off road quality
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Very proud of my new F250, 6.0 I went offroading for the first time with it: I was not very happy, because all the off road terrain has to be overlooked very carefully not to get stuck soon. So I had to dig me out by hand and jack for 2 hours!
The axle clearance is simply not sufficient. The shocks reach down too low to afford good off road quality and (by the way look pretty fragile).
What are your off road experiences with the F250?
The axle clearance is simply not sufficient. The shocks reach down too low to afford good off road quality and (by the way look pretty fragile).
What are your off road experiences with the F250?
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Re: off road quality
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What are your off road experiences with the F250?
What are your off road experiences with the F250?
. . hey, you asked.
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I love my F250, it can wheel with the best of them and outwheel many of them. Its all relative to the state of your truck. Don't expect any of the new domestic trucks to be superb wheelers out of the factory.
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Plus the weight of that 6.0 in the front will cause it to drop out of site in those bottomless pits. In a diesels Case the Taller tire to keep from hanging up in holes they can reach bottom and a Wider tire to Help spread the foot print to hold it up. If your going to use it for once in awhile offroading I'd go with a taller tire say as a 33-12.50 or 35-12.50 which will still give you good on road and ok offroad. Then add a locker in the rear. If your going to use it alot offroad I'd go no less then a 35" tire in the 14.50 or wider. With a locker in the rear and a LS or locker up front and the ever so helpful winch with both of the two. But that IMO.
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I agree with Jim, the F250 has an awful long wheelbase esp if a Crewcab, to be a serious off-roader..You could certainly compare the ground clearance numbers with other trucks, bigger tires will help, but I'd be more worried about high centering
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I really don´t know what "soft mudder" you are.
How nice to read that it is a "beast".
That statement really didn´t help me to dig it out by hand for hours,
......because the clearance is simply tooooooo low! All the sensitive parts on the bottom are not protected so big damages may occur fast. (exhaust, step board, suspension...)
Maybe pulling a trailer on the highway it is a beast, but come visit me in the mud with my F250. You will be surprised how fast it gets stuck! You will be surprised how fast I am outmudded by smaller pickups or Mercedes G-SUVs.
How nice to read that it is a "beast".
That statement really didn´t help me to dig it out by hand for hours,
......because the clearance is simply tooooooo low! All the sensitive parts on the bottom are not protected so big damages may occur fast. (exhaust, step board, suspension...)
Maybe pulling a trailer on the highway it is a beast, but come visit me in the mud with my F250. You will be surprised how fast it gets stuck! You will be surprised how fast I am outmudded by smaller pickups or Mercedes G-SUVs.
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Now hold up. . .you're wheeling a 3 ton rig, presumably with stock tires, open rear diff., school bus wheelbase and turning radius, and you're complaning because you got stuck in the mud??
A SuperDuty isin't the end all off-road machine, it's simply too big for most trails!! If you got stuck for 4 hours digging out by hand, is that really the trucks fault?? My simple trusty folding army shovel and my hi-lift have gotten me out of some pretty sticky situations. If you know you might get stuck, bring extraction equipment!!
I can see how you'd rip off the running boards, done that myself. But how did you damage the exhaust & suspension in the mud?
On a side note. . .have you ever wheeled in a stock Chebby Z71?? God it's like taking a Civic off-road! I do want to see how their 4-wheel steering holds up on the trail though!
A SuperDuty isin't the end all off-road machine, it's simply too big for most trails!! If you got stuck for 4 hours digging out by hand, is that really the trucks fault?? My simple trusty folding army shovel and my hi-lift have gotten me out of some pretty sticky situations. If you know you might get stuck, bring extraction equipment!!
I can see how you'd rip off the running boards, done that myself. But how did you damage the exhaust & suspension in the mud?
On a side note. . .have you ever wheeled in a stock Chebby Z71?? God it's like taking a Civic off-road! I do want to see how their 4-wheel steering holds up on the trail though!
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hey wini you must think my truck is stock height its not new and heavy like your truck it is on 36in super swamper tsl's and is a 88 that has 7in of lift i have no problems getting through the mud and if you truck is stock no wonder you dont think it is a beast stock is just not fun offroad
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Re: f250
Originally posted by Wini
I......because the clearance is simply tooooooo low! All the sensitive parts on the bottom are not protected so big damages may occur fast. (exhaust, step board, suspension...)
I......because the clearance is simply tooooooo low! All the sensitive parts on the bottom are not protected so big damages may occur fast. (exhaust, step board, suspension...)
Aaaah, I see you have figured out what to rebuild with the scrap steel I mentioned earlier.
Now ~that~ was helpful advise, folks
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stuck with my f250
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Munkey
[you're complaning because you got stuck in the mud??
If you got stuck for 4 hours digging out by hand, is that really the trucks fault?? My simple trusty folding army shovel and my hi-lift have gotten me out of some pretty sticky situations. If you know you might get stuck, bring extraction equipment!!
I can see how you'd rip off the running boards, done that myself. But how did you damage the exhaust & suspension in the mud?
]
O .K. I tell you what happened
:I tried to climb a moderately steep trail . A trail a lot of smaller vehicles had mastered before unharmed. I got stuck when the nose started descending with all 4 wheels spinning like a bug lying on its back. When I looked at the bottom the truck sat on its transmission housing and the running boards and not far from the exhaust pipe. since the trails where washed out I damaged the lower front plastic parts. Would I have moved faster I would have ripped off quite a bit.
You may understand how frustrated I was by my first off road experience with my new F250.
[you're complaning because you got stuck in the mud??
If you got stuck for 4 hours digging out by hand, is that really the trucks fault?? My simple trusty folding army shovel and my hi-lift have gotten me out of some pretty sticky situations. If you know you might get stuck, bring extraction equipment!!
I can see how you'd rip off the running boards, done that myself. But how did you damage the exhaust & suspension in the mud?
]
O .K. I tell you what happened
:I tried to climb a moderately steep trail . A trail a lot of smaller vehicles had mastered before unharmed. I got stuck when the nose started descending with all 4 wheels spinning like a bug lying on its back. When I looked at the bottom the truck sat on its transmission housing and the running boards and not far from the exhaust pipe. since the trails where washed out I damaged the lower front plastic parts. Would I have moved faster I would have ripped off quite a bit.
You may understand how frustrated I was by my first off road experience with my new F250.
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Re: stuck with my f250
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wini
Certainly!
But channel the frustration into motivation to unleash the trucks potential.
I'll just about bet the farm you know there is an offroad monster in there just waiting to have all the plastic crapola moved out of the way so it can work.
FWIW.
Originally posted by Munkey . . . You may understand how frustrated I was by my first off road experience with my new F250.
But channel the frustration into motivation to unleash the trucks potential.
I'll just about bet the farm you know there is an offroad monster in there just waiting to have all the plastic crapola moved out of the way so it can work.
FWIW.