Your towing rigs and trailers

[Green Power]

What kind of milage do you guys get out of a v10? A buddy has one and he constantly brags on it. He clams he gets 12 mpg in town driving and about 8 pulling a heavy load which is no worse than my F-350 with the 5.4 v8.

12 ish with driving like a grandpa, dips down to 7 when towing somewhat heavy. 2009 F350 CCSB with Grillegaurd. it has the 4.10 (towing) rear end.

 

[HHR]

I occasionally drive a '98 E350 15-passenger van with the V10 and 3.73 gears. Loaded with 15 people, it averages 14 mpg on the highway. With 15 people and a 5x8 enclosed trailer (3000 lbs), it averages 10 mpg.

 

[tman1020]

I get about 8 1/2 with my V 10 in a E350 classy camper fully loaded

 

[tman1020]

I get about 8 1/2 with my V 10 in a E350 classy camper fully loaded

Class c

 

[Green Power]

Heres a question i dont think is important enough to have its own thread, but i am still curious. Why do most people who buy an extended cab half ton, but only get short (6.5ft) beds, i Know Ford stills offers the option to get a 8' bed with the extended cab, and i believe Toyota still does as well.

 

[Snowback]

Heres a question i dont think is important enough to have its own thread, but i am still curious. Why do most people who buy an extended cab half ton, but only get short (6.5ft) beds, i Know Ford stills offers the option to get a 8' bed with the extended cab, and i believe Toyota still does as well.

1) Hard to find long beds anymore. 2) Parking garages in cities don't like them.

Actually, most new home regular house garages are too short for a regular/long bed crew cabs as well.

In reality - the bed on my Ram is only 5 foot 7 inches long... It does ride like a Cadillac and is nimble for a truck though. The newer half tons are designed to be the modern working family grocery getter on steroids. A neighbor down the road did it right and special ordered a new Chevy half ton with a long bed and bench front seat. Six people rather than five, and a couple extra feet in bed.

What gets me are all the 3/4 ton trucks with short beds running around these days. When you see a long bed it a lost looks strange...

 

[Green Power]

1) Hard to find long beds anymore. 2) Parking garages in cities don't like them.

Actually, most new home regular house garages are too short for a regular/long bed crew cabs as well.

In reality - the bed on my Ram is only 5 foot 7 inches long... It does ride like a Cadillac and is nimble for a truck though. The newer half tons are designed to be the modern working family grocery getter on steroids. A neighbor down the road did it right and special ordered a new Chevy half ton with a long bed and bench front seat. Six people rather than five, and a couple extra feet in bed.

What gets me are all the 3/4 ton trucks with short beds running around these days. When you see a long bed it a lost looks strange...

They can be custom ordered, and same with homes having the option to be built with larger garages. i understand it from the daily driver pov, but for the people who don't daily drive... I suppose a few people buy pickups because they are safer, or at-least can seem that way, and those people care very little about bed length i guess... there definitely are some good looking extended cab long bed half tons out there IMO. like this one

 

[DT86]

Heres a question i dont think is important enough to have its own thread, but i am still curious. Why do most people who buy an extended cab half ton, but only get short (6.5ft) beds, i Know Ford stills offers the option to get a 8' bed with the extended cab, and i believe Toyota still does as well.

Because many folks who drive a 1/2 ton pickup don't haul any thing but air.


Same goes for 3/4 and ton trucks around here. It must be a fashion statement or a measure of excessive wealth.

 

[wcampbell47]

I just went back to the V10 from the Ford 6.8 diesel. I had a 09 V10 that was a good truck, but ate manifolds. They lasted about 8000 miles and started leaking. .. Replaced under warranty twice. Tried the 12 diesel and I didn't have much confidence in owning it out of warranty. I traded for a F450 V10 ..it gets 7.5-8 mpg if I'm easy on the throttle.

I just acquired a used 09 F350 with V10. It has a new manifold. Any idea why the manifolds don't last? I also have an '01 V10 approaching 300,000. I purchased an SCT programmer from 5 Star Tuning. The '01 went from 8 to 11 mpg. Will probably buy one for the '09 as well.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Heres a question i dont think is important enough to have its own thread, but i am still curious. Why do most people who buy an extended cab half ton, but only get short (6.5ft) beds, i Know Ford stills offers the option to get a 8' bed with the extended cab, and i believe Toyota still does as well.

If it's primary utility is towing.... and people moving with air in the bed.... :drink:

 

[RDrancher]

I just acquired a used 09 F350 with V10. It has a new manifold. Any idea why the manifolds don't last? I also have an '01 V10 approaching 300,000. I purchased an SCT programmer from 5 Star Tuning. The '01 went from 8 to 11 mpg. Will probably buy one for the '09 as well.

Is that the programmer that 5 Star does the tunes on? I was watching one of their comparison videos hooked up to a trailer and the changes were pretty impressive.

 

[ultrarunner]

My 96 Extended has an 8' bed and seating for 6... 3 adult in front and 3 midgets in back.

I think the new Crew Ford didn't have the 8' option when we ordered?

Ford did offer two sizes of short beds for the Crew and we had to special order the longer short bed.

Had the truck prepped for a 5th Wheel and Goose Neck... most of the older trailers are setup for the 8' bed... so another consideration.

There are many areas around here where parking is limited by law to vehicles 20' and shorter... plus, it seems like a third of spaces are compact.

 

[LA Confederate]

I have 5 Star custom tunes on my '14 F150 EcoBoost and can't say enough good things. Better power delivery, better mileage, better shifting and towing. These tunes are installed using a SCT device and is worth every penny.

 

[Green Power]

My 96 Extended has an 8' bed and seating for 6... 3 adult in front and 3 midgets in back.

I think the new Crew Ford didn't have the 8' option when we ordered?

Ford did offer two sizes of short beds for the Crew and we had to special order the longer short bed.

Had the truck prepped for a 5th Wheel and Goose Neck... most of the older trailers are setup for the 8' bed... so another consideration.

There are many areas around here where parking is limited by law to vehicles 20' and shorter... plus, it seems like a third of spaces are compact.

The longest bed you can buy with a half ton crew of any make is 6.5'

 

[Diamondpilot]

Heres a question i dont think is important enough to have its own thread, but i am still curious. Why do most people who buy an extended cab half ton, but only get short (6.5ft) beds, i Know Ford stills offers the option to get a 8' bed with the extended cab, and i believe Toyota still does as well.

So it fits in my garage. Same with a crew cab short bed.

No way I'm leaving the second most valuable think I own sit outside!

Chris

 

[wcampbell47]

Is that the programmer that 5 Star does the tunes on? I was watching one of their comparison videos hooked up to a trailer and the changes were pretty impressive.

Yes. The programmer comes with 3 tunes, however 5 star will provide 3 custom tunes specific to V10's. The programmer has multiple options you can set for yourself. Mine idled at over 1100 rpm. The SCT let me bring it down to around 650. It will also read the computer codes and let you clear them. You can also adjust shift points as well. I just stick to his Economy, Towing, or Performance modes. Not sure what effect some of the options will have on the engine.

 

[tman1020]

A extended cab with a 6 1/2 foot bed is perfect for me and believe me I put it through its paces, I hall a lot more than air. Extended cab allows me to haul my family with me when I need to take it somewhere. Also is a great place to store tools. And the 6 1/2 foot bed is the perfect size for the type of work I do. With this cab configuration the wheelbase is still short enough to be able to maneuver in tight parking lots when I need to and fit in most garages.

 

[white cloud]

That is a very nice setup. I think that is my favorite Ford.

 

[tman1020]

That is a very nice setup. I think that is my favorite Ford.

Thank you very much. I have had quite a few different trucks and this is also my favorite. Always does what I ask of it and doesn't complain.

 

[terryknight]

took this trailer over the smaller BP, hooping the tractor would lift the logs onto it, but it didn't