New Ford 7.3 Gas
I’m planning to get back to truck camping by fall and spend a lot of time seeing the country. Life is short and I’m not getting any younger. I’ve had many trucks and campers and have been a loyal Do...
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FireGuard wrote:
Good point Brad.
The 6.4 Hemi should be a good combo with the 8 speed trans as a big complaint with the 6 speed was the gear splits.
There are some posts of the Hemi having issues with cam wearing and valve train failure as well as requiring expensive oil. Also think it may require premium gas.
I like the 7.3 for its simple and hopefully Bullet proof reliability.
I also like the look of the new Ford trucks.
The good thing is that I have about 8 months to decide. Planning a 3-4 week trip in October.
I also get to research campers again. ??
Will be looking at a 9-10’ slide out. IE Lance 995/975 or AF 990/992.
My last purchase, I was contemplating going back to a gasoline, but I tow a 4-ton trailer behind my 3-ton truck camper and mountain passes are in most of my travels. I didn't want to buy something that was going to be approaching its operating limits and stayed with diesel.
Some of the other things I looked at was reduced mileage also would give me reduced range. Was there a sufficiently large fuel tank (OEM or aftermarket) for the range I wanted? Since I travel into elevations often, what kind of performance hit was I going to take with a normally aspirated engine than one with forced induction?
If I was only carrying a camper and not towing, I would not hesitate to choose a gasoline powered truck. The new transmissions really help (even if they hadn't updated the engines).
You may want to add The Adventurer 910DB and Host Cascade to the list of campers to check out. Both of these are about the same size with some differences from the ones you chose.
