Thinking about ordering a new truck tomorrow
If the DW gives in. I am thinking of ordering a 2016 F350 CC LB 4x4 6.2 liter with the 4:30 gears. I want power windows and locks,the Fx4 package and that's about it. I can get it in the XL model whic...
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jayco302fk wrote:lawnspecialties wrote:How much weight were you pulling? our camper is 7K and the golfcart is 1200lbs
Not the same but I'll throw in my measly .02.
I went back to the 6.2L two years ago when we sold the Cyclone 5er. No sense in keeping the F450 so I sold them both and since we were without a camper for awhile, I went back to gas because it is less of a hassle as a daily driver plus it does well pulling my landscape equipment.
But sure enough, we bought a Work & Play TT last year. The 6.2L has done the job but as Crickeydog mentioned, I got to where I couldn't stand the screaming of that thing pulling hills, etc..
Mine has the 3.73 so we're not comparing perfect apples to apples, I know. But our Work & Play isn't as heavy as most 5ers either.
I'm keeping the 6.2L for my business but this past Wednesday, picked up a 2015 F350 6.7L SRW.
One note to add. We take many trips throughout the year because I race ATVs and we do a church ministry there. So we do 14-16 trips per year at an average 500 miles round trip each time. If we only did a couple of trips per year, it wouldn't be too bad. But we RV a lot. Not to mention, I couldn't imagine using that set-up if we ever head back down to Disneyworld.
Between my business and my racing, I just felt I was killing that truck fast.
9000 lbs? It will do the job. But if you do it a lot or make really long trips, you may wish you had stayed with the diesel.
But at the same time, there are guys on this forum with gassers pulling big campers and they are completely happy.
I prefer to set the cruise and forget it. Not keep an eye out for inclines so I can get a running start. Climbing those hills at 55mph in 3rd gear gets old.
