that is no typo my friends on the the title. i haul rv,s and botes and some goosenecks all over the usa plus canada. i just recently took a travel trl up to yellowknife nt canada temps well below 0 for the high. here a month so ago, i just got back from whitehorse yk. took a 29' 5th up there. the trk performed flawlessly. had a pinion seal go bad. when its cold the seals dont seal very well when u have lot of miles.[2nd seal] engine might not be as strong as it was 100,000 miles ago, but it not rattling. ill try to post around 350,000 or so.
i just talked to guy has 08 f-250 5.4 putting it to work. i hope to see him later on. i think he has over 50,000 on it. with 5 spd auto. extend cab his millage is consisten 12 empty. bout the same with a trl compared to mine bout 8-10 mpg. now when the wind kicks up it start sucking up the fuel. i have a slight edge when empty 13 to 14mpg. [i have 6spd man.] i have no idea what rear gear he was running. mine is 4;30. im thinking if u go 4;10 u will p/u a mile or 2 a gallon with man. the down side u might give up a little on pulling a hill. with auto it dont seem what gear u got back there if ur getting 12 that will be it no more no less. at least what im hering. the dually v-10 dont get quiete what im getting fuel millage wise.
i try to do most of my serv. at ford dealers. there some serv. writers and mechanics have stated they would rather have v-10 than 6.4 dsl. when u have mechanics work on engines and they no what works and what dont. i think u have to take note. in the bussiness im doing when most everybody runs a dsl and u here the problems that they are encontering [they have not been reallable] and the exspence to repare them and serv. to. the v-10 starts to look very apealing to buy and own. now if u ask me what i think about the v-10? u just look at the millage i think pretty much answer that question. now i had 1 major problem and that was miss fires at 265,000 but u no what that isnt to bad.[fuel related] yea i give up on torq. and millage. [dsl fuel prices has been higher than gas]. but still running and not complaining.
if u have any question feel free to e-mail me. but at times i dont get on pc for long time.

my trk is 05 f-350 crewcab not a dually. 6spd man. cat back exhaust and kn cold intake. 4;30 8' box.
my other v-10 06 f-250 same as above except 4;10 and 6'box later

 

U have 300k on ur 05?? BTW i have seen 410,000 miles on a F350 SD v-10 on ebay. Orig eng 2nd trans.

 

With the wild fuel prices a few months ago the V10 got a number of truck owners looking its way. The early 6.0L build quality issues and the 6.4L MPG woes helped as well. It's a proven engine and will work hard for many miles. When folks look at the big picture on what their needs are I would say most find that the V10 more than suits their needs.

It's nice that it is now getting the recognition that it deserves that it didn't just a few years ago.

 

[QUOTE=Monsta;7271913]With the wild fuel prices a few months ago the V10 got a number of truck owners looking its way. The early 6.0L build quality issues and the 6.4L MPG woes helped as well. It's a proven engine and will work hard for many miles. When folks look at the big picture on what their needs are I would say most find that the V10 more than suits their needs.

I have to say that I have been thinking of trading in my 05 6.0L for the v-10 for just those reasons. The outright cost of the diesel, plus the expenses of filters oil and the upkeep is way more than the gassers would ever be. My only concern is the towing ability as I have a 12,500 lb. fifth wheel. We have towed coast to coast with it and the 6.0L did a magnificent job when we were in the mountains. I have heard the gas engines suffer a bit at elevation. But all in all I am very seriously thinking of going to the V-10 as gas prices are cheaper than diesel now, and my cost of maintenance would be much less. Glad to see the 300,000 miles on post above, as this implies that the v-10 has staying power as well.

 

[quote=Delawhere?;7272077]
I think you would be fine with that size of 5er. We tow a 36ft 5er with our 3v V10 it performs very good. We have had diesels for the last 9 years. I used to say, "I would never own another gas truck" well never say never..

Mike

 

for every 1000' in elelvation you lose about 3% of your hp giv er or take. id say about 3 to 4000' you start feeling it. when in on i-80 in wy and the winds blowing boy thats when you start really feeling it ! as concerning ur fith wheel the v-10 will handle it. example took a big 5th wheel cyclone[heartland] toy hauler 39' round 14,000 lbs [appx] to palmer ak. not problem.

 

u didnt say what type of tranny, but if it is a 4spd i wouldnt be surprise. 04 down 4spd 05 5spd. i think i might be wrong here not sure. it might be when 6.4 dzl came on line when the 5spd autos came out.

 

300,000 miles at 17 mpg = $60,000 in fuel at $3.50 per gallon for diesel.

300,000 miles at 9 mpg = $100,000 in fuel at $3 per gallon for gas.

If you are going to put on miles, diesel is hard to beat.

 

Good grief, you can play with those numbers all day long. Doesn't change what's been said above one bit.

Find it hard to believe the disparity in your mileage figures between stock trucks moving the same load.

 

lol,,Ain't no way a 6.0 or 6.4 diesel is is going to get 17 mpg pulling loads like this man is talking about,,,,Good Grief,,If I have my foot into my 06' F-350, six-O,,,pulling my 16' Pace American tool/toy hauler,,,I only get around 10 mpg,,,and by the sounds of it a 6.4 would do worse,,,,,,,Now if I stayed more around 60-65 mph, while pulling,,,It may do a bit better,,,,not No 17 mpg though !

 

11 mpg is more like it with the 6.4. that is what I am getting pulling 10K loads.

 

With a 28 footer and the way I drive it's 14mpg.
19 mpg unladen, mostly at 70mph. SCT Tuned w/3.73 ratio. I really can't complain.

Maybe the 6.4 get less mpg. besides those lower gears like the 4.10's changes things a bit.

My point is this: if a person is going to rack up the miles on a superduty, over time they will be $ ahead by going with the diesel upgrade. This is just one of those examples.

 

Check this link out. Its a thread I started in the v10 forum. some of these guys have alot of miles on their v10s



https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...their-v10.html

 

I'am a diesel owner ie a 6.0 that has cost me a new turbo so there goes 1300 dollars I just replaced a VGT sensor another 300 dollars replaced the EGR vavle another 200 dollars. That would buy quite abit of gas.

Yes I like the 6.0 Power I should have bought a V-10 2 years ago when I bought the 6.0. I had the choice between a 2003 F-450 6.0 which I own and a 2005 F-550 V-10 Auto.

I know for dollar for dollar the V-10 would have cost me less money in the long run.

 

u guys when u hve a trl sits low yea you are going to get good fuel millage. 17 mpg is pretty high for 6.o dsl im not saying its not possable. with v-10 id probley get some where in the 10mpg with it. the height of and width is more important than the weight concerning fuel millage. ive pulled heavy horse trls but they arnt as wide as rv. ive get better fuel millage. example a 36' horse trl [platnuem] weighting in 15,000 lbs wif them being nose heavy and no suspsion. i was getting between 8 and 9 miles to the gallen. i just took 36' raptor toyhauler [keystone 12,800 lbs] up here to palmer ak ive got between 7 and 8 mpgs. why a toy is much higher than a horse trl. and much wider. even tho the raptor is lighter than the horse trl. the raptor is such a drag. this is regardless if u have a dsl or gas. im hering guys with dsl getting anywhere 10 to 12 with toy haulers. later

f-350 not a dually v-10 6- speed man. going on 325,000

foot notes 1; if u have a horse trl that is 35' plus wif living qtrs i would highly recomend air bags. if u tow it a lot i would get ur self a real trk.

foot notes 2; when guys u state ur millage u include ur speed and gearing. my tow speed is 60 mph my empty speed is 65 mph and my gearing is 4;30.