I think the new 10 speed should be great though. It's plenty powerful and it's a pretty solid truck. Best info on this subject I have seen after looking a lot. I live at 8000 ft and absolutely love having turbos, coming from a 5. I have purchased a 2019 F350 to replace my 2016 Siverado 2500.
If you are only moving a travel trailer a few times a year I'd stick with a 150. That added a additional 5000 lbs payload capacity absolutely a must in order for your truck to run level down the road. F250 vs F350: Which One is Better? Drivers have grown to love its muscular styling and impressive towing capabilities. Just because you make upgrades air bags, overload springs and beefier front end suspension does not mean you have more capacity cargo weight or additional trailer weight. I had a Timbren Suspension Enhancement installed that increased my payload capacity to 6100 lbs. Which is better 4×4 or 4×2? F250 vs F350: Engine and Transmission Both the F250 and the F350 are available with gas or diesel engines.
My ping weight on my fifth wheel is 1840. Percentage wise they all seem to be specced to tow similar weights. I also benefit from a nicer highway ride when running without a load. Are you in the market for a new truck? The F450 is rated to tow 32K and weighs about 9K. I am not a mechanic and all the numbers thrown around often confuse me. It does what I need it to, and I am impressed with it, but I'm not excited by the way the interiors of the new ones look.
If you want to tow your excavators around you need the tongue weight of the 350 and the diesel. I also can do all the work on the gas engines myself but I'm not familiar with diesels and all this new exhaust stuff which adds to my maintenance costs as then I'm paying for someone else to do it. The 250 V8 is a solid truck, very reliable, although I prefer the chevy 2500 gas. I have not had any issues so far, but that is not to say I will not. Where is the best place to purchase and also have installed.
If was going to tow 8000lbs+ down the road. You broke the information down to simplistic terms that even my wife could understand. Please feel free to drop me a note if anyone has questions or comments. Then I hear F-350 will be too much and it rides best loaded, but not good when unloaded. And then I just read last night that next model year there will also be a diesel 150?? My Ranger is still running so that's what goes home with me.
I'm not really interested in a diesel, I don't think I'd get my money's worth out of it for how I use it. Newer F250s and F350s use the Dana 60 which is slightly beefier than the Dana 50. I heard F250 will have better fuel mileage when not hauling and a smoother ride. I also do all my own maintenance and repairs and am much more familiar with an engine like the 6. The F250 is equipped with a 2. If you live in a state where that is not the case, I would say get an F350. It drinks heavily and drives like a big truck.
Just make sure you get the 4. The slightly stiffer springs will make towing a little bit nicer. You don't have to worry about the optional packages that let you tow higher capacity on the F350 because they're default instead of addons on the 250. There isn't a single component that costs less on a diesel. I imagine that'd be an expensive bill on those little motors. I opted for the King Ranch interior. The spacious crew cab is the perfect option for families.
I have the 6 speed, sometimes gears can be off in the mountains so I switch to manuel which works well. I think a lot of those towing capacities are a load of crap and they are just asking people to break their trucks. From what I've looked up on forums the F250 gets about the same mileage I tend to get with my current truck at 15-16mpg highway. The F350 has stiffer springs up front as standard, the F250 has those same springs as an option. The 2017 Ford F-150 vs 2017 Ford F-250. Or, it can tow it, but for how long? Does anyone here have one they could comment about? I'm stuck between the 3.