Home Forums Gear Hunting Trucks and Four-Wheel Drives 2011 Ford F-350 with the 6.2 liter gas engine

Looking at one of these to make into a plow truck for ice fishing. I know nothing about this engine. How does it compare with the 6.8 gas or even the older 460? It will plow and pull fish houses so how is the torque and does it generate the torque at lower RPMs? Good reliability? Any recurring problems? Any personal experiences? Thanks in advance.

Dean

My truck is a 2014, and I have the 4.30 rear end, but mine has no problem pulling our 12,600 pound dry fifth wheel.

Yes it drops down into 3 or 4th for big hills, but having owned diesels before, I knew that was one drawback of the gas engine.

12,000 miles and no issues at all.

There may be front suspension needs for plowing. My BIL bought a F350/6.2L off the dealer's lot and it came with the plow option. It rides much rougher than my '09 Chevy 3500. His F350 has no problem with any of the towing tasks he's asked of it.
He does admit the torque comes on at higher rpm than the 460 he owned years ago, or the 8.1L Chevy he still owns.

Specifications:
Type 8 cylinder, Single Overhead Cam, 16-valve
Displacement 6.2L (379 CID)
Horsepower (SAE net) 411 @ 5500 rpm (F-150)
385 @ 5500 rpm (Super Duty <10K GVWR)
316 @ 4179 rpm (Super Duty >10K GVWR)

Torque
434 @ 4500 rpm (F-150)
405 @ 4500 rpm (Super Duty <10K GVWR)
397 @ 4179 rpm (Super Duty >10K GVWR)

Compression Ratio
9.8:1
Bore and Stroke (in.) 4.0 x 3.7
Engine Block Material Cast iron
Cylinder Head Material Aluminum
Main Bearings 5
Valve Lifters Hydraulic Lash Adjusters
Fuel Delivery Sequential Multi-port Electronic Fuel Injection
Fuel (minimum) 87-octane Regular Unleaded (F-150)
87-octane Regular Unleaded/E85 (Super Duty)