7.3L Ford Diesel

up2nogood wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:

up2nogood wrote:

nevadanick wrote:
I have towed with a 7.3 where i was over 30k gross and yes it was slow getting up to speed and slow on hills but it still does it.

Kinda my point.

I guess it takes towing with a truck that can handle a heavy fifth wheel to realize the difference, then just saying " but it does it " A lot of the older diesels would do it, doesn't mean they do it well.

Why is speed the only factor required for "doing it well?"

I'm much more concerned about how the chassis handles the load than how fast it can pull the hill. Silly nonsense this infatuation about speed. Towing is towing..racing is racing...right hand lanes were designed for slower moving vehicles. Plus were only talking about heavy grades where the truck slows down. That's what 5% or less of a Vacation.. Even going over the Rockies, your only talking a small part of the trip.

Towing 7,000 lbs with my old 97 F150 with 235hp Was a pleasure. Thst rig handled well and had pleanty of power. Met one serious grade that I crested in the slow lane at 40 mph...zero problems.

Currently an EcoDiesel thread going and people are complaining that the poor little ED has to work to maintain 50 mph on the Ike Gauntlett...I swear some people have never towed before, or at least with anything less than a modern HD monster.

OP...enjoy the 7.3..it's a great TRUCK motor inside a great TRUCK.

If you want a Hot Rod, take some of the money you saved and pick up a sweet Mustang GT! Lol

Thanks!

Jeremiah

I can't argue with what you are saying , if that is what what you want out of towing heavy.

I got tired of getting on freeways, and hoping traffic would yield , and thats just one example of the lack of towing power,there are others. I especially don't miss the noise, soot all over my back bumper, and in the front ,and down one side of my fifth wheel.

I tow 62-65 depending on the conditions, and 30-40 in the mountains with that 7.3 , thank goodness for passing lanes on some of the mountain grades .


Totally surprised the weight police on this forum has not shot down this thread long ago. Over 13K with a 1999-2003 7.3 ?????? I can't remember how many times I was shot down for towing that heavy with my 7.3. Remember the OP is asking about a F250, its not rated for a 13K fifth wheel.

Where are you getting a 13K fifth wheel from?? The OP said it is 10K empty, Most people add around 1K +/- when loaded for a trip... That truck would do just fine with a 11K trailer.. I think it's rated at 13K for a fifth wheel from the factory? If you have the cash to go out and purchase a new truck for 60-$70,000 so you can climb steep grades at 65mph than more power to ya.. I ended up selling my newer truck over a year ago and purchased a 2001 F350 7.3. I have all the power and dependability I need. And the best part is no more high property taxes, High truck payments, actually no truck payments at all anymore! :B
To the OP, Don't hesitate and buy that truck! You won't regret it..