LoneCowboy
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To get back on track
I had a F250 with a V10, 6 speed stick shift.
It was a fine truck, low is a granny, real nice when towing, etc.
empty it got 13mpg, towing it got about 7mpg
An F550 (that probably weighs 2000/3000lbs more than a F250) is going to be underpowered. And towing it's going to be a dog. (and terrible gas mileage)
Can you imagine this truck full of a load of dirt?
Plus, plowing with a stick shift, is just painful,the truck doesn't make sense.
The best way to get good mileage out of a V10 is to put a stick behind it, but to plow you really want an auto.
I'd pass, there are better deals out there.
There should be tons of "contractor dumps" out there for good deals by people cutting way back that make a lot more sense than this one.
I had a F250 with a V10, 6 speed stick shift.
It was a fine truck, low is a granny, real nice when towing, etc.
empty it got 13mpg, towing it got about 7mpg
An F550 (that probably weighs 2000/3000lbs more than a F250) is going to be underpowered. And towing it's going to be a dog. (and terrible gas mileage)
Can you imagine this truck full of a load of dirt?
Plus, plowing with a stick shift, is just painful,the truck doesn't make sense.
The best way to get good mileage out of a V10 is to put a stick behind it, but to plow you really want an auto.
I'd pass, there are better deals out there.
There should be tons of "contractor dumps" out there for good deals by people cutting way back that make a lot more sense than this one.