Did you have the 4.3 installed, or ordered it that way? I'm trying to see if it's a good investment in get up and go to add the 4.3 rear end.

 

Special order Lariat .

My office is 3 miles from the house and the boat ramp I use majority of time is less than that. It didn't make sense for me to go diesel. My rig is typically between 8 and 9k lbs depending on gear, gas on boat and personal cargo. I wanted maximum towing capacity though for the hauls to the Keys and Palm Beach areas, so I did my research. The 4.30 provide for the extra grunt. I could not find one on the lot. Interestingly. Every salesperson I spoke to recommended the 3.73, suggesting reasons such as mpg, less road noise. I did not buy into that, and after speaking to my mechanic and folks on this forum, I went with the 4.30, and glad I did. I have to believe the savings in gas is negligible at best.

Now for my next dilemma. I am planning to buy a 25-27 airstream in a few years and travel out west, which I did not think about when buying the gasser. I am wondering how the 6.2/4.30 combo will do in the mountains out there.

Overall, the 6.2/4.30 is a very capable power plant and has been trouble free. Enjoy.

 

These are the kinds of things I like to read...I've had my 6.2 for a week and I can't stop driving it... 2012 w/21K miles on it.....I will be towing a 9500lb 5th wheel camper all over Upstate NY and New England this summer...It's great to see others towing similar weight with good results.

 

They get the living crap beat out of them at work. From towing way over capacity to being held to the floor in park trying to thaw a frozen well head for hours on end. It's incredible the abuse the they take and keep working

 

My '12 just went over 30K miles, I'm the original owner. I've only had 2 issues, neither was drivetrain related.

2 summers ago I lost a TPMS sensor in one of my wheels, same wheel I had a flat repair done on previously, so I'm chalking that one up to they did something to it during the mount/dismount of the tire for the flat repair.

About a month ago I lost the high pressure side power steering hose while turning my rig around in my yard. I think I held it pretty firmly into the steering stop while 3 point turning my 5th wheel around and parking it.

Have had zero other problems of any kind.

LCT,

You won't have any issues with pulling in the mountains, especially with the 4.30 gears. I have the 3.73's in mine. I'm starting to use manual mode more when towing through hills, and liking it. I used to just leave it in drive and let her buck, it does downshift earlier than probably necessary, and at least mine, seems to pass through 3rd gear into 2nd earlier than it should. I think it could hold 3rd gear longer and still be ok. But in manual, I have no problem pulling most hills in 4th, sometimes having to manually drop it to 3rd. On reasonably flat rolling hills it will pull fine in 5th. I lock out 6th on mine unless it's dead flat ground or a long gentle downhill. The cruise control does a great job of holding speeds on downhills.

I have more problems with headwinds than hills, really hits the MPG hard. I'm pulling just (barely) under 12K at 34' long and 13' high. Previous trip out had more hills, all secondary roads, and towing at 60 I averaged 7.5 MPG towing in Drive with tow/haul on. This last weekend was milder hills and all interstate driving, towing at 60 I averaged 8.5 MPG towing in Manual unless stopping for construction or pit stop, then Drive w/ tow/haul until back on the interstate.

You will be fine.

 

Slowpoke, that is one heck of a rig, yikes!


My towing mpg on the interstate doing 65mph with at min 8K lbs on my backside (here in flat land FL) is typically 8mpg, meaning, I need to be looking for a gas station every 200 miles or so. I am thinking about putting 2 5gallon tanks in the bed for those "just in case" moments. My thinking is the mpg will dramatically be reduced going thru places like NM, AZ, WY, CO, ID and Montana and north to Canada with the Airstream on my backside.


I need to slow down.......


Thnx for the input.

 

thanks for the confidence of buying a used 6.2l......!

 

My 2011 just passed 175,000. Runs and drives great. I was fortunate not to have the transmission glitch but I hear it is a fairly simple programming fix.

Nothing major to report maintenance wise. I am the second owner but have ALL of the maintenance records from the company, down to bulb changes.

Normal fluid change intervals. I recently put rancho MT7000s on it with a bilstein steering damper, as the shocks hadn't been changed ever. The Oklahoma dirt roads clogged the gas tank vent filter pretty quick but we retrofitted a hose and standard inline filter (to replace Ford's setup). All is well

 

I had some slipping and harsh engagement on my 2011 6.2, but I did the TSB where it has you change the high side shift solenoids and it fixed it right up.

Cost around $100 for parts and whatever the oil cost.

 

2013 3.73 w/ 149,000 miles


This truck has worked for a living. I just bought this truck this year with 138,000 miles. I bought it as a tow vehicle for my Jeep wrangler and use it mainly for this. First 138,000 miles was working the oil fields in Texas.

 

Holy Macrole!! I hope you got a heck of a deal on that pickup.. I just bought mine a month ago, 2014 with 43k on it.. and I thought that was alot of miles for its age.. Nothing like your 50k a year miles.. Dang!

 

$13,411 OTD.

 

last year I purchased my 2012 F 250. it was a Fleet/Lease.

it had 136,000 miles and 4,100 hours, that averages 33 mph over all the miles .. so a freeway truck
and has 600 idle hours.

currently it has 146,000 miles and will be going on a 5,000 mile trip in 3 weeks..
pulling my trailer at 8,300 pounds empty.. and it will NOT be empty

and it will have an 800 pound motorcycle in the bed with a few hundred pounds of stuff as well

did the same thing last winter ,a 4,000 mile trip (same load) not one issue.
and was scaled at departure (Cat Scale) at 16,860 total pounds.


as for the 3:73 and the 4:30 final gearing.. I have read up on it... lots of posts...
very little difference in MPG. easier towing in hills.

 

You will be very happy with how well the 250 tows your Jeep. I have mine for the same reason, and have been very happy with the results.

 

I bought a 2011 f250 in Nov 2010 I now have 235000 miles I pull a 20 foot cargo trailer 150 miles daily The truck and engine has performed flawlessly I have done nothing but brakes and shocks and tires this whole time