towing 10k plus?
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towing 10k plus?
well im looking at an F-350, i had another post asking questions about them, but my main question is, im going to be towing almost every weekend. Ill be towing some construction equipment, like skid steers and ill be towing scrap metal every weekend. How good will the 6.0 tow 10k or more? thanks
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Originally Posted by F-250 diesel
well im looking at an F-350, i had another post asking questions about them, but my main question is, im going to be towing almost every weekend. Ill be towing some construction equipment, like skid steers and ill be towing scrap metal every weekend. How good will the 6.0 tow 10k or more? thanks
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Originally Posted by F-250 diesel
well im looking at an F-350, i had another post asking questions about them, but my main question is, im going to be towing almost every weekend. Ill be towing some construction equipment, like skid steers and ill be towing scrap metal every weekend. How good will the 6.0 tow 10k or more? thanks
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10k is absolutly no problem with these trucks, just put it in tow/haul and go! I was towing a 9k trailer last summer and in tow haul reving it up to 2500rpm I was accelerating as fast as the other cars on the road. 2500rpm is basically the lowest it will shift when it is in tow/haul anyway, so the truck was barely working.
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Originally Posted by F-250 diesel
well i was more worried about the low end lag that people talk about. when i drove it it didnt feel like it had any lag, but that was with no load on it.
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Make sure you have a good brake controller and the brakes on the truck are in good shape you should be ready to go.
I find with my 6.0 in the 03 F-450 I have to use low gear to start off my truck is a 6spd manual. Loaded or empty there are times first gear isn't low enough because the 6.0s don't allow throttle response and low rpms. Its part of the emmission system to limit smoke at take off
My truck has 4:30 axle gears which is too tall for me its good for highway but for where I live I can rarely use overdrive its too tall so the truck spends most of the time in 5th gear.
The heaviest load I had on the truck grossed the truck to 17,000lbs it was a little touchy trying to get the truck rolling even in low gear.
I do like my 6.0 it has the get up and go once the truck is rolling
I find with my 6.0 in the 03 F-450 I have to use low gear to start off my truck is a 6spd manual. Loaded or empty there are times first gear isn't low enough because the 6.0s don't allow throttle response and low rpms. Its part of the emmission system to limit smoke at take off
My truck has 4:30 axle gears which is too tall for me its good for highway but for where I live I can rarely use overdrive its too tall so the truck spends most of the time in 5th gear.
The heaviest load I had on the truck grossed the truck to 17,000lbs it was a little touchy trying to get the truck rolling even in low gear.
I do like my 6.0 it has the get up and go once the truck is rolling
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Originally Posted by Kenworth
My truck has 4:30 axle gears which is too tall for me its good for highway but for where I live I can rarely use overdrive its too tall so the truck spends most of the time in 5th gear.
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Originally Posted by 96bigblueford
I haul over 20k with mine weekly it will pull it at fast as I want to go.
Not too smart in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by sawboy
Better never get in an accident. Your fault or not, they will pin it on you for being WAY overloaded!
Not too smart in my opinion.
Not too smart in my opinion.