Powerstroke question....

[flyingcow]

good info. Thanks guys. Any(major) ride difference between a 3/4 and a ton dually?

 

[PoorMansCat]

One thing I forgot... the F250 4x4 had a "less than stellar" front suspension and 4x4 hubs. My S.I.L. truck has that independent suspension kinda setup... We are currently gathering parts to install the F350 solid axle front end under it... Many people do this conversion to the solid axle setup... so info should be easy to find.

 

[Soundguy]

Sound guy has a 04 F-250 on here also with no issue.

Chris

yep.. my 04 f250 6.0 crewcab 4x4 has 120k on it now.. no issues other than maintenance items. i did check out the air filter to a napa 940 element, and I used to have oil leaks at the oil filter using oem oil filters.. strangely enough, a napagold oil filter does not leak at all.. go figure.

only issues i've had other than routine maintenance and wear items.. and some wet fuel now and then.. etc..

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

good info. Thanks guys. Any(major) ride difference between a 3/4 and a ton dually?

gotta be carefull at the drivethru..

having used both a 3/4 and a 1 ton drw, and a 1.5t drw to pull trailers in the 7k-14k range multiple miles here are my thoughts.

the drw gives you a lil more stability, and usually weight.. both of those can help if needed. on a 7k trailer.. it really don't make much difference either way.

the drw 1t+ 'feel' better with a bit of load on them vs being empty.

I just went and picked up one of those construction bags of sand.. figure 800# and a half pallate of sod. the ride in my 99 f350 drw felt BETTER with that in the bed, than when driving with it empty.

as far as pep.. well.. my 3/4 is a 6.0psd, and my 1 and 1.5t are 7.3psd.. so the 6.0 is a speed demon compaired to them.. but I like the 7.3 just the same..

soundguy

 

[5030]

One thing I forgot... the F250 4x4 had a "less than stellar" front suspension and 4x4 hubs. My S.I.L. truck has that independent suspension kinda setup... We are currently gathering parts to install the F350 solid axle front end under it... Many people do this conversion to the solid axle setup... so info should be easy to find.

The solid axle ruins your wife's ***** unless she wears a sports bra......

I swapped my shackles and installed needle bearings in the pivots. Made a big difference in ride choppiness. I had a 250 with the IFS 4x4 setup. Was hard on tires among other things....

 

[PoorMansCat]

The solid axle ruins your wife's ***** unless she wears a sports bra......
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hhhmmmm.... i'm thinking UPGRADE!!!.. and new suspension for the truck too....

 

[slowzuki]

The hard working trucks with 6.0L have less troubles than the lightly worked ones. My good friend bought a 2004 6.0L to add to his fleet. Cost an arm and a leg in injector, turbo, egr, headgaskets, etc etc. It had already had a turbo done on it before he bought it.

I'm sure most of the trouble was the light use and idling it had with the previous owner. By now most of the 6.0's that are going to have problems should have, but you still see them for sale with blown and brand new motors on Kijiji/Craigslist.

I have 25 or so customers with 6.0L and none have had any major issues. Some EGR and one Turbo and all these trucks work hard.

Chris

 

[scoutcub]

I realize you're looking mostly at the 7.3's, but I have an 06 6.0 CC dually that I have worked very hard with absolutely no issues. I have a 30' enclosed and 30' tandem gooseneck flatbed that I have had loaded out and towed many miles. Pulled a 19K dozer 400+ miles up and down hills. Only have 62K but no issues and a great puller!

 

[Highbeam]

None of the 99 and up trucks had an independent front suspension, that was the old trucks.

What you want is a one ton single rear wheel. High GVWR and a good ride.

The unit bearing hubs have always been a problem for ford trucks. The aftermarket has answered with 150$ replacements vs. 450+ from the dealer. Oversized tires are the biggest reason that these bearings fail.

 

[Combustix]

have a 99 350 crew cab single axle psd, with 122 and change so far so good only complaint is the driver door speaker is blown.and that just happened recently:laughing:

 

[farmboy12]

Yeah, right on with the 7.3l PSD. Can't really go wrong with any year, just as with anything though, some years are better than others.

As for the 6.0l, some either have tons of problems, or none.

I have a friend with an 04 F550 4x4 dump truck 6.0, tons of problems since the day he got it.

While I have another friend with over 220k on his 06 6.0 F350 SRW with no problems with the motor, getting it rebuilt now however just as a precaution. It is easy for him to rebuild it now as it's in the middle of it's 5th tranny rebuild. He said that automatic transmission is the worst part of that truck, but he can't break the engine. He doesn't do too much towing, but does put max and overloaded payload in the bed quite a bit. He is a commercial fisherman.

Go for the 7.3l and you won't be gambling, or wishing you got another motor for that matter. Same with the 5.9 cummins.


Kyle

 

[Soundguy]

so is mine.. waiting for a replacement to come in. luckily it's an easy change.. just a couple screws to get the door panel off..

 

[Diamondpilot]

The hard working trucks with 6.0L have less troubles than the lightly worked ones. My good friend bought a 2004 6.0L to add to his fleet. Cost an arm and a leg in injector, turbo, egr, headgaskets, etc etc. It had already had a turbo done on it before he bought it.

I'm sure most of the trouble was the light use and idling it had with the previous owner. By now most of the 6.0's that are going to have problems should have, but you still see them for sale with blown and brand new motors on Kijiji/Craigslist.

That is just it. The people I know work them. We just went to Lake Cumberland Poker Run on Wed and came back today. 40 of us total. I took my Titan, there was one Dodge 1/2 ton, one Escalade, one Dmax, and the rest were Fords. Not a single issue going or coming. One 7.3L, one 6.4L, tons of 6.0L, and the one new 6.7L Fords all towing big loads from 10,000# to 19,000# running 70mph the whole way.

By the way my buddy John just got a 2011 F-350 SRW 4x4 Extended Cab Diesel. Man, what a nice truck. I got to drive it on a short run to launch is boat for him. That torque shift tranny is so smooth. The Dmax guy, Marcus, rode with me and was really impressed. 3.73 gears and pulling a 2005 SeaRay 280 on a Tri-Axle trailer at about 15,000# he got 15.4 mpg calculated by me. Truck had 2000 miles on it before this 700 mile trip.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

While I have another friend with over 220k on his 06 6.0 F350 SRW with no problems with the motor, getting it rebuilt now however just as a precaution. It is easy for him to rebuild it now as it's in the middle of it's 5th tranny rebuild. He said that automatic transmission is the worst part of that truck, but he can't break the engine. He doesn't do too much towing, but does put max and overloaded payload in the bed quite a bit. He is a commercial fisherman.




Kyle

This guy must not know how to drive a auto transmission vehicle.:laughing: Really though, I have never heard of anyone with any brand fixing the same component 5 times. Stop before going from D to R, change the fluid as per the schedule, and a auto will last a long time. Heck, even a Dodge auto would do better than that.

Good thing he drives a Ford or he would be on his 12th tranny.:thumbsup:

Chris

 

[bill50cal]

This guy must not know how to drive a auto transmission vehicle.:laughing: Really though, I have never heard of anyone with any brand fixing the same component 5 times. Stop before going from D to R, change the fluid as per the schedule, and a auto will last a long time. Heck, even a Dodge auto would do better than that.

Good thing he drives a Ford or he would be on his 12th tranny.:thumbsup:

Chris

Chris

I don't know just your beef is with the dodge or its transmission. I was in the transmission business for over 35 years and IMHO the dodge trany is not as bad as SOME people think. yes there is some issues but I did more fords than the dodges with failures heck the great E4OD had HARD PART'S fail with a 300 six motor and more so with the 7.3 . the so called IMPROVED 4R100 was not that much better. the fords had trouble puking fluid out the vent if you had to jockey a heavy trailer in reverse and some would do it at highway speed for no apparent reason. if you think the ford trany is all that than why is there after market shaft's to stop the carnage. the D MAX big horse power guy's are also using the built DODGE trany as the GREAT allison has not been able to stand up either. give a me medium duty cummins and dodge trany over these light duty V8 want to Be's any day.

 

[Peacock]

I agree. I'd take the later Dodge truck transmissions over the Ford offerings of the last 15yrs. Dodge caught a bad rap for stuff they put out a long time ago.

 

[scoutcub]

Heck, even a Dodge auto would do better than that.

Good thing he drives a Ford or he would be on his 12th tranny.:thumbsup:

Chris

I saw it coming......talk about calling fire in on your own position!!:laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[Diamondpilot]

Chris

I don't know just your beef is with the dodge or its transmission. I was in the transmission business for over 35 years and IMHO the dodge trany is not as bad as SOME people think. yes there is some issues but I did more fords than the dodges with failures heck the great E4OD had HARD PART'S fail with a 300 six motor and more so with the 7.3 . the so called IMPROVED 4R100 was not that much better. the fords had trouble puking fluid out the vent if you had to jockey a heavy trailer in reverse and some would do it at highway speed for no apparent reason. if you think the ford trany is all that than why is there after market shaft's to stop the carnage. the D MAX big horse power guy's are also using the built DODGE trany as the GREAT allison has not been able to stand up either. give a me medium duty cummins and dodge trany over these light duty V8 want to Be's any day.

Pretty simple. I had one Dodge 3/4 ton bought new by me in 2002. 3 trannys by 68,000 miles. Factory, rebuild by Dodge, then a Jasper and traded. Maybe the Jasper would have lasted but I work for a living and was not going to sit back and wait for the results. This truck replace a 2001 F-150 that pulled the same load as the Dodge without complaints. Would I buy another Dodge? Yes, especially from the local dealer. They took great care of me but I will only do so when I think the product is better than the options and right now I do not see it.

I have had about a dozen Ford trucks since 1997 and not a single issue. 3 of them Diesels that pull big loads every week, nothing less than 12,000# for them to roll. Any lighter I take the 1/2 ton Titan.

I have owned 4 GM's and never had a tranny problem but have had plenty of other issues. Closest thing to a tranny failure in them is a Transfer Case that turned into a grenade. As for the Allison my neighbor is having issues with his right now. Second time in his 2007 Dmax with 70,xxx miles so no, its not bullet proof by any means. And no, its bone stock and has been since new. Heavies pull for him is 11,000#.

These sites are just opinion. You have yours and I have mine. Like I said I work for a living so I buy what works for me. You buy what works for you.

Chris

 

[Soundguy]

did his input shaft shear off? guy i know that pulls horses with me had his shear off.

soundguy

 

[Dargo]

Yeah, right on with the 7.3l PSD. Can't really go wrong with any year, just as with anything though, some years are better than others.

As for the 6.0l, some either have tons of problems, or none.

I have a friend with an 04 F550 4x4 dump truck 6.0, tons of problems since the day he got it.

While I have another friend with over 220k on his 06 6.0 F350 SRW with no problems with the motor, getting it rebuilt now however just as a precaution. It is easy for him to rebuild it now as it's in the middle of it's 5th tranny rebuild. He said that automatic transmission is the worst part of that truck, but he can't break the engine. He doesn't do too much towing, but does put max and overloaded payload in the bed quite a bit. He is a commercial fisherman.

Go for the 7.3l and you won't be gambling, or wishing you got another motor for that matter. Same with the 5.9 cummins.


Kyle

It appears for all who have owned them, you have your transmission years backwards. It was the pre-6.0 liter transmissions that constantly had issues. I'm yet to run across anyone I know with a 6.0 PSD who has had a transmission problem.