Last week my 2014 f250 6.7 puked the turbo. I now have a 2020 F250 with the 7.3. It's a great truck and I never have to worry about fuel filters, def, EGRs, DPFs, injectors, fuel pumps, expensive oil changes, etc. again.

Built-in obsolescence I believe is the word you are looking for. I've run diesel cars (not modern ones) for the last 20 years only once had an issue with an injector pump. 50 plus mpg. 2000 ltr tank in the garage so can have the fuel delivered in bulk and a much cheaper rate than at petrol or gas stations. Obviously much more stress on a work truck, but that should be factored in when the vehicle is designed.

My uncle has a 2019 F350 and the turbo went out right at 99,400 miles, an insanely good struck of luck. Imagine if he was right out of warranty. I wonder how much it'd cost to replace it then.

Next year into f53 motorhome chassi also

what was average fuel economy on your trip?

@@justinfannon8159 with the amount of climbing on that trip, I averaged 8 mpg.

So ur happy with 3.55?

@@deal492 I've heard they do just fine, but I have a tremor with the 7.3 and wouldn't trade the 4.30 rear for anything

Cool! I hv a 2021 xlt 7.3 liter. The truck pulled my travel trailer with no issues. Was going 65-70 up the hill west of Durango Colorado toward Cortez. The travel trailer weigh 11,000 lbs. n was averaging 9-10 mpg going 65mph on straight away. Went thru 4 diesel. Yes they hv power but Maintenance is too high. It has a 3.55 axel.

I’m sure with you bud I might be able to afford one in 20 years

Yup, middle class wealth has been shipped overseas.

Next time it might be a hooker

Dad drove Class A (tractor trailer) for years. He pushed Matthew and I to get our licenses, so we're both D licensed (straight trucks, dump trucks etc.). So we all have some heavy trucks in our background.

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@Santana Mordechai Instablaster :)

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Thanks, we'll keep on keeping on.

Thanks 👍

Thanks so much!

I don't know what diesel you're comparing it to, but i get 23mpg empty and 12mpg loaded with 20k lbs on my diesel...

Yeah I get around 24 highway not towing and about 13’towing 7k pounds on my 2020 ram 3500.

We do - and will - test anything we can get our hands on.

@@TruckKing "Getting your hands on" -- you will be challenged to find the trucks or models you want.

Finally!

@@TruckKing I was a little hesitant to use the term '4 barrel' lest someone think this pushrod engine had a carburetor.

@truck king Look on the reciver of the hitch it has a sticker with the towing capacity it shows the towing capacity

Do you get 10 to 11 miles per gallon without pulling a trailer?

@@Dominator70 yes, no trailer, empty bed.

I found it at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ps1noJh4qbTJkZc.html

We did have a special guest star that day...

But then you MUST stick with that bumper, NO aftermarket upgrade....That's like Mac/Apple, proprietary, and NO THANKS!

To your point - we meant not taking an HD off-road for fun. We are well aware of the guys that work with trucks in off-road sites. We expect an HD to handle that.

It's all about how a truck is configured. You can really change up the tow/payload numbers based on the build.

@@TruckKing yep. The Chevrolet I was referring to was a work truck. Base model. Rear-wheel drive. I was impressed. A 1-ton truck when I was a kid couldn't tow what half tons do today. Lol.

Glad to help

Glad you found me. The base 6.2L is no dog either.

@@TruckKing oh I’m sure the 6.2 would be more than enough for me but I’m obsessed with the look of the Lariat Sport Package so the 7.3 is standard. Even my current 3.5EB F150 is typically plenty for our trailer but after white knuckling through a windstorm once made me curious about a 3/4 ton next.

Hasn't been our experience - we like the 10-speed.

There hasn't been any F-150s available to us yet, but we're hoping for the new 2021 before the end of this year.

More like snowplow!

4hi never on the highway unless the snow is extremely deep, you will destroy your transfer case very quickly, and likely damage your trans too. the new 4 auto mode they have is fine because it stays in rwd until theres slip, then the transfercase acts like an lsd

Hey, when you get the truck we'd love to see some video. As for 4HI on higway - we agree with James. But more importantly, its always about stopping. Never drive faster than to the point where you can stop safely in any weather conditions.

Good, that is what I need.

Each manufacturer puts whatever they are trying to promote on the media fleet - usually for six months. Then they are sold to dealers as used. Where they go from there - who knows.

When we get 'em - we'll do it.

Trully, I wish we could get all the versions at the same time. It just doesn't work that way.

I get 14 mpg with my 4.6 but you can't tow anything

Frankly both of those systems work well - watch out on that bucket!

@@TruckKing Ok...that is great to hear!! I threw that question out on one of the forums and got a lot of great responses; pretty much about 10 favoring the tailgate step and the 1 zinger response comes in talking about using it while your trailer is hooked up. Duh....I didn't think of that! Ha....yes, the pickle bucket was kind of a different experience every time I used it. The troublesome times seemed to be centered around winter and snow, me having an item in 1 hand, wearing gloves, I possibly hadn't brushed the snow off of the truck, and reaching up and over those 6inch thick bed rails while doing some sort of triple lindy, quadiriple pike spin to land my foot on that 6 square inches of bumper on the corner when the tailgate was down. What could possibly go wrong?? hehehe

@@campingalan Keep safe. We don't heal as quick as we used to - eh?

Shows to go ya. Guess my Grand Dad was right.

I have had trouble with Mine in fact they havent been down in 2years ,hot ? air on,cold? heat on its a drag and a hassle to fix

My wife's 2000 Buick had the same problem. After 4 window motors went out, she never allowed anyone to lower the window. Now she has a Jeep GC and no problems, even after almost five years.

You beat me to it. Laughable.

Haha! 11B?

And thats all gvwr nonsense limiting the payloads of these trucks, you either get a 250/2500 and stay under 10k or get a 350 and get all the payload. The max payload numbers on the 3/4th tons should be false advertising as they should be bound by the 10k

So much depends on how the truck is built.

Is this the best v8 gas on these f250s?

We will get to that. I'm just not ready to let the boy take my truck off-road just yet. ;)

I get 16 empty on highway. Country roads is more like 14

With mine I get 16-17 mpg on straight away at 65 mph. Pulling 11000 lbs trailer I get bout 9 mpg at 60-65 mph.

No comparison 7.5 was probably under 200hp

Or the v10 vs 7.3

@@rontopping2048 240

@@rontopping2048 240ish horsepower and 400ft.lb. I had a 1997, and it was a turd.

Did you really mean to say "daily drinking"??

@@TruckKing i fixed it, driving

We get what we can. But not every version is available on media fleets.

Why? What are the advantages or disadvantages for Tremor? It does cost more and adds weight.

@@Harry-zz2oh 35" offroad tires standard, rear locker standard, better offroad suspension and shocks standard, Torsen LSD in front axle standard, Warn HD winch optional.

@@richfarfugnuven6308 Disadvantage= short bed. The rear locker is only a $300 option on non-Tremor. A HD truck should have a 8 foot bed!

@@kevinhollenbeck7503 not a disadvantage for off-roading…

It shows the capacity of the hitch. That is one component, and rarely the lowest common denominator. Towing capacity is not always universal either, as it depends on how the truck is laden individually as well. GCWR - GVW of the truck(curb+occupants+cargo etc) = Max Towing capacity. THEN, check out the tongue/pin Weight of the trailer. GVWR -GVW - tongue/pin = yes (positive number) or no ( negative number). More often than not, you will run into a payload maximum before a towing maximum.

Very well explained.

Just as long as fuel prices stay low! If prices sky rocket like they did in 2008 , there will be alot for resale!

This isn't a true big-block.

@@AkioWasRight why isn’t it a “true” big block?

@@Polack-ml9fh Because the bore spacing is closer to a small-block. A Ford small-block has a bore spacing of 4.38", and an LS has 4.40" of spacing." A big-block Ford has 4.90" of spacing, and a Chevy big-block has 4.84" of spacing. This has 4.527", which is somewhere in the middle, but it's certainly closer to those small-block engines than those big-blocks This engine has a large displacement, but the block itself is not that big. If I'm not mistake, the 6.2L has greater bore spacing. So, the 6.2L has a bigger engine block. Even with the cam configuration aside, you can just tell that that the 6.2L is physically bigger engine by just looking at how it fits under the hood. There's much more room around the 7.3L

@@AkioWasRight interesting thank you