Gas V-10 Question
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Gas V-10 Question
Will the v-10 in an F-250 pull a 5th wheel weighing approx 12k lbs ok?
I had a 2006 F250 lariat with 6.0 and had trouble with it from the 3rd day I owned it...When lease was up it went back.
I need a 3/4 ton and been looking @ 5.9 Rams......but I like the Fords
What will work best for me?
I had a 2006 F250 lariat with 6.0 and had trouble with it from the 3rd day I owned it...When lease was up it went back.
I need a 3/4 ton and been looking @ 5.9 Rams......but I like the Fords
What will work best for me?
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12k might be a bit much. i have a 9k camper(loaded) and i'm o.k. i also only have 3:73 gears. i would be better off with 4:30's or 4:56's. i picked up a tuner from mike at 5 star tuning and it helped alot. shift points are right on. i also tow on mostly flat land. are you towing in hilly areas?
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The V-10 in the SuperDuty's is a very capable towing machine,,,even better with 4:30 gears,,might not be quite as fuel efficent,,,but will not be that much worse then the 6.0 when towing!
Hmmm I have an 06' F-350 w/a six-O and over 51 k on it now,,,and the truck has been Great !! I tow several different trailer's with it,,Plow snow,,and has never let me down!!
Did your truck sit alot ?? These Six-O's must work,,,Pulling hard with them is what they like,,and helps keep the turbo freed up and working properly.
Hmmm I have an 06' F-350 w/a six-O and over 51 k on it now,,,and the truck has been Great !! I tow several different trailer's with it,,Plow snow,,and has never let me down!!
Did your truck sit alot ?? These Six-O's must work,,,Pulling hard with them is what they like,,and helps keep the turbo freed up and working properly.
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I drove my 6.0 daily, but had head gasket issues, transfer case went out when it was 3 days old and had never been engaged ( made a clicking) injectors at 15k and I just got tired of it.........I figured a good used V-10 or the new 6.2 v-8...I cannot afford $52k for the new diesel
I would love a Diesel, but the 6.4 is new to me and is it ok?
I would love a Diesel, but the 6.4 is new to me and is it ok?
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I have a 2000 Excursion with the V10 and it hasn't let me down yet. Getting ready to drive it from Alaska to Alabama this summer with a car trailer behind it and I wanted to know if anyone knew how I could tell what gears it had in the rear diff just by looking at it.
PS The Ford dealer up here is horrible.
PS The Ford dealer up here is horrible.
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I think the pin weight might be too much for the F250, but I don't *know* that to be true. I'd look at a F350. I think a F350 with V10 and 4.30 gears would work for you, but a diesel would likely be more fuel efficient and I don't know where you tow, but a turbo charged diesel doesn't lose as much power at altitude.
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I have a f250 v10 with 4.10 gears...pulls my 5th wheel with lots of power to spare. I did add firstone air bags in the rear due to a tad bit of rear end sagging....otherwise it is more than adequate....5th wheel weighs about 11,500 pounds.
I had an older dodge cummins and an older v10...then bought a chevy 6.0...the chevy was just barely adequate on level ground. Had to get another v10. The cummins and the v10 seem to me to pull close to the same. I bet the cummins would have out shined the v10 if I was towing a lot heavier though. Story short, I think you would be fine with the v10 on an f250, though an F350 would be more stable. I bought the F250 because I found a real nice truck at a good price. Had it been an F350 I would not have hesitated....just can't have too much truck!!
I had an older dodge cummins and an older v10...then bought a chevy 6.0...the chevy was just barely adequate on level ground. Had to get another v10. The cummins and the v10 seem to me to pull close to the same. I bet the cummins would have out shined the v10 if I was towing a lot heavier though. Story short, I think you would be fine with the v10 on an f250, though an F350 would be more stable. I bought the F250 because I found a real nice truck at a good price. Had it been an F350 I would not have hesitated....just can't have too much truck!!
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Just went on our first camping trip with our new 10-11k TT with 1400 on the ball. I have to tell you that I was amazed at how small it felt back there. Up until this trip, the only thing we had been towing with it as a 3500# enclosed snowmobile-atv trailer. I thought there would be a huge difference when we hooked up and headed out with the TT. You may find this hard to believe, but honestly, other than a touch more sway and wind grab, there was NO difference. Took off from lights and toll booth's like it was the little sled trailer back there. More than enough power. I really expected it to work a lot harder with that kind of a load on. Plus, doing 67-72, we averaged 8 MPG. Only 1.5 off from empty! I think 12k would be no issue at all for you!
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Some things I think you need to consider is how far and how often do you expect to tow that weight?
Can you tow that weight with the A/C on if you want?
What speed do you want to cruise at and what speed to you expect to hold climbing hills?
You are coming from having a diesel, what do you expect performance wise. The diesel performs very differently. The V10 is going to rev and shift alot but it is very capable.
Can you tow that weight with the A/C on if you want?
What speed do you want to cruise at and what speed to you expect to hold climbing hills?
You are coming from having a diesel, what do you expect performance wise. The diesel performs very differently. The V10 is going to rev and shift alot but it is very capable.
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Some things I think you need to consider is how far and how often do you expect to tow that weight?
Can you tow that weight with the A/C on if you want?
What speed do you want to cruise at and what speed to you expect to hold climbing hills?
You are coming from having a diesel, what do you expect performance wise. The diesel performs very differently. The V10 is going to rev and shift alot but it is very capable.
Can you tow that weight with the A/C on if you want?
What speed do you want to cruise at and what speed to you expect to hold climbing hills?
You are coming from having a diesel, what do you expect performance wise. The diesel performs very differently. The V10 is going to rev and shift alot but it is very capable.
See, I didn't get much shifting or revving and I had the AC on. Only on really long grades. Most of the time, just lugged along at 2k RPM's at 70 MPH.