Ford 7.3 engine users?
Looking to start a discussion with Ford 7.3 gas owners and how they like the truck. My next truck will be pulling a 14-15K 5th wheel and will be a long bed crew cab. The 7.3 looks to be a really coo...
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blt2ski wrote:ScottG wrote:Greene728 wrote:Michelle.S wrote:
The addition of the Exhaust Brake was a major factor for me upgrading from my 2005 Duramax to a 2011 Duramax. In approx 30K miles the 2005 need new brake pads, while the 2011 was still on the EOM pads when traded with 115K on the clock.
Sounds like operator error to me if your replacing brakes every 30k miles.
My truck is only used for towing and I'm in the mountains a lot. I can see that kind of mileage if I didn't have an EB.
I'll go with the driver or equal error. My 05 DW dmax went 140K miles before needing new pads all around. I was running around upwards of 16K gvw, and 25K gcw at times, mostly doing local stuff.
Marty
So you spend most your time going over Stevens and Snoqualmie with a heavy load, no EB and got 140K out of your brakes?
