6.8L 4.30 Capabilities
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Cargo Master
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6.8L 4.30 Capabilities
Work truck for a crew
6.8L engine
4.30 rear
towing a 16k equipment trailer
is the 6.8 that much weaker than the 7.3? Will it struggle to pull this trailer?
anybody having issues with these 6.8s? It’s not my first choice so I’m curious if I should avoid it if it’ll always be pulling a 16k trailer…..
6.8L engine
4.30 rear
towing a 16k equipment trailer
is the 6.8 that much weaker than the 7.3? Will it struggle to pull this trailer?
anybody having issues with these 6.8s? It’s not my first choice so I’m curious if I should avoid it if it’ll always be pulling a 16k trailer…..
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From: Chaz
It should be fine per Ford’s ratings. If its a 250 or conventional pull trailer stay with the 245 base tires, will help with some mechanical advantage.
If so the Michelin MS2 should come on it and they are quite frankly one of the best tires I’ve ever had all around.
If so the Michelin MS2 should come on it and they are quite frankly one of the best tires I’ve ever had all around.
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It will have the TorqShift-G 10 speed which is not the same that is in the 7.3 or diesels. It will be at the top end of it’s rated towing capacity. Will certainly do it, but it sounds like it will be towing that weight every day? If so I think I would pass. If it was towing occasionally then no big deal.
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It will have the TorqShift-G 10 speed which is not the same that is in the 7.3 or diesels. It will be at the top end of it’s rated towing capacity. Will certainly do it, but it sounds like it will be towing that weight every day? If so I think I would pass. If it was towing occasionally then no big deal.
and that’s the kind of stuff I was worried about. Completely didn’t even remember the transmission difference.
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always towing 16k sounds like the job for a diesel, same surcharge as if you get a 7.3 in the XL trim.
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I think my gut has been telling me the 6.8 isn’t the right truck when 7.3 is available as a more solid option. The engine is built a little tougher and the transmission is stronger. That goes a long way for a tow vehicle in my opinion.
was hoping someone could change my mind since most of the XLs I’m finding have the 6.8 but it’s okay. I’d rather spend a little more and get a better tool for the job for the crew
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Using a CCSB set up on ford's configurator, the 7.3 is standard in the XLT for 55K plus shipping, which comes with with 4x4. in XL trim, adding 7.3 requires STX and 4wd which bump it up to 58k plus shipping. that means the cheapest way to get a 7.3 is to go up to an XLT.
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Go for a base XLT 7.3 instead of a XL 6.8. When I poke around with the configuration for CCLB 4x4 it's like a 2-3k price difference between trims. You get more features in the XLT and it comes standard with the 7.3L and beefier trans which is a large part of the price delta.
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Engine wise nobody could tell a difference. I promise you nobody is going to feel a difference between 25ish horsepower. The ratings between 6.8 and 7.3 are so similar that I have often wondered why Ford even built the 6.8 to start with.
Transmission wise, yeah maybe this would be the concern. I believe the "G" version of the 10R trans is geared a little more toward fuel economy.
Transmission wise, yeah maybe this would be the concern. I believe the "G" version of the 10R trans is geared a little more toward fuel economy.
