rowekmr
Mar 26, 2015Explorer
F350 vs F450 towing and fuel economy
I am trying to choose between the older (poss 2008-2010) F350 and F450. It will mainly be used to haul trailers back and forth so I prefer the dual rear wheels and like that the 450 has more payload and bigger brakes. The F450 have steeper gears (4.10-4.88 IIRC) so which I assume cause it to get worst mileage empty, is that true? I would also like to ask on the flip side do the steeper gears help it get better mileage when pulling heavy (over 12K) trailers because the engine not working as hard to accelerate the load or is it still less? I need the power and stability foremost but also interested in the mpg's because the less fuel burned the more $$$ I get to keep in my pocket lol.