2018 SuperDuty DRW - 3.55 or 4.10 Gears?
We are close to ordering the following: 2018 XLT DRW F-350 SuperDuty Powerstroke, 4-door, 4X4 It will seldom be driven empty. It will primarily be used to haul a 4,000 lb truck camper while towi...
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Westcoasting wrote:BradW wrote:Travlingman wrote:
4.10 DRW
6th gear: 70 = 2067
Finally got hold of a friend of mine who has a 2017 DRW F350 PSD. I thought he had the 3.55 gears, but it turns out he has 4.10 gears. He confirmed about 2050-2100 rpm at 70. I can live with that. So I will be ordering the truck with 4.10 gears.
Thanks all who submitted info on this thread, I'm sure there will be many people benefit from the info.
BradW
That is a great choice! I'm surprised by all the responses that say otherwise. I work in the oil patch in Alberta and our company has all Ford Trucks, the dually 4:10 is the best for any amount of towing :)
I have to agree. These are V8 diesel's that can and do love to rev. Don't think that down at 1700rpm's the engines are making enough heat to stay healthy but up at around 2k that should be the sweet spot for towing/hauling to keep them clean.
It's my thought having owned a 6.0L for a while that if Ford had put a minimum of 4:10's in all the trucks they'd have cut the problems of this motor in half. It loves to be hot and loves to rev - fuel mileage be damned! Add that along with frequent oil changes and issues diminish. JMHO.
