I found a nice 97 F250 4x4 crew cab with 95000 on it. It has a 460 auto, what kind of MPG will this get ? I don't know the gearing but I'm thinking 12 highway and 9 towing 8500lbs in mostly flat WI and MN?

I can't seem to find this searching.

Thanks

Kevin

 

Try 9-12 gals per mile. no my 95 f 350 460 4.30 rears srw gets about 7-9 in town a little bit better on highway.3 in 4x4 plowing.thats about avg. its stock. one reason i got the diesel better mpg. 460 is a great engine been running since 94 no problems except b.s .theres a topic in the 87-97 ford larger trucks forums,about mpg. you should be about your numbers a little less towing,these engines are thirsty when working.

 

I had a '97 crew cab 460/auto before I got my 6.0 and on the highway I got 11mpg. With 8.5ft slide in camper 10mpg

 

i had a 93 f350 srw 4x4 with 4.10 aoto and got between 8-9 towing 8000lbs.best i ever got was 13 empty.abot the same as my 05 with a v10

 

Thanks, I am a little leary of it, because all I've ever heard was 8 mpg towing, hauling, unloaded highway ect... It didn't seem right but???? But its also got a pretty good rep for performance and life.

Thanks again

 

do a search in the (big block v-8 forums) anything you looking for.I try to kill mine,8000+lbs tools equipment than plow1200 lbs 9000+ it wont die.thats why mileage aint that good,maybe you would do a little better,also when they built these motors fuel was cheap.

 

I bought a 93 F250 460cid, 4x ext cab long box with the 3.73 ls diff and 31" tires, awhile back to add to the work trucks and we took it to chicago to pick up a plow for it, I averaged 12-13mpg running with cruise at 75mph.

Back home it's done nothing but haul heavy stuff and push snow. in town hauling I still average 9-10mpg and pushing snow....dont ask, this is one thirsty sum beeotch to say the least. My 2000F350 V-10 does twice the pushing in a day then the F250 and i drop 1/2 tank with the 350, the F250 is bone dry by days end.

 

the gas gage seems to drop quicker when it's a 19 gallon tank than when it's a 27 plus gallon tank.

 

kmccune, my 88 F-250 4x4 460 @ 140000mi gets @ 8 mpg towing 6500 lb trailer and @ 10-12 empty highway. 20 yrs old and feels like lots of life left.

DND58

 

FYI
The one I'm looking at has duel tanks, so it can drop to 1/4 then I could fix it! My 92 and 96 had duel tanks but I think I'd rather have one big one.

 

Same here....1 fuel pump, no change over valves, lot less hassle filling up with one cap to open. No wonder they dont do dual tanks anymore..PITA!!

 

what i was saying was the size of the tanks may have a little to do with the 250 being on e anf the 350,with the much bigger tank still having alot to go.

i have noticed no difference in mileage on my 05 v10 than my 93 460.the 05 has alot more power and is WAY more comfy.still has a payment too

 

Both trucks are similar total capacity for fuel, and my '00 F350 will typically only burn half tank the entire day/eveing plowing vs the F250 guzzling down BOTH tanks and ready for fuel by nights end. I thought it might have been the guy in that truck so I took it out one afternoon and with each push I watched the gauge go down....not literally, but in the lot I started that afternoon with, only takes approx 30 minutes to push, granted it was 4" deep with ice crust on top, but I used over 1/4 tank on the rear tank. drive it normally without blade on and sand/salt in the back and right back to 10-12mpg she goes.

 

thats weird.i tow the exact same thing with my 05 that i did with the 93 and get similar mpg.does the 250 have 3.55 gears and the 350 4.30's?

 

Everything else the 2 are comparable mileage wise, except when pushig da snow. Throughout the day I'm sure the driver has much to do with it as well since I've been doing this for years and my brother who I put in the other truck, not so much, and I'm sure like most guys that get in a plow truck it's as hard as it will go 150% of the time in total disregard, even though I've lectured him on this fact. But that day I drove it/plowed with it, once I was done I was half temped to see if there was a hole in the tank LOL!! I know the tires on that truck are just some stupid mudder type tires with zero sipes so you have to get wheel speed and momentum going to push long runs, where as the F350 has new tires with lots of sipes and I usually have 3000lbs of salt or sand in the back spreader so you can just ease on down the rows no matter what's in front of it.


Then too, the F250 I have turkey wings on it, essentially making it a 8'6" box plow so nothing really windrows as it all goes forward, so it's nothing to have a pile of snow accumlating higher than the hood by the end of a push, requiring more throttle to keep that amount of mass moving....where's as the V blade on my F350 can only make a roughly 6' V when in scoop mode so I guess I'm not catching near the snow the other truck is.