear with no over heating of the engine, or trans (on a 95 degree day). My truck has a max payload of 4.1k lbs, and I could not recommend this set up more highly. Awesome video.

Hey man just wanted to say hi and thank you for your detailed videos from about an hour south of you 👍

Awesome job man!

Where you discuss the 6.2l with the 6 sp. vs. the 7.3l with the 10 sp. at 19 minutes in is exactly what I noticed when towing a camper with my 6.2l and 6 speed! It downshifts but because of the gear spacing, it actually not only picks up the speed it lost, it keeps gaining and then you have to let off the throttle. I personally think a simple 8 speed without all the fancy gear skipping programming of the 10 speed would be perfect. Leave the bottom and top gear ratios along but put 6 more gears more closely spaced between them and it would be the perfect combination.

I like the hitch pin!

I love my 2021 7.3

I had a 17 f250 with the 6.2 and 3.73 gear. I traded it for a 22 f250 equipped the same except for the 7.3 10 speed and 3.55 gears. It is night and day with acceleration with the 7.3. 6.2 is a great engine and not a bad choice at all but if you can swing the extra cash the 7.3 is worth it. I lost about 1 to 2 mpg empty but I get 2 mpg better towing g with the 7.3. I tow a 32' 10k horse trailer.

you know I bought an 18 6.2 and have been thinking I made a huge mistake not getting the 7.3, just couldn't swing the money. but I don't feel as bad now. lol. I tow a travel trailer and the f150 couldn't cut it and I was over payload, but so far the 6.2 has been doing great. thanks for the vids!

Great videos. The 10 Speed does weigh more than the 6 speed from what I have read. Engines are pretty close to the same.

9:12 yeah but the diesel is another $9,000 up front and then 15 quarts of oil and filter changes and def and that truck is moving right along with 8-10k pounds behind it at a lowly 1,500 rpm. Think about it that engine makes the same torque as the famed 7.3 diesel except with double the horsepower. The famed 7.3 diesel only made 500 ft/ lbs but it got the job done and so does this engine with easy 8 quart oil changes.

Looks like you’re mostly flat towing. I think the 7.3 would shine when you have to dig into the revs and climb some Grades.

I believe you said that was the first fill up for the 7.3? The transmission will learn but I have seen that take awhile 500-1000 miles. Just thinking that will also help the feeling and pulling aspects of the rig.

In Europe most of American imported trucks get converted to run on LPG i mean the gas engine

Financially I would sell the 450 while you can get crazy money right now for a truck even with a salvage title, pocket the money and just keep the 2 gas trucks for work/daily

Opinions/recommendations needed: I have only one application that I need a truck for. I’ll have around 8 miles of dirt road (private/non-maintained dirt road/easement/private driveway) in rural Central MN that I’ll need to have plowed throughout the winters. I will opt for the F350 regular cab 8 foot long bed …should I go with the 6.8 L or would I need the 7.3? Then what gear ratio? 3.73 or higher? Then what about the non-limited slip differential or the electronic locking? I’ve never owned a truck and I am a rookie, I appreciate any recommendations. daily driving would be minimal since I will use my car Any chance I get versus using the truck. (truck mainly for plowing. )Thanks.

My $$$$ would be on 7.3 now if you could get an engineer on and ask his opinion that be interesting to hear

The de-rate doesn’t change the suspension. It’s literally just a different sticker for insurance/registration and insurance purposes.

payload: I saw the same thing with the '22 250 vs 350. I bought a 250 to tow our travel trailer. I didn't want to get burned by payload again so that was what I was looking to max out. Since I'm not using the truck as a work vehicleI wanted to stay below the GVWR threshold for my state (10k). Payload on the 350 is less than 250 at 10k lbs. 3470lb for the 250 (short bed crew cab 4x4) 3220lb for the 350 - baseline brochure numbers. Is 3470lb overkill for my application (4700lb dry)? Yes. Is the peace of mind of knowing I'll never get close to that number again worth it? Also yes.

You and jb need to do some videos together.

If you didn’t have a snow plow. Would you still do the 4.30 gear deduction for towing, or would you keep the 3.73? With the 6.2 engine

I have a 2014 F150 Badlander Edition with 6.2L, 108,000 miles and no issues except I just had to replace the ECU, thats it. Ive towed over 12k lbs and it never gave me issues in the New Mexico Mountains and desert heat. Whe I made the purchase it had a SCT X4 tune on it and is supposedly pushing over 500hp and it feels like it when You launch it. But this motor continues to impress me and will rebuild it when It does go under...

Just as an FYI... My F350 XLT 7.3L , 3.73 rear has a payload rating of 4480#. This is w/o the snowplow or camper pkg. I was not aware you could get a gas F350 with a payload rating as low as your 2850#. Not sure why you would opt for the lower rating? The only difference between a gas F350 & F250 is one leaf (overload) spring & the badging. The extra leaf adds ~1k more payload. Nut for nut; bolt for bolt are the same the last few years. Back a few years they had ever so slightly different differentials; but not the last few years. It appears you only have~280 miles on the clock You'll see a difference when you hit 2-4K in mpg's & performance. Ford's website shows the 7.3 & 6.2 gas engines both weigh 580#'s. 7.3 TQ curve is quicker and flat.The 6.2 need to wind up & rev. Old school push rod vs twin cam. In my experiences the 7.3l is a better tow engine.

did u check the rear axle capacity on the 350 vs the 250 it should be higher ,,if you add the gawr from the front axle and rear axle capacity that would give you a true gvwr

Hey bro the next time you ever do a comparison go to the scales with you have time or not so that I can actually understand the weight because guesstimating doesn’t do me a bit of good😢

I tow a dump trailer 12k do you think the 6.2 with 3.73 or should I try getting 4.30 gears??

you are using tow/haul mode right?

Serious question I know gas is super cheap in the USA compared to Europe but since propane/LPG/LNG is even cheaper there why can’t you run your Godzilla v8 on it!? Thanks

The dump trailer alone is 4500lbs lol

I am likely to buy the 7.3 Godzilla on my next truck. I think the 7.3 will give a boost in power, torque and fuel economy w/ the 10 speed. Currently, I have a 2020 F250 w/ the 6.2 Boss engine. 1/2 of my 67K miles have been towing a 22' equipment hauler loaded up to about 10,000# average. The 6.2 Boss does a great job and I get 11 to 12 MPG. I went from a 2016 F250 w/ the Power-stroke diesel. Loved the diesel. The transition to the 6.2 gas has come with plenty of power for what I do. I do wish it got a little better fuel economy but most people buy a HD truck to work, not fuel economy.

Hey I like 7.3 but might be too much because I don’t haul pull trailers frequently. Maybe overkill. It’s just like diesel engines unless your working them you really don’t need them.

A yard of soil is normally at 2000 lbs. So if you have 3 yds. You should have roughly 6000 lbs. So if your trailer is 4500 lbs. Your total is 10,500 lbs. You should have weighed it to be sure.

Is the 6.2 really heavier than 7.3?

6.2 vs 6.3!!!

I’m sorry but if you can’t pull into small gas stations with that truck and trailer the you need to sell both. Two tons plus the trailer is very light Like you said 8k. One of our trucks has the 6.2 and have 8-10k behind it almost daily I get 9-10 miles per gallon in the Appalachian mountains. 250k miles on it. I want to get a 7.3 10 speed but I know 2 people have the lemon law process going on now. The 6.2 is 100 pounds lighter than the 7.3. Idk where you come up with some of the things that you say.

Bro are you related to rustycracker? Because your voice reminds me like his

I really like your video but I think the 7.3 Godzilla engine is a lot better. You didn't really give it gas cuz if you did it got up to speed and you can tell that the 7.3 was quieter in the inside riding down the road. But it's all about reliability and saying that that six-speed transmission is hard to beat in the 6.2 L V8.

Scale it, empty trailer then again loaded. Cat Scale.

Always weird when small government guys talk as if the president has control over gas prices. JB could spend more on subsidizing OPEC but that would be spending for the American people and no small government. Cant have it both ways. Just pay the $4 and make awesome videos.

Boss? bullshit

Under Trump gas was 1.87, Diesel was 1.98 gal, last year under FJB paid 5.39 and 435 for gas, we can’t afford FJB