Ford F-250 7.3 Gas Engine Axle Ratios

Hannibal wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
I’d say why would one spend $50-60k on a tow rig with the biggest engine and NOT get the best performance out of it with deep gears.
Not like it’s winding up at highway speeds with the 10 speed.
That’s like ordering a pepperoni pizza because you like pepperoni and opting for less pepperoni...

Fuel mileage is also part of the best performance factor. With a taller ratio, the transmission is less busy, especially with a ten speed. And there’s no logic in making the 1st two gears virtually useless unless you’re going to be rock crawling. Makes more sense to have lower rpm at the top when not towing.
Less pepperoni is healthier.

Nah, bud.
If the first 2 gears were virtually useless except for rock crawling then 4wd trucks wouldn’t have had low range transfer cases since the beginning of time and there would be NO need for diesels with 2.5x the torque as the gassers.
Now, around Tampa, I agree with you, however a new 7.3 10 speed , 4.30s runs right at 2000rpms at 70 mph.
If anything it’s making better use of more gears more of the time compared to a tall geared truck. But what is the intended purpose? Towing, even some of the time, deeper gears preferable. Running bobtail across Montana every day at 100mph, I’d opt for the 3.55s.

Btw if extra ?? is going to hurt you, you have bigger health issues and shouldn’t eat any at all!
Edit, the ?? Was a pepperoni pizza emoji! Lol