Ford 7.3 v8

Hannibal...quite a step up from the 5.4 5-speed! It will be a fun tow for sure! Congrats on a great choice!! You should post a pic when you get around to it.

Jerry

steve-n-vicki wrote:
I have about 13,000 miles on my 7.3, I’m averaging 14 miles to the gallon combination 30 % highway 70% city driving, Driving a 24 mile stretch of a straight level 2 Lane Rd. I can average 16.2 at 57 miles an hour in 10th gear, Pulling an 8 1/2 foot wide 16 foot 6‘6“ inside height enclosed car hauler trailer @‘70 mph was 9.8, I have a 14 foot dump trailer that is rated at 15,500 GVWR, the truck has no problem pulling this trailer @ it’s gross weight,

I just bought one of these beasts today. Averaged 16.3mpg on the way home at 55-60mph with a few stops. It's down to mid 13's after we ran around town some tonight. Can't wait to tow with the 7.3L. The 7.3L is the gas option for up to an F-750. Should handle our TT or a motor home quite well.

steve-n-vicki wrote:
I have about 13,000 miles on my 7.3, I’m averaging 14 miles to the gallon combination 30 % highway 70% city driving, Driving a 24 mile stretch of a straight level 2 Lane Rd. I can average 16.2 at 57 miles an hour in 10th gear, Pulling an 8 1/2 foot wide 16 foot 6‘6“ inside height enclosed car hauler trailer @‘70 mph was 9.8, I have a 14 foot dump trailer that is rated at 15,500 GVWR, the truck has no problem pulling this trailer @ it’s gross weight,

Good to hear.

Just got word that mine is due for delivery in 3 weeks, F250 7.3 XLT Tremor package.
4.30 gears with Tremor package will no doubt be less fuel efficient but it's designated TV.

steve-n-vicki wrote:
I have about 13,000 miles on my 7.3, I’m averaging 14 miles to the gallon combination 30 % highway 70% city driving, Driving a 24 mile stretch of a straight level 2 Lane Rd. I can average 16.2 at 57 miles an hour in 10th gear, Pulling an 8 1/2 foot wide 16 foot 6‘6“ inside height enclosed car hauler trailer @‘70 mph was 9.8, I have a 14 foot dump trailer that is rated at 15,500 GVWR, the truck has no problem pulling this trailer @ it’s gross weight,

That sounds like quite a bit of improvement in mileage over my 1991 460 and my 2003 V10, with more power in torque to boot.

^ Sounds a bit better than the 6.2 F250s that I had, although mine came with a gas card so generally driven like a rental!

I have about 13,000 miles on my 7.3, I’m averaging 14 miles to the gallon combination 30 % highway 70% city driving, Driving a 24 mile stretch of a straight level 2 Lane Rd. I can average 16.2 at 57 miles an hour in 10th gear, Pulling an 8 1/2 foot wide 16 foot 6‘6“ inside height enclosed car hauler trailer @‘70 mph was 9.8, I have a 14 foot dump trailer that is rated at 15,500 GVWR, the truck has no problem pulling this trailer @ it’s gross weight,

thomas201 wrote:
My father bought the first diesel Ford 9000 (the gas job would be a 900) dump truck where we worked in about 1971. Do you guys remember when the truck islands had the same number of gas and diesel pumps?

When I got into dump trucking most of the Louisville cab Fords with gas engines where badged as LT 880. Most of the 900s I saw had lighter front axles and where set up as tractor. But if it said "Super Duty" there was 850 in VIN.
I will never forget the first trip out of the quarry with the NTM 9000 with a 250 Cummins. The day before, with 427 GMC, pull the hill in 2+2. Top the hill, drop the auxiliary into direct, and let the air tank mufflers talk. Don't need brakes to hold 110,000 lbs until just before get to scale.
That 855 CID 250 hp did much better on the up, but didn't hold snot on the down.

thomas201 wrote:
Here are 6 pages of discussions of the old gas heavy duty truck motors. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/447226-534-vs-everyone-else.html

I think this is the model for the new (?) 7.3. Us old timers remember when diesel heavy duty trucks were the minority, my FIL hauled freight on the eastern seaboard with a gas tractor. My father bought the first diesel Ford 9000 (the gas job would be a 900) dump truck where we worked in about 1971. Do you guys remember when the truck islands had the same number of gas and diesel pumps?

In the oilfield the first frac pumpers were surplus Allison aircraft engines. They were followed by turbine (international solar) jet engines, because diesels were too heavy to produce 1,000 hydraulic horsepower on a standard tandem truck. A Dowell B902 (I think) pumper was my first piece of frac equipment, that turboshaft on a cold day would break the power end of the pump before it ran out of power. Later came the two stage inter and after cooled diesel piston engines.

A person I know had a old International dump truck with a 6 cylinder gas that was around 800ci if I remember correctly.

Here are 6 pages of discussions of the old gas heavy duty truck motors. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/447226-534-vs-everyone-else.html

I think this is the model for the new (?) 7.3. Us old timers remember when diesel heavy duty trucks were the minority, my FIL hauled freight on the eastern seaboard with a gas tractor. My father bought the first diesel Ford 9000 (the gas job would be a 900) dump truck where we worked in about 1971. Do you guys remember when the truck islands had the same number of gas and diesel pumps?

In the oilfield the first frac pumpers were surplus Allison aircraft engines. They were followed by turbine (international solar) jet engines, because diesels were too heavy to produce 1,000 hydraulic horsepower on a standard tandem truck. A Dowell B902 (I think) pumper was my first piece of frac equipment, that turboshaft on a cold day would break the power end of the pump before it ran out of power. Later came the two stage inter and after cooled diesel piston engines.

FishOnOne wrote:
Here's some eye candy for you gear heads...

Link

Looks like a great 1/4 mile motor stuffed into a Mustang! Unreal what can be had out of a stock NA gas engine!
Now if it could make more torque than any run of the mill clapped out 15 year old diesel pickup, it would be a good truck engine!