My New Tow Rig!

[redneckford]

I drove it yesterday and my wife and I said that we think it rides better than Chevy.

I do look into the ride because usually when I get behind the wheel I go for...well my last trip was 1,161 miles round trip straight thru...So I am looking for comfort also.

One of the main reasons why it rides better than the Chevy is it has much longer leaf springs on the rear.

That is a long trip to just pick up a dozen fresh doughnuts?

 

[Bird]

I had not heard that about the 6.4. Too bad, ford still has 2 black eyes and a fat lip from the 6.0l debacle....

jb

John, my brother spends the summers in Washington state and the winters in Texas. The first I heard of it was when he told me about it when he was getting ready to head south last month. But then my grandson who works for a Ford dealership told me they all do it, and I found lots of discussion on the Internet about it. So then I asked the assistant service manager at the Ford dealership nearest me, and he also said they all do it.

However, they do it to different degrees, so a certain amount of fuel going into the crankcase is considered "normal", but if it puts too large a quantity in there, they have to "fix" it. My brother took his truck to a dealer when he got back to Texas early this month and they said his is "within specs" but to keep an eye on it.

One thing about it, you never have to add any oil; just change oil when it gets too full.

 

[redneckford]

John, my brother spends the summers in Washington state and the winters in Texas.
One thing about it, you never have to add any oil; just change oil when it gets too full.

Texans always find a way to make oil!!!

 

[Dargo]

I had not heard that about the 6.4. Too bad, ford still has 2 black eyes and a fat lip from the 6.0l debacle....

jb

Well, after a lot of research I found that to be far, far more of an internet sensation than actual disaster. Ford is still using the 6.0 PSD in the HD E series units through 2009. If it gave them such black eyes and a fat lip I doubt they'd still be using the engine. And, although it commonly gets overlooked, for the 2006 model year the 6.0 PSD had the lease amount of warranty claim of any engine in a Ford vehicle.

I too liked the ride and drive of the Ford better than the GM offerings or Dodge. My Dodge was a 1996 and I was afraid that it would soon start costing me money so I wanted to upgrade. It was only after doing much research and looking at the cold hard facts as reported to Ford by their dealers (not internet hype or trashing) that I found the 6.0 actually recovered quite well after initial issues. And, as we all know, GM had it's own initial issues with the DuraMax. To verify what I've said all you have to do is take a quick look here on Wikipedia Ford Power Stroke engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

After getting a couple of annoying oil leaks fixed, I've been extremely pleased with my 2006 Ford F350 with the 6.0 PSD. Granted, a 9 year run isn't a particularly long run for an engine, but Ford will have used the 6.0 PSD from 2003 through the end of the 2009 model year. Lovely new federal mandates have already relegated the Ford 6.4 PSD to only run in the 2008 -2009 (possibly some early 2010 units) as it is being replaced by a 6.7 liter engine. Due to the short run, I'm sure people will demonize the 6.4 PSD in the future without examining the facts. I rode in a friend's '08 F350 6.4 PSD with a moderate program tune and it ran as fast as any diesel pickup I'd ever need. I'm sure Wallace will love his new tow rig.

 

[wallace]

I have heard of some stories on this new motor but with the 5 year 100k mile warranty and it being a secondary truck..I am okay taking my chances.

Fuel milage on the other hand
I got that fiqure out already!
It is called the edge with attitude programer.
I belong to a Ford chat room and guys are getting 16-18 mpg empty and 12-14 loaded on # 4 setting and on # 4 setting you regen cycle is cut in half.

I am keeping my fingers crossed and we'll see what happens.

 

[GeneD14]

Wallace,

Congradulations on the new member of the family. I really like the larger wheels that they put on the F450's. With the 5/100,000 warranty you are pretty safe. I have the 2005 6.0 with just over 70,000 miles on it and my out of pocket repairs are exactly $100 to date.
Happy hauling!

 

[jocww]

Wallace,

Congradulations on the new member of the family. I really like the larger wheels that they put on the F450's. With the 5/100,000 warranty you are pretty safe. I have the 2005 6.0 with just over 70,000 miles on it and my out of pocket repairs are exactly $100 to date.
Happy hauling!

but now that youve said that lol.....

 

[Diamondpilot]

I own 2 6.0's and they have been great motors. I had a 7.3 Ford and a Duramax Chevy and they were both more problematic than the 6.0's. Actually the only problem I have had with either of my 6.0's was a bad dash cluster that caused me to run out of fuel a few times before being resolved. Not a motor problem what so ever.

Chris

 

[Bird]

I have heard of some stories on this new motor but with the 5 year 100k mile warranty and it being a secondary truck..I am okay taking my chances.

Fuel milage on the other hand
I got that fiqure out already!
It is called the edge with attitude programer.
I belong to a Ford chat room and guys are getting 16-18 mpg empty and 12-14 loaded on # 4 setting and on # 4 setting you regen cycle is cut in half.

I am keeping my fingers crossed and we'll see what happens.

I never meant to indicate that you won't like that truck. I think you will. And in fact, my brother is very fond of his. And he can't expect very much mileage with any vehicle, as you can see by what he hauls.

 

[wushaw]

Bird; I have never seen someone fulltiming it have their own picnic table