Ford 7.3 owners towing 12,000 lb 5th

up2nogood wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
Noisy, loud, slow, stinky, whatever, that's a good looking truck and a good find! Wishing you many years and miles of happy travels with it. :B

Well noisy and loud yes, stinky is personal choice not likely slow even with 12,000# in tow.

Define slow :h 35-40 MPH is slow in my book towing 13K up a mountain grade compared to 60 MPH plus towing with the new generation truck.

Was your old 7.3 bone stock or modified? At the moment I'm towing 8,000lbs and can maintain the speed limit at 1800rpms. Not sure I can do that with 13,000? But then again I don't think my truck is rated to tow that much weight? Even if it did climb big hills at 40mph, I would still take that over a $700 monthly payment! I not afraid to admit that the 7.3L is not even close to being on the same playing field as today's diesels. But with some minor modifications(gauges,exhaust,intake,tune)at about $1450 it certainly is no slouch!!! :B