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Anyone running the latest Ford diesel? Would love to hear the good and the bad. My 99 7.3 is getting tired and starting to nickel and dime me and I got hit in it the other day.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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Look here for all 6.7 Ford Powerstroke diesel info. http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/
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'11 6.7L PS here. It's amazing.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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'11 6.7L PS here. It's amazing. Need details man.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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My Dad has an '11 model F250 CC SB 4x4 with the 6.7 and my uncle has an '11 super cab shortbed with the same 6.7. Neither of them have had a lick of trouble and they both love them.
I drove Dad's from OK to SD and back and was impressed with the quiet, the power, and the fuel mileage. It's quieter than my 04 F250 gasser and I think we averaged 17mpg. I personally feel 17mpg is pretty dang good for any 3/4 ton 4x4 though my gasser will do slightly better probably due to the 6 speed manual trans. The power is there any time you want it and it ain't in short supply, they pull a pair of stock trailers loaded with gear and ATVs to CO in the fall and set the cruise on 80 going through TX and the trucks act like they aren't pulling anything and get 15mpg doing it.
If I were in the market for a diesel the Ford would be the one I'd be buying.
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'11 6.7L PS here. It's amazing. Need details man. The only ding is the rear suspension - it's soft. Plan on air bags if you are using it as a truck.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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Bought the 2015 6.7 CCSB Lariat Ultimate in November of 2014. Truck is a luxury beast. Running it all stock so far. Short trips around town 14.5mpg. Highway 21mpg. The guys who delete and tune do better
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No one who has upgraded complains
Can't make this sh%t up
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Wonder if Ford will ever fix its frame/bed flex issues? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwSsyHKUeMQ
Last edited by Bighorn; 05/11/16.
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A Chevy add to down play a Ford? I had no idea they would stoop so low.... Come on man. You're smarter than that are you not? Howie Long - "I'm confused" You don't say.....?
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....
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Big fùcking deal. If my driveway looked like those ramps I'd still be looking at a Ford. Got anything productive to add about the 6.7? Or are you just gonna be an ass and troll this thread with more stupid videos?
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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Have an '12 Lariat, 90,000 miles. Great engine, great truck.Never been in shop. Engine pulls like no other. Averages 16.5 running around, maybe 10-12 towing.
As previously mentioned, you're gonna need to 'bag it if you are going to tow heavy. 300-400 bucks and a few hours work.
Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote.
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I think the best places for information are the ford diesel forums. Diesel stop was mentioned. I like FTE - http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum205/I read a lot before buying.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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I know its not first hand, but my oldest daughter rides horses. Really wish she found a cheaper hobby, but I digress. At their barn there are three of the 6.7 Powerstrokes and everyone that has one raves about it. The barn owner had a 6.4 before it and hated the truck. One problem after another. Her new 6.7 she swears by.
On a different note, one of my oldest friends works as a bridge contractor. His company has been switching from Ford to Ram. I have driven his CCLB 6.7 Cummins for several hundred miles and plan to get one next year. I would defiantly look at those if I was in the market.
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I have a 2012 F350 crew cab, swb, srw, 4x4. Only problem with it was an EGT sensor failed. Ford towed it in, had it fixed in an hour! They're a known issue, just got a letter stating they extended the warranty on the sensors to 125k miles.
I've gotten as high as 20mpg on a 1,000 mile round trip running 65-75mph.
They are NOT made for running around town, short trips, etc - will f'up the emissions stuff and you will have problems. Needs to get hot and burn all the crap outta the DPF frequently. Most issues I've heard of on these trucks is service trucks where they are run mostly short trips, idled a lot, etc.
Towed a 13.5k lb 5th wheel with mine - like a champ! And no soft rear suspension on the F350 - no bags and 3500lbs on the pin set it level.
I'd never own another Ram. Cummings is a helluva diesel engine, but Dodge screwed me too many times on my previous 2500 - no more for me personally.
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Boy, nothing gets by you....
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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Thanks for the help fellas. Sounds like Ford has a pretty good thing going. Still trying to decide if I'm gonna go new or just pour more $$ at my 7.3 as she's been really good to me.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2
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We have an '11 F350(duals) that get used every day for hauling round bales.
Including the flatbed and bales it's a 5000-6000lb load.
It will bottom out sometimes when you hit a big bump but hasn't hurt anything yet.
The engine is fine, I think we have the fleet version(which is lower HP) but power is not an issue either way.
When it hits the exhaust burnoff mode and we happen to be off road it works to just put in manual mode in 1st or 2nd gear and run it at high rpm.
We've tortured it in the mud for the last month and it does surprisingly well for a fullsize, heavy pickup w/duals...
Around these parts at least half the guys I know(who actually use a pickup) run Ford's(a lot of 6.7's), a few Dodges and Chevys but hands down Ford owns the work truck market.
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Slightly off topic...
but the first time I ever drove across Montana, way back when... I came to the conclusion, half the Ford Pickups ever made ended up in Montana...
There are certainly a lot of them there...
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I bought a new 2015 F350 6.7 last year. I have about 11,000 miles on it. It has run like a top so far. I have no mechanical abilities so I cannot offer any techno-talk, but I can say I've had zero issues with it. I tow a horse trailer throughout Washington and sometimes down into Oregon. It's like the horses and trailer aren't even back there.
No gripes here on the 6.7.
Wade
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'11 F250 CC/SB, 85K Mi, owned it since brand new. Only 1 complaint and that's the 26gal fuel tank with the short box. I haven't experienced a single issue that required shop time. No tuners or deletes, running bone-stock.
I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
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I would probably have bought an F250 diesel last time around, except for the wimpy 26 gal. tank available in the model I wanted. Local dealer offered to install an aftermarket gravity feed tank in the bed of a new truck, further reducing available cargo capacity- a non-starter for me. That, and the fact that the sheet metal at the top of the box on my last Ford tore in two, due to frame flex during a long, rocky climb on a mountain lion hunt.....
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Rear brake line got ripped off today.
The ruts are deep and got dried out and hard.
POS Ford......
The reg cab '11 will hold 50-60 gallons. More than an '03 or '08 of similar configuration.
Special order option by the previous owner.
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My '13 F250 6.7L King Ranch got 18 MPG (when not towing), zero mechanical issues, but it only had 28,000 mi on it when I traded it in last month. It towed my loaded 7' x 16' x 7' enclosed trailer like it wasn't even there. The small fuel tank and lack of a DEF fluid gauge were a PIA.
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My '13 F250 6.7L King Ranch got 18 MPG (when not towing), zero mechanical issues, but it only had 28,000 mi on it when I traded it in last month. It towed my loaded 7' x 16' x 7' enclosed trailer like it wasn't even there. The small fuel tank and lack of a DEF fluid gauge were a PIA. Dont take it on a long rocky climb during a mountain lion hunt.
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My 99 7.3 is getting tired and starting to nickel and dime me and I got hit in it the other day. Sorry to hear that. My 99 7.3 is the best vehicle I have ever owned. It's at 278000 and it runs like a dream.
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