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Current owner of 2011 6.2. Love it. High Rev, pulls my bumper pull 10500 just fine. We're upgrading to a 5th wheel, GVWR in the range of 12800 - 13500. I know I need to upgrade to 350, but even looking at the specs, it doesn't look like the 6.2 is spec'd for it, unless outfitted with the 4:30 axle ratio. (looking at the 2013 F350 Platinum, and it only barely beats beat my 2011 250). My main reason for driving the gas vs the diesel is the amount of driving. I typically only drive 5K per year, and the truck could sit for a few weeks while I'm away on travel. Current 6.2 has no issues. Is this something I should worry about with the 6.7? Are the newer 6.7s more capable of not being driven? for affordability, I'm really looking at 2013 - 2015 range. Thanks!
Seems like lot of weight to tow around for a gas engine, combined weight vehicle and trailer would be 20-25K, I tow trailers weighing 10,15 k with my 6.7 and it pulls them (and slows them down) like a dream!
the drivability and power to enter the highway and do hills is great with the diesel. Switched to the diesel from the gas engine cause I was wearing the gas engines out and it sucked up hills.
Wish I could tell you how the 6.7 holds up under occasional use, I am thinking it would do OK being a modern designed engine and all, think you would have to keep after the batteries, it really needs them both fully charged. I am approaching 200K miles and it seems to hold up good when run a lot. FYI-- I got an RV that weighs 12K+ and its got the V10 in it, goes ok but revs a lot, may be 500-800 rpm more that the 6.7
Buying used 6.7--- see if an extended warranty is available, there good engines but expensive to fix- some years were better that others.
Current owner of 2011 6.2. Love it. High Rev, pulls my bumper pull 10500 just fine. We're upgrading to a 5th wheel, GVWR in the range of 12800 - 13500. I know I need to upgrade to 350, but even looking at the specs, it doesn't look like the 6.2 is spec'd for it, unless outfitted with the 4:30 axle ratio. (looking at the 2013 F350 Platinum, and it only barely beats beat my 2011 250). My main reason for driving the gas vs the diesel is the amount of driving. I typically only drive 5K per year, and the truck could sit for a few weeks while I'm away on travel. Current 6.2 has no issues. Is this something I should worry about with the 6.7? Are the newer 6.7s more capable of not being driven? for affordability, I'm really looking at 2013 - 2015 range. Thanks!
it does NOT harm these diesels to sit. Just warm them up good when you do drive them. Keep the batteries charged. You are fine.
and the truck could sit for a few weeks while Thanks!
my diesel sat for 10 months when I first bought it....it needed new rockers.
other folks have had their diesels sit for a while...contaminated fuel systems, blown injectors, blown high pressure fuel pump, spun bearings, holes in pistons, hydro lock due to egr leak, etc.
one of the reasons my diesel sat for 10 months...ford would not touch it.....bone stock with 84k miles.
folks are reporting dealership diesel engine related repairs coming in in increments of 10K dollars.
lots of folks coming on the forum with "while going up hill towing 10K trailer with my diesel, wrench light this and wrench light that happened and dealer say 11k, 15k, 20k, bla bla bla to fix.
I've got a 2014 F350 Shortbed, CC, diesel with the Platinum Edition "fixings". It's an awesome truck. I pull a 40ft 5th wheel with it. I bought the truck used in January 2018 and it only had 24,000 miles on it. I ended up buying an extended warranty just so I'd have piece of mind. As others have said, the truck, tows, stops and starts fine when pulling a large 5th wheel. I had a 50gallon Titan tank installed in place of the factory 26gallon tank. No issues with it either.
Thanks for the advice All! I think I've decided to stick with the 6.2 for now (it's paid off) and the 5'er we're looking at should be ok. If needed I've talked to some guys about re-gearing to 4:30 or even 4:56. I'll run with the 6.2 for a while, and if necessary, move up tot he diesel. Thanks for the input! George, if I could find a 2014 with that mileage laying around, I may have looked into it. Down here in FL, they're a rare breed!
Not true. Diesel naturally attracts moisture that will eventually corrode everything metallic it comes into contact with.
There must be a heck of a bunch of corroded up diesels in the world that somehow manage to keep on running then!!! LOL! There are trucks, tractors, excavation equipment, other industrial engines that sit for months at a time.....hook up the batteries, turn the key and go!!!!
08-19-2018, 02:55 PM
