Gas VS Diesel F250
I am looking at new F250, I have f wheel about 8000lbs. I would like to know gas mileage while towing and not towing, also on diesel. How would gas handle the load? Thanks
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Water-Bug wrote:brooks379 wrote:shepstone wrote:
Wait till you get to pay out for , belt tensioners, turbo oil lines, fuel filters, the water pump on my 7.3 literally grenade'd and took a bunch of other stuff with it and scarred up the rad that was over 2g's. Over the 5 years I had it it cost me over well over 5 thousand in just the engine related repairs without the tows or maintenance costs, or the downtime for my business, there is a lot of money lost when you got 5 guys on the jobsite being held up and having to shut down, even for only a day, but you still gotta pay them. These are not even major repairs when it comes to a diesel no matter what brand. Sure it can happen with a gasser to but not nearly as much cost and downtime. My 6.0 Savvana has been in the shop twice in 4 yrs one for ball joint @$400 and one for corrosion on a connector under the fuse panel@$200 no engine related issues at all and no shut downs. Almost no const companys own diesels around here I know cause I work with most of them and neither do the utilities. & if you think that a diesel in Ontario gets better value when you sell it then think again cause rust is a great equalizer and it doesn't care what engine is in the truck
No Construction company's or Utility company's own diesel pickups.....must be a Canada thing. They ALL own them here !!
It IS a Canada thing. Diesel fuel gels below zero and utility companies cannot plug in block heaters, when out on a job.
lol These new diesel trucks start up in any weather. I just went through the coldest winter I can remember, we were in PA, and western NY. At times the temp was -20 and the diesel would start as fast as any gas motor made. As far as fuel gelling up....8 0z of anti gel fuel additive....
You can all ways tell when people talk about some thing but know nothing about what they are saying. Todays diesel trucks are fuel efficient, quiet, dependable, fast starting in freezing cold temps. POWERFUL, long lasting, weight hauling legal, great resale value, etc. I really think some people are stuck in the old days when diesels would blow black smoke, were loud and you could smell them when they would shift gears and blow that black smoke. Wake up boys, times have changed !!
