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Agree, when test driving last year, I noticed the 250 was a better ride over the 350 until I reduced the rear air pressure from 80 to 60 then it was very close comparison. The 350 is what I ended up with with the 6.2 and 10R140 and 4.3 gears. I plan on a slide in or travel trailer but for now i drive around with a tool box and bed empty 1/2 the time, the other 1/2 I pull a 15K dump trailer and I have hills here and so glad I opted for the 4.3 gears. This thing is a beast with a trailer loaded up heavy with those gears and with 3 overdrive gears the 4.3s can settle down for some good over all fuel economy when cruising empty.. I stayed away from the 7.3 because it was new when I bought my 2020. You really can these days have your cake and eat it too. So many combos available. Having a complete love affair with this rugged 10R140 transmission when it is in the tow mode pulling heavy and hitting every gear it performs so well.
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Slight derail, but this is why I came over to Ford from GM. In a gas HD, GM offers one engine, behind one transmission, along with only one ratio. No cake at GM...not even any soup.
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Mountain Pass
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UPDATE: Here’s where I landed…
F350 XL SCLB STX 4X2 7.3 10spd 3.73 w/locker. Invoice pricing, plus $2000 direct cash offer = $44,156 OTD
Scheduled build week 9/20 …we’ll see.
Not fancy, but functional. Perfect for a Retiree that’s dragging a 30ft TT around America.
F350 XL SCLB STX 4X2 7.3 10spd 3.73 w/locker. Invoice pricing, plus $2000 direct cash offer = $44,156 OTD
Scheduled build week 9/20 …we’ll see.
Not fancy, but functional. Perfect for a Retiree that’s dragging a 30ft TT around America.
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That OTD includes sales tax and licensing?
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Mountain Pass
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No sir, SRW. even if our situation changed drastically, and we upgraded to a 5'er, it would be an ultralite model.
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Typical GVWR of the F-250 and F-350 is 10,000 and 11,500, respectively. That can increase depending up upon the configuration of the truck, but only the diesel equipped trucks get that increase.
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Mountain Pass
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Hopefully I attached the link correctly from the 2022 towing guide, which shows the range of GVWR based on configurations.
My 350 4x2 SCLB w/7.3 gas defaults to 10,900 ... I chose the 10K GVWR pkg to lower registration cost etc. ..but when the dealer corrected my initial order, he missed it.
I decided to live with it @ 10,900 (fees in TX are low, so no major issue there)
My 350 4x2 SCLB w/7.3 gas defaults to 10,900 ... I chose the 10K GVWR pkg to lower registration cost etc. ..but when the dealer corrected my initial order, he missed it.
I decided to live with it @ 10,900 (fees in TX are low, so no major issue there)
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Ordering today, (if I get off work on time) ... Setup: towing 8k-9k 30ft. TT, 10 month season, moving once a week-ish. Tongue wt. is a factor @ #1200-ish, unhooked fuel economy is a factor,
ride quality for my "cruise director" is a factor,
I've resolved everything else regarding configuration and options, but am getting an ulcer over the following choices.
1. F-250 4x2 STX SCLB 7.3 w/4.30 MSRP $47,521 OTD
2. F-350 4x2 STX SCLB 7.3 w/3.73 MSRP $48,361 OTD
and a distant 3rd choice
3. F-350 4x4 STX SCLB6.2 3.73LS MSRP $49,519 OTD
The floor is yours.................
ride quality for my "cruise director" is a factor,
I've resolved everything else regarding configuration and options, but am getting an ulcer over the following choices.
1. F-250 4x2 STX SCLB 7.3 w/4.30 MSRP $47,521 OTD
2. F-350 4x2 STX SCLB 7.3 w/3.73 MSRP $48,361 OTD
and a distant 3rd choice
3. F-350 4x4 STX SCLB6.2 3.73LS MSRP $49,519 OTD
The floor is yours.................
My brother just purchased the new F250 with the 7.3 and the 3.73 gears and pulls a skid loader/ trailer combo of about 14k. That truck is amazing and it rides really nice also. It delivers great mileage and pulls extremely well. That is what I'd go with of your choices above.
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The 4.30 gearing will produce roughly 15% more power at the wheels vs. the 3.73 gears. It isn't always needed, but 15% more power is almost always more smiles.
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