Yup, first SD was an '11 F250 with the 6.2 gasser. While it did the job, pulling my Raptor up and down the highways in the Rocky Mountain states the high revs and always laboring made for tiring days! Traded for the '15, which had some issues, then traded that for the '16 and have not looked back! It is a beast......I have driven big trucks....18 wheelers.......that did not have the gonads this truck has!😀👍😀👍

 

I really appreciate all of the feedback. I really want a 6.7, but didn't want to have buyer's remorse from missing camping trips with the truck in the shop. It sounds like 6.7 issues are rare now.

Hopefully this will continue with the 2017. My prediction is a 950/475 rating, which may negatively impact reliability. (I wouldn't be shocked to see a 1000/500 rating, but would be more concerned about reliability if they stretch it that far.)

 

Considering many chipped or tuned diesel have run a lot of miles on stock components with more power than that, I don't see those numbers being an issue.

 

I drag trailers ranging from 5-15000lbs with this truck tuned at 520hp at the crank and have done so for the last 45k miles with zero issues.

 

I would stick with a gasser myself ,, I see the diesel trucks in my shop all the time .
We just got two new shop trucks , both gas engines . We have a diesel shop .....
I run the auto side of the shop and am covered up , all I can handle with my crew .
The diesel shop is swamped , three weeks deep booking ! Not enough lifts for removing cabs off Fords . I would stay away from a diesel !Duracraps aren't any better .

 

John, I hear you but it would be a lot more helpful to have you tell us what all those ford diesels are in the shop for. What model years? What's the most common problem? Why are those problems happening?

If the majority of the problems are water in fuel, a bad sensor, a truck with 90,000 miles on it in for coolant flush or other normal things, trans flushes, brake jobs, etc...

I would bet that the vast majority of "all those bad trucks" are just there for normal wear and tear or issues from abuse. There is a truck at my dealer with the cab off almost every time I go visit there, but, there are also cars with engine problems, so they're always there too.

 

Really odd that a diesel shop would be full of diesel trucks.

 

Wazzup Brett?

 

That would mean you are not working on 6.7s.

 

Just today in TriCities Wa. my old high school buddy was getting the oil changed on his 6.2. A few bays down was a 6.7 with the cab off, and the truck still had temp plates on it. He, like me, has moved away from a lifetime of diesels to gas motors now, and this is just another example of why. Sorry, but the modern diesel is just a game of chance anymore....

 

Was it new or a used truck? Temp tags don't tell us much. I had a Triton that was the biggest pile of junk known to man so not sure how one can say every diesel or every gas motor is garbage

I am in the same boat as the original poster. I currently have a 2014 Silverado (dad works for GM) and while it has been a great truck the lease is coming due. I would love a new truck but who is buying trucks at over 55 grand????

So I am looking at a 2011 F250 with 109k on the clock. Is extremely clean but after my last used truck that was junk I am a bit gun shy. This will be my last truck for a significant amount of time and needs to last. With my company car I only drive the truck 1 or 2 days a week but with a small farm I need unlimited towing potential

 

I would go with a 2012. 2011's had some valve problems.

 

If it's a purchase from a ford dealer, I would negotiate a warranty on a 2011 6.7 that would cover the engine out to at least 200,000 miles. I don't know if it's possible, but try, or, look for a '12.

 

Actually, I was being a bit sarcastic; I forgot to add a emoticon. I was referring to the cabs being pulled because as I recall, the 6.7s were supposed to help avoid that issue but I have recently seen pics of the 6.7 cabs pulled. I had not noticed that issue before because I haven't been to a service bay with any of my three 6.7 trucks. The only issue I had was a drunk hit my '12.

With that being said, I was in a gas powered 2016 Silverado (as a passenger) the other day and the amount of electronics in that truck make it a given that eventually something will break. Gas or diesel, these trucks are immensely complicated.

 

I thought today would be the day I'd wake up and not be an azzhole.....

guess I was wrong.