Gas VS Diesel F250

[beachbum5]

I am looking at new F250, I have f wheel about 8000lbs. I would like to know gas mileage while towing and not towing, also on diesel. How would gas handle the load?

Thanks

[Jack_Diane_Free]

I tow a 8000 lb trailer with the 6.2 and it does a great job in all terrain. In my opinion paying the thousands extra for a diesel plus additional upkeep and fuel cost is overkill for what you are towing. It would take too many years to recover the additional expense. Does not make economic sense to me.

[NMDriver]

A diesel will cost more to buy and maintain, but should give you back more money when you sell and should last more miles. Overall cost to own I suspect is less on a gasser, but I have not compared insurance, registration, fuel/1000 miles, etc. it is just a feeling I have. Plus I suspect most people do not keep a gas or diesel until it breaks, they sell/trade when they want something "better". Not always a good decision process financially.

Depending on altitude, wind, grade, speed, etc. you should be able to get 10-11 mpg towing w/a 2500/250 diesel. I get around 17-18 mpg at 80 mph on the interstate when I am not towing. As mentioned if you poke along at 55 or so you can get better than 20 mgp if you are not towing.

If I am using the truck primarily to tow I would pick a diesel, but if you are using it as a daily driver and sometimes tow vehicle then I would choose the gas.

[x96mnn]

Gasser will handle that load just fine. The mpg is spot on from the responces already received and the advice given on the two is also spot on.

If your trying to decide it comes down to the person and how much they haul. The diesel and gas debates rage on but ultimately the both cost the same in the long run. I went deisel and very happy.

[SkiSmuggs]

I much prefer towing with a turbo charged engine. The 8000 (loaded or dry?) pound fiver you mentioned can be towed by an F150 Ecoboost with Max Tow and HD Payload.
I've been doing it for 3 years with a 9500 lb fiver. Now that I am ready for a new truck, it will be an F350 Powerstroke Diesel as the 6.2 gasser would be at high RPMs going uphill vs much lower RPMs for the Ecoboost or a diesel. I am going Super Duty because I am adding batteries and solar to the fiver which adds more weight than I am comfortable with for the F150. And any fiver I get in the future will be heavier than the one I have now with stronger construction and more insulation and features.

[rskeans]

chiefward wrote:
My F250 Super Duty V10 , 6.8 ltr gas averages 8 to 8.5 when pull and 12 around town. I can get up to 15 on the interstate at a steady 60 mph will not pulling.

I got the same results with my '99 V10. My 5ver weighed 14,000 lbs. That poor V10 really struggled on hills. Twice I almost couldn't get up a grade because I didn't have enough low rpm toque to get the RPMs high enough to get up on the torque curve. If you are going to be towing in the western mountains you should take another look at the diesel.

[beachbum5]

I was looking at the 6.2 v8

[chiefward]

My F250 Super Duty V10 , 6.8 ltr gas averages 8 to 8.5 when pull and 12 around town. I can get up to 15 on the interstate at a steady 60 mph will not pulling.

[Water-Bug]

The diesel will get better fuel economy. The place that they really outshine gassers is in the hills. If you plan on keeping away from hills, the gasser will probably do. If you like getting away to hill country, go for the diesel.