Soundguy
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- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
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- Central florida
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- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
I drive a 04 f250 with 6.0psd. I own a 99 f450 with 7.3psd.
It's true.. the 7.3 doesn't have the pep the 6.0 does.. but zI love my 7.3 I pull a gooseneck trailer with it and have had it loaded to full legal weight many times trucking down the interstate with no noticeable difference in performance. mine is geared real low.. 4.88 rear.. so i don't get over 72mph..
but it pulls GREAT. I'm in fact considering getting a similar vintage 7.3/f350 for my wife to replace her failing gmc yukon.
I do carry a cps inmy glove box on the advice of others, just in case.
I make multi-state trips to fetch tractors now and then, so I try to run a good oil. I'm using valvolene premium blue full synthetic. it's spendy.. but a darn good oil. i went to syn tranny fluid / ps fluid as well as syn rear end oil.
I have a transfer technolofies 50g reserve tank in the bed. it's all automagic. unless i'm hauling but at 72mph loaded to 14k I still can muster around 9mpg.. anything less than full load and if I stay under 67mph i can get 10-13mpg. Unloaded, I can usually make a 3-4 state run before needing fuel. ( bladder needs stops though.. )
soundguy
It's true.. the 7.3 doesn't have the pep the 6.0 does.. but zI love my 7.3 I pull a gooseneck trailer with it and have had it loaded to full legal weight many times trucking down the interstate with no noticeable difference in performance. mine is geared real low.. 4.88 rear.. so i don't get over 72mph..
I do carry a cps inmy glove box on the advice of others, just in case.
I make multi-state trips to fetch tractors now and then, so I try to run a good oil. I'm using valvolene premium blue full synthetic. it's spendy.. but a darn good oil. i went to syn tranny fluid / ps fluid as well as syn rear end oil.
I have a transfer technolofies 50g reserve tank in the bed. it's all automagic. unless i'm hauling but at 72mph loaded to 14k I still can muster around 9mpg.. anything less than full load and if I stay under 67mph i can get 10-13mpg. Unloaded, I can usually make a 3-4 state run before needing fuel. ( bladder needs stops though.. )
soundguy