Experience/Opinions on a 2008 F450 for Towing
I tried a search and only came up with a thread illustrating the turning radius and a payload debate. I am looking online at a 08 F450 that has 139k with an utility bed on it and no information on ...
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..unless you hate yourself lol :)
You know I am also a fan of the V-10's you gave me advice on my first 2 when I joined this forum and was new to tow vehicles and travel trailers. For this tow vehicle I wanted to be able to tow up to 24K trailer weight (incl cargo). I have seen gasser roll back tow trucks but haven't seen any gasser hot shot's yet. Could the V10 reliably tow that?
You know I am also a fan of the V-10's you gave me advice on my first 2 when I joined this forum and was new to tow vehicles and travel trailers. For this tow vehicle I wanted to be able to tow up to 24K trailer weight (incl cargo). I have seen gasser roll back tow trucks but haven't seen any gasser hot shot's yet. Could the V10 reliably tow that?
carringb wrote:
An F450 with 4.88 gears would be a cab-chassis model. The 4.30 gears came on the pickup chassis.
Either way, I'd stay away from the 6.4L unless you hate yourself. The MDT versions weren't really any better. Sure, some of the emissions components were more robust, but the engine-killer problems were inherent to the engine design. I'd only buy one if the chassis were cheap enough to justify a Cummins swap.
The high fuel consumption is also inherent to the 6.4L. You could expect V10 like fuel economy overall, slightly better on the highway, worse in town. On that note, if you're only using it occasionally, why not just get a V10?
