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jimh406
Explorer III
Nov 16, 2016

Remembered why I got a F450 with 4.30 gears ... observation.

During the past few days, I drove my daughter's families stuff up from El Paso in a 36 ft Penske truck. We were 23,400 according to the Cat Scale. We made it ... a little brutally slow at times. We ...
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Kayteg1
Explorer II
Nov 23, 2016
Nautique200 wrote:
I love my F450. Its a pulling machine. 26K and it never complains. I've removed some stuff and tuned it, the power it has is incredible.

Years ago I switched from F450 to F250 and F250 pulled the 18,000lb trailer just fine (same 7.3l engine on both) while delivering way better mpg.
Pickups are over-geared from the factory IMHO and what is nice on passing, is always biting you at fuel pump.

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