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DBE1982 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 376

7.3 = good engine
6.0= Crap
6.4= More crap

If you are going to get a diesel, find a 7.3, or find a 5.9 cummins. I would go standard 100% for sure, with the power the diesels put out, auto's really dont handle it well.

robul · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 2677

Blast-n-Cast · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1142

I have a 2002 F350 4x4 with 120K My dad has a 2002 F350 with 170K and my brother has a 2002 with 155k without any issues with the tranny. I did have to replace a seal that heated up down PINS a while back and dumped my fluid but there was no harm done to the tranny. The 7.3 is the way to go. You can pull anything with it. My dad pulls a lot and has never had issues. Here is a pic of him hauling hay 14 round bales weighing in at about 1100 lbs each not to mention the weight of the trailer and it pulls with ease. I have a buddy who is selling his 2003 (last year you could get 7.3) that has less than 30K on it. He has a work truck so it sits in his driveway. PM me if you want his info.

frayed · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject:

JLKing · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject:

My brother works for a diesel repair shop and from what he sees, the most trouble free diesels are the 7.3 Ford, the 5.9 Cummins and the LBZ series Duramax (06'-07').

You can't go wrong with a 7.3. The 6.0's are garbage and nobody has the bugs worked out of the new emissions choked diesels yet...

Blast-n-Cast · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1142

PM answered

JLKing · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

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frayed · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject:

42,000 lbs? Shocked

Glad I wasn't on the road with this guy.

You know, even the current f150s have an 11k tow rating (though they don't have the combined weight rating of 3/4 ton trucks). Unless I go with some sort of offshore boat, the diesel 3/4 ton is overkill. . . but I surely don't want to buy a 1/2 ton then sell it to get a heavier duty machine.
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skunked · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject:

I chipped my 7.3 at 20,000 miles without doing anything else. Set it to the highest setting. It runs like a sports car and gets better fuel economy than most trucks on the market. Like I said before, the only reason I ain't driving a new one is cause I'm not getting rid of this one.

bk005 · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject:

7.3 are alot easier to work on, and dont have the injector and head issues like the 6.0. Ive had a couple of 7.3L and had no issues with them. Chips programmers hopped up injectors/ turbos, and they still held together. Do that to my buddies 6.0's and they were blowing head gaskets and injectors like crazy. 6.4's have tons of smog crap, but there is work arounds Smile

A beater cummings would make a great haul truck to, just the body will fall apart around the motor.

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JLKing · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject:

JayandCoyote · Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject:

I have a 2001 F250 with only 135K miles. The transmission went out at 45K and it was replaced under warranty by Covert in Austin. The front 4x4 locking hubs/switch were junk on the 2001 and they were only used for that year (from 7.3L forum). That picture of the white truck looks like a 2001 or 2002 (no turn signal on mirrors?). Another problem I had was with the o-rings on the water drain on the fuel filter housing. The low sulfur diesel makes the rubber shrink. I replaced the o-rings for 20cents and have not had any more diesel leaking. One of the biggest problems with these trucks is people love to break into them. Evil or Very Mad

The door handle is easy to pop on these things even the new improved replacement handle they have now is crap.