F350 Diesel Question

[SilverbackMel]

Go from there. If you find it needs something later, you have the foundation. You got "nuttin" to lose.
No other opinions count. 👌😂

[wicked1]

Originally Posted by 05CrewDually

Strap in. You are going to get alot of opinions. Some comments you have to take with a grain of salt because they have never driven a dually and have not experienced the added stability on a larger tow vehicle.
I'll give mine. First I run a dually, always will. I tow my 5er camper, a 24' cargo enclosed ball hitch trailer, a 20' open flat 14k pintle hitch equipment trailer, a 30' open flat triaxle, and on occasion a 24' open flat slide deck ball hitch trailer. And I use to have a 32' ball hitch Chateau camper that has been all over east coast and PA.
I got away from using any equalizing hitch at all. I did add airbags just to keep the truck dead level or a little high in the back. I don't feel the need at all for equalizers on a properly equipped dually.
With that said, If I were you I'd get the truck and camper hitched up and check some measurements for rear squat and then go for a test drive. Run it across the scale to see if any weight needs to be transferred to the front axle by use of an equalizer hitch. In my findings I never needed it.

Sort of agree, I am now pulling my Hybrid 5800# fully loaded with an F350 although I use the Anderson WDH, really not needed when you TV has way more capacity then what you are towing but for peace of mind always measure 2-3 times after loading Trailer and use CAT scales to give you proof. I bought my F350 to have safety margin and tow less than it can but more then my 2014 F150 ever could. I made my choice so if I had to emergency stop or climb hills or just be loaded well under capacity I would and gives me peace of mind that I could avoid Most chaotic situations but I still sit in the right lane going 60-65 any faster defeats the safety purpose.

Good Luck

[wicked1]

Anyone using the Banks iDash to monitor your F Series Diesel?

Looking at this for my 16 F350 6.7

I know there are others out there but not sure which one to get and which Bluetooth or WiFi module to get?

[18CrewDually]

You seem to have a lot of Ford specific questions so I'm posting this link as a recommendation. You'll be in the company of more knowledgeable, more fact less opinion type folks that are more relatable.
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum205/

For Bluetooth device look for ELM327 OBDII adapter on Amazon. The ones I use have a blue and orange label on them and have worked fine.
Coupled with that purchase from Google Play the app Forscan. It's easy to use and gives you access to all kinds of info. For details and parameters again I'll recommend the above link.
If you use Apple stuff then instead of Bluetooth adapter you'll need WiFi OBDII adapter.

[FLTBIRD]

In regard to letting the engine run after towing to "cool down", I have an F250 Diesel, same engine as the 350. The manufacturers info on towing says to let the engine run for at least three minutes to cool down after towing a heavy load. I don't know what happens if you do or don't, but that what the tow manual suggests.

[Ford Idaho]

Oil coking in the bearing/housing of the turbo is one thing I heard.

Let the turbo spool down and cool off some before shutting the engine off.

Other way is to drive slow for a while to keep oil moving and allow the metal to cool off some before turning off the engine.

[B and B]

In my case we usually drive slow enough getting into a Provincial Park it has time to cool down. Most roads into parks are 40 kph