MickeyDBC
Gold Member
Here is my very initial input on the new Ford 7.3. I have had new style emissions diesels for the last 7 years - a 2014 Ram and then a 2019 Ford. The Ram spent over five months in the shop for emissions problems (and a couple of months more for other things) and was traded in on the Ford F350 DRW in January of 19. The Ford only failed when we hit two degrees and it did not want to start after cold soaking for a couple of days. Pretty flawless in my book - especially when following the Ram. The power from the 6.7 Powerstroke is very impressive and it would pass anything but a diesel pump (Got about 12 over it's life with me). I don't have or want a CDL so I am limited to 20K pounds on a trailer for farm use, so the insane towing power of the 350 was really overkill (but fun). About a dozen times a year I do carry more in the back of the truck than you can do with single rear tires, and really like the safety margin the duals give while towing not to mention the extra stability they give.
Earlier this year I started hearing good things about the new 7.3 gas engine/10 speed transmission combo (after they got through the initial teething problems) so after spending a year reading and hearing about expensive horror stories on higher mile Powerstrokes (I drive 25 to 30K miles a year) I started seriously thinking about switching. I ended up trading it in on a 21 DRW Lariat last Friday (I know trade in numbers are nuts right now, but I got 7K less than what I paid for the 2019 almost three years ago) and so far I really like it. The new tight engine is averaging 14 so better than the diesel, it is much quieter, and 800 pounds less over the front tires helps a lot with ride and handling. I am going to wait a couple of weeks before I tow with it but so far it feels like there should not be a problem.
Earlier this year I started hearing good things about the new 7.3 gas engine/10 speed transmission combo (after they got through the initial teething problems) so after spending a year reading and hearing about expensive horror stories on higher mile Powerstrokes (I drive 25 to 30K miles a year) I started seriously thinking about switching. I ended up trading it in on a 21 DRW Lariat last Friday (I know trade in numbers are nuts right now, but I got 7K less than what I paid for the 2019 almost three years ago) and so far I really like it. The new tight engine is averaging 14 so better than the diesel, it is much quieter, and 800 pounds less over the front tires helps a lot with ride and handling. I am going to wait a couple of weeks before I tow with it but so far it feels like there should not be a problem.