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We have a 2008 Ford King Ranch F-250 diesel that is a beautiful truck. Has 80,000 miles on it so far. We bought it used when it had around 60,000 miles on it. We put around 18,000 a yr on it give or ...
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3/4 ton diesel for full timing with a 5er doesn't seem like a good combo. Full timers add a lot of things for traveling that long at a time, like 3-4k pounds of gear over dry weight! So, take a 12k dry RV, 15-16k loaded, that's 2250 pounds of pin weight minimum, maybe 3700 pounds. Your payload is likely in the 2700 pound range which has to carry the pin weight plus you, spouse, and a 200 pound hitch and anything else you stuff in the bed around the hitch. I recommend a dually with 5k-6k pounds of payload, plus the stability for 4 rear wheels with 3000+ pounds of weight in the bed, plus safety if any blowouts.
250k miles on the engine may be fine, but that much seat time and miles on the rest of the truck is a lot for light duty trucks.
Keep what you got until you are closer to full timing and plan to replace the truck at that time. The 6.4L has been pretty good, but less fuel efficient than competitors and Ford's current 6.7L. That will be significant when full timing.
250k miles on the engine may be fine, but that much seat time and miles on the rest of the truck is a lot for light duty trucks.
Keep what you got until you are closer to full timing and plan to replace the truck at that time. The 6.4L has been pretty good, but less fuel efficient than competitors and Ford's current 6.7L. That will be significant when full timing.
