No my truck wasn't broken into I hope to purchase a 2016 F250 6.2L 4x4 4.3 gear in the next couple of weeks. I plan to load the truck with a 1700#+ slide-in camper and pull an 18 foot boat on a few camping trips. I'll be pulling the load over a mountain pass (Cascades/Oregon). Does the truck need to be driven a certain way for xxx number of miles to break it in or can I just drive it like I normally do. Is it bad for the truck to stress it with the above load right away or should I drive around unloaded for a while. I want to do what's right for the 40K investment. Thanks

 

You're going to get lots of different opinions on this one. Here's what your owner's guide will say:

 

My manual says first 500 miles without towing.

 

Just drive sensible, you'll be fine

 

Thanks for the replies - closed the deal today on the truck. I'm going to put on 1000K of variable miles before I tow. I've got a trip trip coming up in 4 weeks so it's going to be my daily driver for a while.

 

1000K is exactly what I did

 

Congrats on the new truck. I would go by what the owner's manual says just in case you have any issues that need warranty work before the recommend break in period is over.

 

Congrats on the new truck!

Now we need pictures.

 

Lucky to find a 4.3 rear on the lot!

 

That's a million miles. I gotta see this in 4 weeks...

 

1K - Just making sure you guys are awake.

 

1000K miles is 1000000 miles. It'll be years before you tow anything!