Thoughts on the Triton V10 Engine

Trucks get pretty bad mileage with camper aboard. However, in this area, regular gasoline is quite a bit cheaper than diesel. Assuming the same for you, if the gasoline will do the work and it sounds like it would, I think it would be a good choice. I towed a 4000lb boat quite a lot and it was fine with the Chevy equivalent. Brholt doesn't seem to have a problem with his.

I have been driving one around at work for about 7 years now, been solid. My setup weighs in over 12,000 lbs. Quiet and very powerful. 6 MPG. Glad I have a company gas card!

Buy gas co stock, you could get by with a smaller engine

The V10 will pass anything but a gas station. That said, as much as I love my old 7.3 PSD based on the number of miles I drive vs. the cost of maintenance and the weight penalty I'd go with the V10 if I had to do it all over. I get 12-16 mpg loaded with the 7.3 and you might get 8-10 with the V10. $100 oil changes and all the S!#^ that can go wrong with an oil burner I think I'd actually come out ahead. I'd also go for the stick shift as they are almost bullet proof and cheaper to maintain.

ps; I had a 6.0 PSD and that was the biggest mistake of my life. Pulled like a freight train and was wonderful for 4.975 years and then she started eating REALLY expensive parts. I was glad to break even getting a two year older truck. IMO, Ford has the best ride/chassis, Dodge+Cuimmins excellent, GM/Allison great. Too bad I can't afford a Cummins with an Allison in a Ford.

martyn8677 wrote:
Looking to purchase an F350. I see lots of these engines with fairly low miles. I have heard they are great engines, but get poor gas mileage. Would use to haul my camper and pull a small boat for fishing trips. Would not be a daily driver. Just a play truck.

BTW, my current camper is fairly lightweight.....an Outfitter Apex 8 short bed. About 1800 lbs dry weight. I am looking to upgrade to a single slide camper though at some point.

Anybody had any experience with these engines hauling their campers?

Thanks.

Get a gasser. If you can find one, maybe look at a 2011 with a 6.2. Super solid engine and pulls pretty hard. From what I understand, mileage isn't too bad either as compared to the V10

Personally, I went diesel for work and play. Beside that, the truck was good deal and I like to wrench on all my own vehicles. The previous owner already paid for some of the important stuff that one would need to do to fix a 6.0. He was just tired of the maintenance and extra cost.

thanks for the replies everyone.

My 2000 motor home has a V-10 and gets 9-11 mpg according to how hard and which direction the wind is blowing. I don't know about the newer V-10s, but it is a smooth running engine. Of course, it doesn't hold a candle to my Cummins 6.7 for power but really surprised me on the 1,500 mile trip to/from Florida.

Dad had an '05 F350 with the 5 speed auto, 4.10 gear. 10-11 MPG was the norm with a 11' Caribou on top, 13 MPG unloaded. Never had a chance to follow him with my 460/E4OD combo, but I did drive it several times. Coming from my '95, it was smoother, quieter, loved to rev.,and had a lot more beans due in large part to the extra gear in the slush box.

It would be a tough decision for me if I found a 6.8L Triton now in a chassis cab vs. the same with a 6.7L PSD.
BBF

Based on research a few years ago when I was looking at Class C motorhome, found it to be a great engine except for the first year(96 or was it 97?) when they had issues with spark plugs stripping the threads. After they fixed the issue it is about as flawless as you can get.

I had a 2000 CC 4x4 and had a Lance 845 self contained camper with the v10.

Best engine in a truck I ever owned. yes, there were times pulling the grapevine here in CA where I got 4-5MPG with the camper and towing my jeep, but I was doing that at 70MPH on the steepest part of the grade.

Easy maintenance, never had to worry about water in the fuel, or an injector imploding, or coolant in the oil, or, or, or all the other issues I have had to deal with my other 3 diesel trucks

If all I was going to do was carry a camper and not tow a 33+ft 5th wheel, I would take the v10 and never look back