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Mvander
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Sep 04, 2013

v10 or 6.2???

Lets say you want to tow a 10000k gvw tt. Would you go 2010 f250 v10 or 2011 f 250 6.2?

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  • Either or will work. I have a 6.8 and haul more as payload than your TT weighs with no problems. 7.5 to 9.5 MPG loaded which I think is not bad at all. I don't particularly care for the empty fuel mileage, but I am not going back to diesel for a while.
  • jerem0621 wrote:
    Depends... are we talking about a dedicated TV or a daily driver?

    My v10 gets about 9-10 ish depending on my foot as a DD. (dually 2wd)

    if the truck is a DD and a TV the best choice... IMHO.. is the 6.2

    Thanks!


    This would be a 80% tv. The wife and i are debating a year long tour of north america and doing aome early research on what migjt work for the amount of money we want to apend.
  • Depends... are we talking about a dedicated TV or a daily driver?

    My v10 gets about 9-10 ish depending on my foot as a DD. (dually 2wd)

    if the truck is a DD and a TV the best choice... IMHO.. is the 6.2

    Thanks!
  • Torque equals towing power. The older V10 has more torque than the new 6.2.
  • As I understand, the reason Ford dropped the V10 from the "light truck" line (F250/F350/F450) is because they are now included in the fleet-average-fuel economy and the 6.2 V8 is slightly more fuel efficient.
    The V10 is still available in things like the chassis-cab frames though.

    Ignoring fuel economy, there is an old saying "There is no replacement for displacement"
  • This is a future decission. But i lean towards the 10 too.
  • Hi,

    My Class C has a v-10 and weighs 14,000 loaded. I don't have any problems, but I do drive slower than most folks.

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