Let’s See Those Trucks!

[526 HRSE]

Camping trip

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[Jason304]

2016

 

[zzrat]

Wanted to pass this along about the first day out with our new F250. We were starting the first of the 21' corn planting today & had our 08' F350 already on the gooseneck loaded. Talking with our son-in-law we decided might as well see what the new 21' would get along with a heavy load. So we dropped it & hooked up the 21'.


Well .... I tell you it was quite a surprise! The new 7.3 gas along with the new 10 speed trany walked the dog with that loaded trailer which was north of 31000# !!! Looks like the 08' diesel will be on another trailer. It was a great feeling ,almost like driving the GT350 the first time, almost.

 

[shogun32]

first day out with our new F250. We were starting the first of the 21' corn planting today & had our 08' F350 already on the gooseneck loaded. Talking with our son-in-law we decided might as well see what the new 21' would get along with a heavy load. So we dropped it & hooked up the 21'.

wait, you use your trucks to do actual WORK? I thought that was a myth. Like the ruminations of gramps on the porch sucking on his pipe...

 

[honeybadger]

Wanted to pass this along about the first day out with our new F250. We were starting the first of the 21' corn planting today & had our 08' F350 already on the gooseneck loaded. Talking with our son-in-law we decided might as well see what the new 21' would get along with a heavy load. So we dropped it & hooked up the 21'.


Well .... I tell you it was quite a surprise! The new 7.3 gas along with the new 10 speed trany walked the dog with that loaded trailer which was north of 31000# !!! Looks like the 08' diesel will be on another trailer. It was a great feeling ,almost like driving the GT350 the first time, almost.

How come the 7.3 over the diesel?

 

[zzrat]

hb, As far as the purchase it was the cost & the cost of fuel vs. gas. In regards to the pulling of a very heavy load the 21' hands down was superior. Remember this also is a difference of 13 years of technology between the two.

The 21' will have about 150K ish & 7 years when we are done with it. Again cost of owning, operating makes it work for us.

 

[PVAMT]

My 99’ 7.3 PSD 4x4 6 speed. I have owned it since new, the first 7.3 4x4 in California I was told when I bought it. It has had many mods over the years.

 

[Bcun10t]

Sorry not a Ford

 

[FSU350]

They make a good pair!

 

[Thuglike]

My F-150 Fx4....

 

[oldbmwfan]

Recently grabbed a "truck" that's slightly smaller than most of the ones in this thread, but with the diesel it does 35 mpg on the highway and is extremely comfortable and reasonably fun to drive. It'll handle my aluminum trailer and 2700-lb race car, no problem.

 

[GotNotch]

Mine for now. It will be replaced with my Mach 1 in about 3 months.

 

[sotek2345]

Getting a bit of a theme going!

 

[honeybadger]

Recently grabbed a "truck" that's slightly smaller than most of the ones in this thread, but with the diesel it does 35 mpg on the highway and is extremely comfortable and reasonably fun to drive. It'll handle my aluminum trailer and 2700-lb race car, no problem.

I didn't know you could get a diesel Cayenne? That's awesome. We used to have a F-Pace diesel that got 38mpg. It was awesome!

 

[Strokerswild]

wait, you use your trucks to do actual WORK? I thought that was a myth. Like the ruminations of gramps on the porch sucking on his pipe...

LOL, when I dismantled my deck last fall, the heaviest of the three loads of scrap lumber I hauled out with my RCSB (pictured elsewhere in the thread) tared out at 1,080 pounds.

Some of us actually use our trucks....and I don't understand why you'd own one unless you did.

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