Ok I have been lurking here in the 6.2 forum for about a week now trying to read as much as l could. I'm looking at a 2011 f350 CCLB lariat 4x4 6.2 with 3.73 gears and I will be trading my 2005 6.0 in on it. Truck has 103k on it. I get about 13-15 mpg every day with the truck i have now and 15-17 on the highway and it drops to about 11 pulling for me. I pull a 30 foot travel trailer a few times a year, a 20 foot boat weighing about 3500pounds and we also pull a 30 foot gooseneck hoase trailer weighing in about 11000 loaded. I am use to pulling with a diesel most of the time. Will I be happy with the 6.2? Is it going to kill me on fuel?

 

[QUOTE=fordboy2;14688667]Ok I have been lurking here in the 6.2 forum for about a week now trying to read as much as l could. I'm looking at a 2011 f350 CCLB lariat 4x4 6.2 with 3.73 gears and I will be trading my 2005 6.0 in on it. Truck has 103k on it. I get about 13-15 mpg every day with the truck i have now and 15-17 on the highway and it drops to about 11 pulling for me. I pull a 30 foot travel trailer a few times a year, a 20 foot boat weighing about 3500pounds and we also pull a 30 foot gooseneck hoase trailer weighing in about 11000 loaded. I am use to pulling with a diesel most of the time. Will I be happy with the 6.2?Is it going to kill me on fuel?[/QUOTE]
Only YOU can answer this!
Probably going to cost you 2-3 MPG, depending a lot on your driving style.

 

If you are used to the low end grunt and mpg of a diesel..... The answer is no you won't be happy.

Now if you are wanting to get away from the cost associated with a diesel and can accept a little worse mpg and higher rpm.... Then yes you will be happy.

I have a '12 CC 4x4 I get 13-14mpg in the city and 16-17 on the hwy driving 70ish

I have a '28 enclosed trailer that when loaded is just over 9k. Pulling at 70 or so the truck will get 9.5-10mpg....... It's not real heavy but it has a flat front so it's like a big wind sail in the drag department

 

I wanted a diesel so bad I could taste it!

That being said I love my 6.2! 13 or so around town, 16-17 on the HWY.

Mike

 

Yes you will spend more on fuel. If you were towing those weights daily I would push you to a diesel. I towed my 32 foot fiver home and averaged 8.5 @ 60 on the highway. First thing I did when I got home was send a pic to my buddy with a diesel. I love this engine and traded my 7.3 in for it. I think you will be happy but that's just an opinion from a stranger on the internet

 

Haha me too.... And I still want one!

I just can't justify the cost right now but if I had the expendable cash I would go buy one!

With that being said I do love my 6.2 it does everything it's supposed to and then some...... Zero issues with it and a mindless maintenance schedule........ I also enjoy not having to worry about it shutting down over an EGT sensor....

 

My 6.2L gets the same MPGs as my brother's old 6.4L Power Stroke. Plus the low cost of ownership of a gasser more than makes up for any loss of MPGs. I never understood people who buy 3/4 and 1 one pickups and expect it to get 30 MPGs anyways. If people are worried about MPGs, get a Jetta TDI.

 

Ok revisiting this, trying to decide between a 2008 6.4 crew xlt with 45000 miles, a 2011 6.7 crew lariat with 56k, or this 6.2 lariat crew with 103k. The 6.2 is cheapest then the 6.4 and the 6.7. I can afford all three but dont know which is the best fit. I think the 6.4 will actually get me the worst mileage and the 6.7 the bsst but obviously at a significnt extra cost. Kinda thinking the 6.2 is a good comprimise. But has the highest miles. What ya'll think?

 

The lariats - especially the 6.2 - may have very little payload. I'd check a bunch of numbers if you are going to haul heavy.

 

Wouldn't the payload be higher with the lighter engine?
My payload is 2916lbs.

 

My lariat has a 3,300 lbs payload.

 

My 2011 4x4 CCSB Lariat sticker says 2505.

 

My apologies. Double checked my sticker and it's 3,201 lbs. I had the truck weighed about a month ago and came in pretty close to that. Maybe the difference in payload is that yours is a 4WD?

 

That would be part of it. 4X4 adds almost 400lbs. Not sure how your truck is optioned, but I have pretty well every option available for a Lariat. They are killing my payload. Fifty pounds here and there really add up,

S