Replacement for 2002 Excursion 7.3L
Hello all - here is my situation... I've been towing campers since I was 18 years old. I towed the family camper back then. I pulled with an older Ford Econoline e350 w/ the 460 motor in it, I've dr...
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^ Trucks been coming with 18 and /or 20” wheels for the better part of 10 years now and if one gets stuck with some 17s, a takeoff set of bigger wheels is likely just a click away on Craigslist and pretty economical.
To the OP, 2500 gasser is fine for now. 3500srw diesel would be ideal for your future 5ver.
15k is a lot of any new gasser. Especially a high profile load unless maybe you’re in the flats, local trips and not many big hills AND low altitude.
Fwiw, I use to pull 14-16klb flat bed, no wind resistance, occasionally with my 6.2 3.73 geared F250s with the little 17” tires and it was all that truck wanted. Gearing wouldn’t have made up for it either.
I wouldn’t have wanted the same load up a pass or at altitude. That truck was 2nd gear wound up at 50mph with just a 4000lb snowmachine enclosed trailer and 1000lbs in the bed once grades and altitude came into play.
May as well suck it up now, find ya a diesel for your next camper or you’ll be looking for a new truck if the 5ver comes to fruition.
And btw we are all spoiled now by the big numbers newer trucks put out. Gas and diesel. So this is all relative.
To the OP, 2500 gasser is fine for now. 3500srw diesel would be ideal for your future 5ver.
15k is a lot of any new gasser. Especially a high profile load unless maybe you’re in the flats, local trips and not many big hills AND low altitude.
Fwiw, I use to pull 14-16klb flat bed, no wind resistance, occasionally with my 6.2 3.73 geared F250s with the little 17” tires and it was all that truck wanted. Gearing wouldn’t have made up for it either.
I wouldn’t have wanted the same load up a pass or at altitude. That truck was 2nd gear wound up at 50mph with just a 4000lb snowmachine enclosed trailer and 1000lbs in the bed once grades and altitude came into play.
May as well suck it up now, find ya a diesel for your next camper or you’ll be looking for a new truck if the 5ver comes to fruition.
And btw we are all spoiled now by the big numbers newer trucks put out. Gas and diesel. So this is all relative.
