Would like to hear from Ford 6.2 Owners...

I have a chevy 6.0 6 speed but it's power numbers are close and the tranny ratios are identical. I think the ford 6.2 will be very adequate for what you want.

both the 3.73 and 4.30 will do what you are looking for. If I were you I would go with the 4.3. the reason I would go 4.3 is at 60-65 mph towing a high profile 5er the 4.3 will probably put you in 5th gear and hold it there for a lot of interstate driving. I'm thinking that the 3.73 will want to shift back and forth between 5th and 4th more on the interstate.

You should be able to hold the speed limit on pretty much any interstate grade if you want to push the pedal hard enough, don't cringe at the sound of a gas engine at 4500 rpm and pay for the fuel.

slarsen wrote:
I have a 2012 F250 King Ranch, gas, 3.73 4X4 with about 12,000 miles on it. From southern Indiana, I've pulled a 10,000 lb empty 5th wheel to the east coast twice, and to Florida once. Plus numerous other trips. So several trips over the eastern mountains.

It pulls just fine. My concerns were keeping up with the traffic going up, and not riding the brakes on the way down. The tow/haul works just as well with the gas engine as it did with my 2006 diesel, which is to say, an occasional touch to the brakes is all that I've ever needed.

Traded in a 2006 diesel, and I have zero regrets. I'm not trying to start an argument either; I just never warmed up to diesel. I was told I 'needed' a diesel and I would get better mileage. Well, the mileage claim is probably true, but not that important to me. Run the numbers: miles driven in a year, taking into consideration the higher diesel price and higher mileage that often offset each other, then consider the higher cost of a diesel, and you'll see my point.

There is little question, heavier trailers, say 15 or 16K and up, need a diesel. Otherwise, gas should be considered. Mileage and torque aren't everything . . . if gas does the job, think about the fact that every station has gas and some have diesel. If it does have diesel and someone is parked in front of either of the typical two pumps that have it, you aren't likely to be able to get into the other one. Then there is the noise, the smell, the odor on your shoes since it doesn't evaporate off the ground like gas at the pump, and a whole bunch of other reasons that are getting away from me after 18 months without diesel.

I wish someone had told me some of these things a few years ago so I could have made an informed decision. All I heard was: better mileage, more torque.

The other day my friend went outside to start his truck (diesel) for his wife. He was adamant that she allow it to "warm up" before she took off in it. That truck sounded terrible until it got up to operating temp.

My V10 Dually Gasser, I just jump in hit the ignition, engine roars to life, and I go. No worries about all that diesel mumbo jumbo.

No DEF, no $300.00 (each) injectors, no $1300.00 injection pump, no $5,000.00 bullet proffing needed. LOVE my V10.

My next truck will be a Dually Crew Cab 6.2 GASSER 2wd

jerem0621 wrote:
Any 6.2 ford dually owners? How is the pull? I have a V10 dually, seems pretty rare around here . I imagine the 6.2 dually is going to be the same way

I have a 2013 F350 CC DRW 4x4 Lariet with the 6.2l. I have a 5,000 lb truck camper on it. You will find a number of us in the truck camper forum because of the significantly greater payload capacity over the diesel. I only have about 1,000 miles on it but so far I am very pleased and haven't hit a grade it couldn't handle.

I just switched for a 7.3 psd to a 2012 F25o with 4.30. On the winter run got worst 8.6 and best 8.7 mpg.

It pulls a heck of a lot better than the 7.3 on those long mountain grades. But the technology of the 7.3 was 13 years old. :h

My fifth wheel weighs in at 11.5 K. I switched to gas and will never go back. :B

Unless you are towing a LOT of weight it doesn't make sense to spend an extra $10,000 on a diesel. Especially since the "worry about contaminated fuel causing expensive engine damage" is included with all newer trucks.

I have a 2012 F250 King Ranch, gas, 3.73 4X4 with about 12,000 miles on it. From southern Indiana, I've pulled a 10,000 lb empty 5th wheel to the east coast twice, and to Florida once. Plus numerous other trips. So several trips over the eastern mountains.

It pulls just fine. My concerns were keeping up with the traffic going up, and not riding the brakes on the way down. The tow/haul works just as well with the gas engine as it did with my 2006 diesel, which is to say, an occasional touch to the brakes is all that I've ever needed.

Traded in a 2006 diesel, and I have zero regrets. I'm not trying to start an argument either; I just never warmed up to diesel. I was told I 'needed' a diesel and I would get better mileage. Well, the mileage claim is probably true, but not that important to me. Run the numbers: miles driven in a year, taking into consideration the higher diesel price and higher mileage that often offset each other, then consider the higher cost of a diesel, and you'll see my point.

There is little question, heavier trailers, say 15 or 16K and up, need a diesel. Otherwise, gas should be considered. Mileage and torque aren't everything . . . if gas does the job, think about the fact that every station has gas and some have diesel. If it does have diesel and someone is parked in front of either of the typical two pumps that have it, you aren't likely to be able to get into the other one. Then there is the noise, the smell, the odor on your shoes since it doesn't evaporate off the ground like gas at the pump, and a whole bunch of other reasons that are getting away from me after 18 months without diesel.

I wish someone had told me some of these things a few years ago so I could have made an informed decision. All I heard was: better mileage, more torque.

Just came back from the scales, I really like the 3/4 ton truck coming from a 1/2 ton.

Results:

2013 Ford F250 XLT, CC, 6.2, 3.73 rear , 4x2, 4/5/13

Truck with Me (250 lbs) and full fuel:
Steer axle 3,880
Drive axle 2,980
Total 6,860


Truck with ME in it, full fuel, trailer full water (water tank is between tongue and axle on trailer)

Steer axle 3,760 (max front 4,250)
Drive axle 4,060 (max rear 6,100)
Trailer axles 5,000
Gross 12,820 (GCRW 19,000)

I figured the total trailer weight is 5,960 and 960 of that is tongue weight (max is 1,250). My truck with me, full water and the trailer weights 7,820 lbs (10,000 GVWR ) Looks like 2,180 for wife and what ever else.

note: Trailer 2006 KZ Frontier, 2303P-F

We like ours a lot. The truck's also my daily driver & I've put 20k miles on it since the end of May last year when I bought it. Tows our 10K gvwr trailer just fine. I concur with what others have mentioned above regarding towing & unloaded mileage. I have no regrets at all!

I did choose the 3.73's because I commute so far (80 miles / day).

I like the sound of my 6.2 and it is not as loud as my Titan engine when reving. Sounds like music to my ears :)

AkJason wrote:


FYI the 6.2 from GMC/Chevy is currently only available in their half-ton trucks. Think 2015 will be a iron block direct injected version for the HD trucks. Their HD trucks still run with the 6.0 Vortec 6-speed transmission combo.

Ok thank you - I didn't know that. This thread was the first I'd heard about a GM 6.2.

solman wrote:
I have the 6.2 in my 2011 F250. Does fine with a 10,500lb toy hauler trailer. Use tow haul mode and the trans almost never goes into 6th gear except downhill. Up hill climbs can drop to third gear and on a rare occasion even second gear up a steep climb. No problem tows fine avg of 8mi per gallon towing and 12.5 empty in mixed driving.

I think I can live with those mpgs. What kind of towing speeds do you run, and what kind of terrain do you tow in? We live in SC but make a few trips up to VA in the summer.

8iron wrote:
Towing our 7600# 33 ft trailer is pretty boring with our 2011 F250 6.2. Family of 4 with a load in the bed and it hums along. Never had it slow down while clmbing through the Cdn Rockies...it just drops a gear (or 2) and rumbles along nicely.

Ahh I would like boring. Not that our truck is a slouch but when it gets hilly I do have to work my speed a bit to keep up the momentum up the other side!

Thank you guys for all the feedback. I'll tell you the more I read, the more I'm challenging myself about my personal "need" for diesel. I'll admit that if money were no object I'd get the diesel hands down, but it really appears that I can save some $$ and still have a capable truck. Life happens and there are other things to pay for / save for and this 6.2 might be the ticket for me. I'm slowly being converted...

Here's some reading I've come across, probably old news to everyone. 7% and 16% grade test with 10k trailers. What really caught my eye was how the Ford 6.2 gas was actually a smidge faster up the 16% grade than one of the diesel rigs. Please I don't mean to start up an argument or anything and I'm sure it's apples and oranges but it shows me how competitive the gassers can be:

PickupTrucks.com 7% grade pull

PickupTrucks.com 16% grade pull

Considering that one of my frequented climbs is Fancy Gap, VA (which approaches 5%) this is quite an interesting read...

I think what I'm going to eventually have to get used to though is a high revving engine when it downshifts up the hills. Anyone get annoyed by that, or does Ford do a good job of keeping all the bad noises out but still letting you hear the engine sing?

On edit: I too would consider a dually but they seem rare with the gas engine and any amount of options. There is a guy local to me who is selling a 2011 Lariat 6.2; wish the timing weren't so off or I'd be looking at it! Seems like the only one around for miles...