Why no Ecoboost in the F250?

[Hay Dude]

Ford's ecoboost engines are essentially clean sheet designs fully intended for heavy turbocharging, though. They didn't just slap turbos on to a base V6 and hope it would survive. (note, I did just learn they share the same block as the base duratec 3.5L, evidently plenty strong enough with sufficient cooling capacity).

The pistons, connecting rods and crankshaft are pretty stout (approaching diesel-like, if you will). Piston oil squirters, both port and direct fuel injection, and lots lots more tech.

Ford EcoBoost engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Funny how they have to “build them like a diesel”.
Says a lot about diesels…

 

[4570Man]

Yokes, I don’t like single axle tractors. They get stuck on wet grass.
My 5500 has 4WD, so I can get out of those situations (most of the time) and it fits in my garage at the end of a hard work day. It’s also very comfortable.

I’d look at a tandem-much better traction and stability.

I like the turning radius and the tire bill of a single axel. They do get stuck pretty bad. My trucks pretty much stay on the road so I can work with that compromise.

 

[Hay Dude]

I like the turning radius and the tire bill of a single axel. They do get stuck pretty bad. My trucks pretty much stay on the road so I can work with that compromise.

I’m looking at 4900 & 7400 6x6’s and a few 4x4’s.
Just waiting for the right one. Missed on 2 I should have bought….

 

[4570Man]

I’m looking at 4900 & 7400 6x6’s and a few 4x4’s.
Just waiting for the right one. Missed on 2 I should have bought….

I want to sell my dump truck and get a dumpster truck. I could haul equipment on the back of it, I could run 6 ft sides and still load it with small equipment and haul way more brush than my current truck, and having dumpsters in the construction businesses would be nice.

 

[Hay Dude]

I want to sell my dump truck and get a dumpster truck. I could haul equipment on the back of it, I could run 6 ft sides and still load it with small equipment and haul way more brush than my current truck, and having dumpsters in the construction businesses would be nice.

I’d do a 16-22k dump trailer before a dump truck.
Cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, insure, register.

Tow’s great behind a diesel 4500/5500

 

[4570Man]

I’d do a 16-22k dump trailer before a dump truck.
Cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, insure, register.

Tow’s great behind a diesel 4500/5500

I have a 16k dump trailer but the dump truck is the only capable tow vehicle I currently have. And I can tow my skid steer and a load in the bed of the truck where with a dump trailer I’d have to make 2 trips to get the same job done.

 

[Hay Dude]

Maybe you need a bigger one?

 

[KennyG]

Funny how they have to “build them like a diesel”.
Says a lot about diesels…

Nothing complicated here. To get a lot of torque in a reasonable size engine, you need high cylinder pressures. You can get that through compression ratio or boost or a combination of the two. In any case, you then need enough strength in the engine to withstand the pressure.

I wouldn't be surprised to see EcoBoost in Super Duties at some point, since I would guess a lot of them don't tow a large portion of the time.

 

[Hay Dude]

Nothing complicated here. To get a lot of torque in a reasonable size engine, you need high cylinder pressures. You can get that through compression ratio or boost or a combination of the two. In any case, you then need enough strength in the engine to withstand the pressure.

I wouldn't be surprised to see EcoBoost in Super Duties at some point, since I would guess a lot of them don't tow a large portion of the time.

Yeah, maybe. I don’t see much use in a superduty with a tiny displacement engine. Just get a 1/2 ton. Would be nice for fuel economy, but not much of a tow rating.

 

[Raul-02]

I don’t like single axle tractors

Unitractors? Never saw one.