Most miles on a 6.2??
 

I read in the 6.7 forum some guys have already put 100,000mi on their trucks just wondering what everybody has on their 6.2.I've got a little over 9,000 on mine.

36589 miles on mine got it in febuary

And if the OP will allow me to piggy back on this thread, for those with a lot of miles, have you experienced any major engine problems while racking up those miles?

I have a wopping 4325 miles on mine in 8 mnds, the only problem I have is dust.
I may just cover it up for the winter and use my Subaru.

36,500 miles on mine. love the power, just waiting for bullydog to complete testing on their tuner for the 6.2

Do you tow anything with your truck? Just wondering what you like and dislike, if anything about your truck? I am in the planning and thinking stages of buying a 2012 and trading my 6.0L. I too am wondering about the longeveity of the 6.2L engines and how well they hold up.

6.2 Miles
 

What kind of gains are expected? And will their tune be compatible with F150 applications too, or just Super Duty?

They haven't divulged the information on the gains yet as of my last communication with them, however if its anything like their recently completed tuner for the eco-boost in the F150 it is going to be great!
Bully Dog Performance Tuning for Ford Ecoboost

Why would you expect the gains to be similar? One is a turbocharged engine and the other a normally aspirated one. I would expect the 6.2 won't respond as well (in terms of absolute hp or torque gains) as the Ecoboost (where a tuner could play with boost).

Ill take what I can get..

What does your trailer weigh? And I don't think 8-10 mpg is all that bad but that also depends on how much you are towing. A friend had the 6.4L dsl and he was getting between 6 and 8 mpg towing 12,000 lbs. I get 10-11.5 towing 12,000 lbs. with my 6.0L dsl. I would gladly give up a couple of mpg's to not have to pay for the dsl and all the maintenance that goes with it! I love the way the dsl tows but it is costly to maintain.

That is why I got rid of my 2003 6.0 for a 2011 F-250 6.2 in August 2010 and love it tows great and low maintance cost. Why pay .80 difference on diesel over gas?

Rolled over 12,000 miles today. Has not been back to dealer for anything. Towing is about half of those miles. Only complaint with truck is the cupholders are too large for single cans LOL

problems so far in 60000kms
powersteering pressure hose cracked
seperentine belt split and took out my crank seal= free tow from ford
and the newest issue is i have a leaky transmmisson line.

I only have 200 miles on my F-350 6.2L. Just picked it up a few days ago. :)

However, it replaced an F-250 5.4L V8. That truck had 81,000 miles on it and about half of that was towing a 3-horse trailer. That's normally about 8,000 pounds.

There might have been one or two times I wasn't thrilled with the acceleration heading up a steep incline in the mountains. The other 99.9% of the time the 250 pulled like a champ. You didn't even know there was a trailer back there (until you were stuck in traffic and the horses started getting antsy - but that's not the truck's fault).

So far, the new 350 with the larger engine feels peppier. It certainly has more HP and torque. I had no complaints about the power, towing or longevity of the last truck. If the 6.2 V8 delivers the same performance I am happy - anything more is even better.

Now if I can only fine a place to get E85...

Congrats on the new truck!

You won't be disappointed in the 6.2's pulling power. Check out the videos (and results) of my truck pulling 15k lbs up a fairly steep road against some other SD's.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nd-videos.html

Results here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post10764990

Sorry for those that have seen me post this time and time again but it removes any skepticism from the 6.2's capabilities...

And so as to stay on topic, I'm only at 8500 miles in almost a year of ownership. My motorcycle got the miles instead of the truck this year.

Never a problem Matt.:-X22 Plus it's neat seeing those videos no matter how many times I've seen them. I just wish I'd have been able to be there.

It was a great time, I'm sure Mike will have more (which I plan on attending). I still cringe when I watch that video of my truck, waiting and WAITING for it to shift, haulin' along at 5500+ RPM. haa haa. Next time it'll be in M so I can control it. :D

I might just be able to make it the next time around.;)

I have 32,000+ on mine. I pull a gooseneck, and bumper hitch dump trailer weekly. My truck, gooseneck, and excavator is 28,200 lbs. I average 10 towing and 14 empty.

clicked over 10,000 last night.

10mpg's at 28k lbs GCWR? I get that mileage empty around town...lmao. :-X04

There weren't any 4.30's available when I got my truck. I'm guessing they would help mileage and utilize the extra gear better.

i see where you say your truck is corn fired do u burn e85?it not available where i live is it cheaper than gas?

Right now it is within a nickel of regular. Last year there were times E-85 was a dollar under regular and two under diesel. We take all of our corn to the ethanol plant south of Council Bluffs. I don't see any difference in power or mileage with my 6.2, we did have a mileage drop with our car. The second set of plugs in this engine are supposed to create a more uniform flash front and completly burn ethanol to get the most from using it.

thats great thanks for the info wish it was available around here.

There is only one place in all of San Diego county that sells E85. A few weeks ago I was close to that station and was going to fill up with E85. It was $3.77 a gallon! The gas station I normally go was $3.57 for 87 octane. E85 is a joke. Just like why is diesel more than gasoline when diesel is just a byproduct of the gasoline refining process. BTW I just turn 8000 miles today on mine and only have had two problems with the powertrain. One covered by a TSB the other was warranty.

So i am comparing a 6.2L Gas and i have a 6.0L Diesel now. I pull 2 tractors (a total of 15,000lbs) to tractor pulls around the area, and my 6.0L did fine but not happy with the maintenance costs. Looking into a 6.2L gas. What do you think? Will she pull it?

Will it do it? Heck yeah. Check out the video up above and the PDF results that Mike (monster-4) put together in the other thread you posted in. That trailer was 15k lbs up a steep grade. I've never driven/towed with a 6.0, but gas vs. diesel threads will always yield a heated debate. The diesel may do the job a bit easier, but the gas can definitely hang with it. My results from Ohio truck meet weren't far off from the new 6.7 when pulling the same trailer up the same hill. I saw you posted in that thread as well so you've probably seen where my 6.2 ended up. If this vehicle is going to be mainly towing 15k lbs around all the time, diesel would be the way to go. But if it's mixed driving, you'd be fine with the 6.2, and will be more satisfied with the cheaper maintenance costs..

If you do go with the 6.2, I'd suggest the 4.30 gears, will give you a little more grunt that you may be used to from the 6.0.

i traded a 6.0 for a 6.2 the biggest difference is the operating rpms i pull an 8000lb travel trailer and a cattle trailer at about 10000lb loaded the 6.0 probably pulled a little better but not much.i dont think you will have any trouble pulling that load you should probably get the 4.30gears tho i have the 3.73s and they do fine pullin what i do but the 4.30s wud proly be best for that amount of weight.

ok thanks, I wont be pulling the load very often just on the weekends during the summer the longest tractor pull is 1oo miles away so i would maybe put on 1000 miles a year pulling that amount of weight. The rest will be just driving back and forth to my farm and other errands. I will only put on about 10-15K miles on a year i hope. Now i talked to a man from the dealership and he said that total weight of a trailer you could pull was 15,000 lbs now if my trailer is 18,500 lbs am i gonna break something? Now if i get the 3.73 gears will i heat my rearend pretty quick or what kind of mileage will i get with the 4.30? are those the only 2 options they come in?

Sadly, most dealership sales people have no idea what a trailer is, or how to attach one. You may notice that most of them don't drive pickups either. You can't liscense the truck to pull more than 15,000 legally, but it won't break it. However, if you are dragging around that much weight you probably should be looking at a 2-ton truck to pull it.

im using a triple axle trailer with 7K lb axles. what do you mean by a 2 ton truck?

You should look into a 450 or 550. They are rated heavier, but have to be liscensed commercial.

I have no doubt it'll pull 18,5k lbs, but there's a point in which safety (you and everyone else on the road) comes into play and I think you hit that point. At 18,5k lbs, you'd probably be over on the tire/wheel ratings, which realistically is your "weakest" point.

How about a dually? I just checked the towing specs on the gas dually, they aren't much better than the SRW. You'll really gain GCWR when you bump up to the diesel.

Gas dually 4.30s - GCWR = 22,500lbs
Diesel dually 3.73's - GCWR = 30,000lbs

My truck came in right around 8,000lbs on the scales...

On a gooseneck though most of that weight will be on the trailer. I hope that i can get the weight centered mainly on the triple 7Klb axles to lighten up the load on the rear axle of the truck.