Ford F250 6.2L V8

[Headed_West]

I recently purchased a new F250 with the 6.2L gas motor to pull our Keystone 2920BH. The truck doesn't even know it there. I am thinking about 5th wheels now. I am looking at the Forest River Rockwood signature's that have a dry weight of around 8,500 LBS give or take. My question is does anyone pull a fiver this heavy with a gas motor and how does it do? I know mileage wont be as good as a diesel but can I comfortably pull 9,500 to 10,000 lbs. My cargo capacity is 2,290lbs. We like to take long trips. Just got back from Maine and Disney is planned in the fall.

[Slownsy]

Rhagflo at least went to school and learnt to translate, spellcheck dos not understand my American, but if you understand Danich I vil give that a go.
Frank.

[Retired_JSO]

My 6.2 gets 7 mpg towing and about 14 on the road. Our trailer dry weight is just under 8K and we usually haul a gas ezgo with a kayak. I tow with it in manual mode mostly in 5 th gear here in Florida having to downshift to 4th on the rolling roads. It can't tow anything like my last 3 diesel trucks but it is what I have now.

[spoon059]

That's pretty good, I can read that version and understand it!

[goducks10]

rhagfo wrote:

goducks10 wrote:

Slownsy wrote:
Prewies truck F250 6.2 gasser FW 10000 lbs traveled tru Colorado,Arkensaw and many other places, newer had any proplem keaping op quite the opesit, did it rev, dit it change down yes that is what it is soposed to do, it appears that peaple think when you get a disel hok op whatever on the bak it engages 6 gear and this is wher it is soposed to stay til they arrive wher they are going.
Hok op the trailer at 60 miles per hour smal hill 5 gear larger 4 real step 3 but stil 60 miles per hour.
Frank.

Do you have spell check? It would sure help. Or maybe a few less beers. :?

Could be voice recognition software. Sometimes send long text using it, and unless you speak very clearly the results can suck!

Translation (I think).
Personal truck F250 6.2 gasser, FW weighs 10,000 lbs. traveled through Colorado, Arkansas and many other places, never had any problem keeping up quite the opposite, did it rev, did it downshift, yes that is what it should do, it appears that people think when you get a diesel hook up whatever on the back and it engages 6th gear and this is where it should stay until they arrive where they are going.
I hook up the trailer, and at 60 mph, small hill drops to 5th gear, larger hill 4th gear, real steep 3rd gear, but still doing 60 mph.
Frank.

Lets hope so 🙂

[rhagfo]

goducks10 wrote:

Slownsy wrote:
Prewies truck F250 6.2 gasser FW 10000 lbs traveled tru Colorado,Arkensaw and many other places, newer had any proplem keaping op quite the opesit, did it rev, dit it change down yes that is what it is soposed to do, it appears that peaple think when you get a disel hok op whatever on the bak it engages 6 gear and this is wher it is soposed to stay til they arrive wher they are going.
Hok op the trailer at 60 miles per hour smal hill 5 gear larger 4 real step 3 but stil 60 miles per hour.
Frank.

Do you have spell check? It would sure help. Or maybe a few less beers. :?

Could be voice recognition software. Sometimes send long text using it, and unless you speak very clearly the results can suck!

Translation (I think).
Personal truck F250 6.2 gasser, FW weighs 10,000 lbs. traveled through Colorado, Arkansas and many other places, never had any problem keeping up quite the opposite, did it rev, did it downshift, yes that is what it should do, it appears that people think when you get a diesel hook up whatever on the back and it engages 6th gear and this is where it should stay until they arrive where they are going.
I hook up the trailer, and at 60 mph, small hill drops to 5th gear, larger hill 4th gear, real steep 3rd gear, but still doing 60 mph.
Frank.

[taken]

I think he said his name was Frank.

[SoCalDesertRid1]

I read that 3 times and am still not sure I got all of what he was trying to say...

[goducks10]

Slownsy wrote:
Prewies truck F250 6.2 gasser FW 10000 lbs traveled tru Colorado,Arkensaw and many other places, newer had any proplem keaping op quite the opesit, did it rev, dit it change down yes that is what it is soposed to do, it appears that peaple think when you get a disel hok op whatever on the bak it engages 6 gear and this is wher it is soposed to stay til they arrive wher they are going.
Hok op the trailer at 60 miles per hour smal hill 5 gear larger 4 real step 3 but stil 60 miles per hour.
Frank.

Do you have spell check? It would sure help. Or maybe a few less beers. :?

[Slownsy]

Prewies truck F250 6.2 gasser FW 10000 lbs traveled tru Colorado,Arkensaw and many other places, newer had any proplem keaping op quite the opesit, did it rev, dit it change down yes that is what it is soposed to do, it appears that peaple think when you get a disel hok op whatever on the bak it engages 6 gear and this is wher it is soposed to stay til they arrive wher they are going.
Hok op the trailer at 60 miles per hour smal hill 5 gear larger 4 real step 3 but stil 60 miles per hour.
Frank.

[SoCalDesertRid1]

In California, it depends on the vehicle doing the towing, whether or not it has to go through the scales.

If your truck is a cab/chasis truck (did not come from the factory with a pickup bed installed on it as new) over 10,000 lbs GVWR, unless it has been upfitted with a permanent motorhome body on it, it has to go through the scales, regardless of what kind of trailer you're towing.

Pickups are not allowed on the scales in California, unless the truck is used to haul freight commercially and displays a US DOT number on the truck.

[taken]

Nope. Just know what I know and you know what you know.

[olddesertrider]

So, your an expert on Glamis and California but you live in MA????

[taken]

olddesertrider wrote:
You are misinformed. I have been a Glamis regular for over 30 years
and what you described has never occurred. I offroad with a circle of friends that can number as many as 60 large 5th wheel toy haulers and motorhomes pulling large box trailers. The only issues with CHP and local LEOs have been length infractions. No one I know of has ever been cited or checked for weight. We hear from time to time the wives tales
of weight checkpoints but they are just rumors that are never proven true.

olddesertrider

You are either lying or the luckiest man alive. Folks have been getting weighed for years coming out of Glamis. Pull my trailer with my truck there and I'd get ticketed and made to drop my RV and pay someone to tow it that is rated for my weight.

[olddesertrider]

You are misinformed. I have been a Glamis regular for over 30 years
and what you described has never occurred. I offroad with a circle of friends that can number as many as 60 large 5th wheel toy haulers and motorhomes pulling large box trailers. The only issues with CHP and local LEOs have been length infractions. No one I know of has ever been cited or checked for weight. We hear from time to time the wives tales
of weight checkpoints but they are just rumors that are never proven true.

olddesertrider