2015 F250

transferred wrote:

downtheroad wrote:
I always recommend going to the 350 instead..very little difference in cost or ride and you get lots more payload.

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100%. Most 3/4 tons you see towing 5ers are over their GVWR, not so with the SRW and DRW 1-tons.

Yes, but since the 250's gvwr if a fabricated marketing number and has nothing to do with real specs, it really doesn't matter. A 250 is physically identical to a srw 350 and since private rigs don't get checked for weight, who cares what a sticker says?

downtheroad wrote:
I always recommend going to the 350 instead..very little difference in cost or ride and you get lots more payload.

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100%. Most 3/4 tons you see towing 5ers are over their GVWR, not so with the SRW and DRW 1-tons.

I have a '15 SRW F-250 crew cab diesel 4x4 Lariat. Around town, it gets around 13 mpg, on the highway it's around 20 mpg. Towing, it's around 10 mpg (WnP 30WLA, just under 10k lbs). Your right foot makes a huge difference.

It does tow great, the exhaust brake is a nice feature, especially in stop n go traffic. I am adding airbags to it this week. My trailer is tongue heavy (TW around 1300 lbs). I have a Reese WD hitch which works well, but would like a little less rear end squat.

My neighbor has the exact same truck but in a 350. The max towing weights are the same, but the gross axle weight is slightly more on the 350.

I'm extremely happy with the truck and would highly recommend one.

I have a SRW 350 with 3.55's which is identical to a 250. My unloaded highway MPG is around 17.5-18 at 70-75. My RV is much heavier but anyways... towing 17k behind me nets about 9-10 at 65-70 MPH.

Remember the 2015 is a slightly different truck than the 11-14 6.7's. Redesigned turbo, different fuel mapping, and a real exhaust brake.

Just remember that it depends on the weight of the trailer or fiver,,, gearing etc.

Avg Empty:
City 16.4-17 mpg
Hwy 18.5-20 mpg

Avg Towing:
Hwy 10-12 mpg

FYI - These are very strong pulling trucks!

Why are you unloading your RAM?

I always recommend going to the 350 instead..very little difference in cost or ride and you get lots more payload.

Mileage: I gave up worrying about it when I realized that towing a tall, heavy trailer is going to use a lot of fuel..this makes RVing and camping more relaxing.

Mileage 8-12 depending on lots of factors.