08 F550 V10?

[3500DIESEL]

The trucks free and clear from any liens or anything like that like i said the only reason the guy traded it is for an auto becuase of his knees, it will be pretty cool to have another truck like that running around if i buy it. LOL

 

[john_bud]

I don't know if you will be "disappointed", but you will have to learn to rev the motor more and will wonder what the heck all those squirrels are doing under the hood with all that noise!

I personally know of 3 people that had V10's spit plugs. One was during a vacation. But, all were early engines. I haven't heard much about that in a while. Much more about the 03 and 04 6.0 liter diesel engine problems, but even that is fading out. For the money, the 550 looks to be a bargain. I'd probably offer 3-4000 less than the asking price if they can do the deal right away. It may be a gas pig, but the 6.4l diesel is not getting that much better economy. Most people that "do the math" say that the higher cost to buy the diesel engine, the higher cost per gallon and the higher maintenance costs balance out pretty close to the lower fuel economy the gas engines give.

jb

 

[Builder]

So does anyone think i will be disapointed from going from diesel to gas??

You won't be disappointed as much as you will be having to adjust. The off pedal torque won't be there that diesels have. This will really show up when the truck is heavily loaded. For example, if you're towing a heavy load, it won't move the load off the line without revving much higher on the tach. You'll have to put your foot into the pedal more.

My 4800 has a lot of off-pedal torque. When pulling my backhoe on the trailer (about 23,500lbs) you can just let the clutch out without revving a lot and the load starts moving. When i did this with a 429 gas powered Ford dump, it had to be revved to get the load moving.

When towing, it will guzzle more gas, so you'll spend more time at the filling station.
You will probably mistakenly grind the starter a few times thinking the engine isn't running.
Gas engines seem so quiet compared to a Powerstroke.

To be honest with you, it looks like a pretty truck, but for that kind of money, you could get a truck like mine and have a serious dumptruck that can do a lot more work.

I'm selling my 4800 to go to an even bigger truck hopefully this spring!!!

I've had a bunch of small dumptrucks and after a year or 2, no matter what brand, you find that they're really limited in what they can do.
This was my old '99.5 F-450. I know it doesn't have the payload of a F-550, but even if it was a 550, it wouldn't have satisfied me. These trucks have a way of leaving you wanting more than they can handle.

 

[powerstroke444e]

Builder you talked me out of a f450 several months ago and I have yet to purchase anything as I can't make my mind up either, but my question is this how often do you use the 4wd on your 4800?
I to haul around 15-25K most of the time and can't find the truck that trips my trigger yet.

3500 that truck looks great and as for the v10 when working it hard its going to earn its keep. Price seems fair compared to prices I have seen around here. Local dodge dealer has a few 4500's with hemi's and can't give them away.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Local dodge dealer has a few 4500's with hemi's and can't give them away.

The Hemi is no match for the Ford V-10, I had one in a 2500 Dodge. It made great HP but the torque is just not there, especially at low RPM's where its need in a truck. Great engine for a car like the 300M or Charger but should have been keep out of the trucks, especially the 2500 series and up. Might be ok for a 1500.

Chris

 

[Builder]

Builder you talked me out of a f450 several months ago and I have yet to purchase anything as I can't make my mind up either, but my question is this how often do you use the 4wd on your 4800?
I to haul around 15-25K most of the time and can't find the truck that trips my trigger yet.

You made a smart choice not buying one. It's not much more than a glorified 1-ton pickup. After I bought my 4800, my 450 just sat. It was just a toy compared to my 4800. No use for it anymore. In the 4800 I use the 4x4 fairly often, depends on the terrain & soil conditions. One job was taking broken concrete down to a river bank and dumping it off the bank into the river to make a levy/dam of sorts out of broken concrete. Nice having 4x4 in that situation, one slip and in the river you go. I also use it to get closer to piles of fill or construction debris that I wouldn't be able to in a 4x2.

You can haul 18K in my truck legally, but I've had 24K in the bed more than once, 20K many times.

 

[Willl]

There were reports of guys blowing the spark plugs out but I think that is all hype.

Really ?

Consumer complaints about Ford Engines - Spark Plug Defect

Edit; Oops, my bad, didn't see that you were already nailed about it.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well like I said me and my friends have owned 30 plug 5.4L V-8 trucks and 2 6.8L V-10 trucks and never had a single problem.

Chris

 

[Builder]

Well like I said me and my friends have owned 30 plug 5.4L V-8 trucks and 2 6.8L V-10 trucks and never had a single problem.

Chris

Seems like a common mantra in all your posts.

32 different Ford trucks (and the list grows bigger all the time) without a single problem.

All other brands owned by you, your neighbor and all your other aquaintances were nothing but trouble.

I'm sure you can understand that sounds difficult to believe, right?

 

[Diamondpilot]

Seems like a common mantra in all your posts.

32 different Ford trucks (and the list grows bigger all the time) without a single problem.

All other brands owned by you, your neighbor and all your other aquaintances were nothing but trouble.

I never said they did not have single problem. I have had the best luck with Fords. I have plenty of friends with GM, Dodge, Nissian, and Toyota vehicles that have had good luck. I have had good luck with my Saturn.

I am just saying of all the Ford trucks my family and friends have owned I have never heard of one single one blowing a spark plug. Guess we better park them all or they will blow up.

Chris