Posted by Brendon-KS on December 10, 2016 at 08:31:14 from (63.245.191.88):
In Reply to: looking at trucks posted by TJ in KY on December 10, 2016 at 01:30:42:
I've got a 2012 4-door, 6.5-ft bed, 4x4 with the EcoBoost engine and really like it. I traded a 2001 F-250 7.3 4-door 2WD for it and don't regret it at all. In the 1.5 years and 25,000 miles I've had it so far it has averaged just over 18 mpg overall - 20 mpg on two-lane highway trips with no trailer (75 mph on the interstate pulls the mileage down a few mpg's), 18-19 back and forth to work, and 11-14 when pulling trailers. It has the max tow package with the 3.73 gears but unless you're planning on pulling heavy trailers I'd consider numerically lower gears like 3.42. The engine has plenty of power so for 5000 lb trailers you won't need the 3.73's and would probably pick up a bit of mileage over what I get. The very nice thing about turbocharged engines, gas or diesel, is that they make big power down low in the rpm range where you can actually use it - even when pulling heavy trailers it is rare to have to rev this engine faster than 3000-3500 rpm when accelerating. A normally aspirated gas engine, like Ford's 5.0 V8, can make similar power but will need to rev very high to produce it and will feel sluggish by comparison at low engine speeds.
The heaviest load I've pulled is my 10k tandem axle trailer with loader-equipped, ballasted Farmall 350 with a total combined weight of around 9000 lbs which is a little under the truck's rating of 10,300. Power is no problem at all but there is more chassis movement than I had with the F-250 when pulling the same load. I've only ever pulled this load is when hauling my tractor to our club grounds 6 miles away via county roads. For longer trips or at higher speeds on the highway with loads like this I would consider a weight distributing hitch to be mandatory. (Technically it is any time with this truck when pulling trailers over 5000 lbs.)
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