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Old 03-24-2015, 02:55 PM   #41
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So I've been looking around and came across what I thought was the truck for me:

2015 6.7L F250 Lariat, fairly well equipped with a pretty good starting price.

However, I noticed that it has the 3.55 electronic locking axle instead of the 3.73

What kind of affect will this have?
The 3.55 is standard in the SRW, I believe you can only get the 3.73 in a DRW.
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Old 03-24-2015, 03:47 PM   #42
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So I've been looking at so many I've confused myself. I believe the F250s I've "built" on the Ford site all had 3.31. It looks like adding the Snow Plow Package requires the 3.55. Living in Myrtle Beach, I obviously don't need the snow plow package.

Would it be better for me to pass on this truck and keep an eye out for a 3.31 or would the difference between the two be negligible?
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OK, nevermind. It looks like the 20" wheels gives the 3.55 vs the 3.31 with 18" wheels
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Old 03-26-2015, 05:27 AM   #44
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snow plow package has nothing really to do with attaching a plow, it's mainly a suspension upgrade, which is never a bad thing
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Torn here between Gas or Diesel. Fuel prices and maintenance play into decision of which truck for sure, daily driver i would be SRW and definitely a F350. As technology improves maybe a turbo charged gas engine along the lines of Eco boost for a 1 ton truck may come out. That would be the answer for many I believe.
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Old 03-26-2015, 07:25 AM   #46
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We have a dually F350 6.7 with about 65,000 miles and love it. I don't know how it could be cheaper to run than a gas unit because of the price of diesel, but it pulls the load. I would not go with the 3.55 rears as it would limit you pulling power. Ford will have some charts on their web site to guide you. We have 4.30 but pull a 19,000 GVWR trailer.
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I don't know why nobody can do the math to figure overall fuel costs with diesel are way less. I traded a 3/4 ton gas for a 1 ton diesel last year. The major increase in MPG while towing with diesel saves 19 cents per mile vs gas. Adds up fast. Comes out to saving $100 every 525 miles.
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I don't know why nobody can do the math to figure overall fuel costs with diesel are way less. I traded a 3/4 ton gas for a 1 ton diesel last year. The major increase in MPG while towing with diesel saves 19 cents per mile vs gas. Adds up fast. Comes out to saving $100 every 525 miles.
How about not towing? If its a daily driver, then its a wash, maybe a gain depending on driving conditions. I also did the math, actually not math, actual towing next to my brother who has a 2013 F250 with the 6.7L . This was a year ago before fuel dropped and for every 100 miles it costs me $4.00 more than him.
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OK, nevermind. It looks like the 20" wheels gives the 3.55 vs the 3.31 with 18" wheels
My F250 has 3.73 rear end with 18: wheels. Good match.
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How about not towing? If its a daily driver, then its a wash, maybe a gain depending on driving conditions. I also did the math, actually not math, actual towing next to my brother who has a 2013 F250 with the 6.7L . This was a year ago before fuel dropped and for every 100 miles it costs me $4.00 more than him.
my 3/4 ton gas never got better than 13 not towing. My diesel gets around 18-19 no problem. I've averaged as high as 22 for a tank.
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my 3/4 ton gas never got better than 13 not towing. My diesel gets around 18-19 no problem. I've averaged as high as 22 for a tank.
I can get up to 15, but it depends on driving conditions. 22 is very good; you must have a feather between your toes pushing on that pedal.
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I will be the first to admit that I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I am confused. If I am looking at these posts correctly, a new properly equipped f150 will tow more than my 2009 f250 with the 5.4. A new 150 has about 3200# payload while mine is 2660#. At the 25% pin weight on my Salem 336rlt, it comes out to 2500. All well and good, but I thought the idea of a 3/4 ton was heavier duty springs, frame, brakes, suspension, etc. Am I missing something here, or what the hell?
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I went from a 2009 F150 with everything max tow on it you could get and wasn't real happy about the handling when towing my 30' TT. I wanted a 1 ton and I also pondered the difference in gas vs diesel as I was new to diesel stuff and unsure of how it would fit in with being a daily driver with short distances. I went with a 2012 F350 6.7 and couldn't be happier. Diesel may cost more but the way it tows and having peace of mind is worth it IMHO. Towing I get 13 mpg on highway. Without towing, average around 15 mpg in town, and highway around 22 mpg. Going up hills towing it rarely downshifts, you just see your turbo psi go up and rpms stays around 1600 to 1800 rpm. The F150 would downshift and rpm's would go up around 3200 on hills. If you can afford it, get the diesel. Mine has the 3.55 gears which is pretty popular from what I seen on most of the dealer stickers on the lot. The only thing I wish I had done is gone with the long bed instead of a short bed just because the fuel tank is 26 gal on SB and 36 gal on LB. Good luck!
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no pacin, you aren't. The brands are at war with 1/2 tons, and have made them over capable, and forgot to make the 3/4 tons heavier than 1/2 tons
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I will be the first to admit that I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I am confused. If I am looking at these posts correctly, a new properly equipped f150 will tow more than my 2009 f250 with the 5.4. A new 150 has about 3200# payload while mine is 2660#. At the 25% pin weight on my Salem 336rlt, it comes out to 2500. All well and good, but I thought the idea of a 3/4 ton was heavier duty springs, frame, brakes, suspension, etc. Am I missing something here, or what the hell?
I'm only making an assumption here, but the F150 you are referencing is probably not well equipped (i.e. single cab, etc) versus your F250. How is your F250 equipped. The heavier your tow vehicle, the less cargo capacity is available.
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I can get up to 15, but it depends on driving conditions. 22 is very good; you must have a feather between your toes pushing on that pedal.
I drive like an old man, but could never squeeze mileage out of any gas truck
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WEMig-- you are right. I never figured how the f150 was laid out. My f250 isa 4 door, 4wd with a 61/2 foot bed, so you are correct about the payload. Thanks
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. . . a new properly equipped f150 will tow more than my 2009 f250 with the 5.4. A new 150 has about 3200# payload while mine is 2660#.
Yea, but try buying one of those 2015 H-D Payload F-150s. I ordered one on August 15, 2014, the first day 2015 pricing was available. After 3 delays and being told by the dealer in February that I would get it in August 2015, I cancelled my order. My point is that those payload numbers are fiction from the marketing department and have no basis in reality. My Ford dealer had 300 2015 F-150s on his lot or on order and not one was an H-D Payload truck. A few had the Max Tow package, but none of his and none he could find at other dealers had the H-D Payload package.

I have always been a Ford guy, but my solution was to take my returned deposit and buy a 2015 Ram 2500 CC-SB 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel 4x4 off a dealer's lot that same week. I now have a 1,000-mile break-in trip without towing and a two-week, 2,500-mile tow with our new 5th wheel behind me. Calculated average highway MPG without towing = 23.4; calculated MPG with towing and some off-tow miles during the trip = 12.4. The towing included an entire typical early April day on I-40 westbound through Oklahoma with 40 MPH head winds @ ~8-9 MPG, so the average towing MPG would have been even higher without that wind.

Now for the icing on the cake. I paid $1,000 LESS for the Ram 2500 off the dealer's lot than I would have paid for the F-150 Supercab, Eco-boost, long-bed, Max Tow/H-D Payload XLT 4x4 I had on order! So, where's the "diesel premium"?

And, more icing, the Ram came with a factory-installed tow/snowplow package that included an in-bed 7-pin connector and an under-bed gooseneck/5th wheel rail system that the Ford wouldn't have had. This package allows me to easily drop in my 5th wheel hitch and, when removed, have a flat bed floor with no rails, bolts, or other protrusions.

Needless to say, we are now VERY happy that Ford couldn't deliver our special-order 2015 F-150!
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Don't screw around. Get an 350/3500. There is not much difference in price and you don't have to worry about payload so much. Payload can add up.
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