Luckiamute
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Have to have an option to diesels, which our government wants to phase out ASAP.
Lucky said:HDRider said:Lucky said:Be interesting to see the fuel milage stats. My '19 F350 single wheel w/6.2L gets 10 mpg highway and around 7 towing a 10 bale row dump. The bed and feeder on it weigh around 3,000# but would still think it'd get 13-15 mpg.
Wonder what it will cost compared to the diesel? Might have to drive one.
I would have hoped the MPG would be higher.
I was hoping for better too. I can live with 10mpg if the truck holds up for 10-12 yrs with minimal repairs. I have a '18 F350 dually with the 6.7L diesel and best I've seen is 14 mpg. Both are 4x4 with no mods and factory tires. I hear about these trucks getting 18-20 but have a hard time believing it.
Kingfisher said:ClodHopper37869 said:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GAA_engine
I found this 1,100 cubic inch v8 ford made in WW 2 to power Sherman tanks. 500 hp and over 1000 ft lbs. No info on fuel usage though.
Twin Stromberg carbs, she was a gas burner. per wikipedia, that was some engine, all aluminum 32-valve DOHC's, dual magnetos and twin spark plugs! I would like to have one, just to listen it run while nursing a Long Neck. Years ago I had a Franklin Railroad engine, I could set out at the shop with that thing running, sleep like a baby, neighbor would hear it running,
and bring a 6pk, and wake me up. set around and BS a while.. Awww the good old days.
Kingfisher said:Why did they call them railway engines?
Speaking of engines. There is a post on Newagtalk with pictures of Oshkosh and 18 P51's all cranked up. They said the sound of all those Merlin's at once was pretty cool.
Atimm693 said:Makes me wonder if big gas engines will make a return to tractors.
Lucky said:Be interesting to see the fuel milage stats. My '19 F350 single wheel w/6.2L gets 10 mpg highway and around 7 towing a 10 bale row dump. The bed and feeder on it weigh around 3,000# but would still think it'd get 13-15 mpg.
Wonder what it will cost compared to the diesel? Might have to drive one.
haase said:Last year had too buy two new trucks, just because it was time and tax reasons, first time that I went to gas, bought a f-350 and a f-250, just couldn't calculate it out to spend the extra 10 to 12 thousand per truck on initial cost, not counting the extra after cost with oil change, def, filters and fuel cost, we still pull job trailers,skidloaders and 4 wheel drive scissor lifts, don't get me wrong the torque isn't the same as a diesel, but still get the job done and at the end when it's all done it isn't worth the 4000 dollars on trade in value that the diesel brings.
I ordered my F-350 with 4:30s and I am well pleased. It pulls about the same as a stock 6.0 diesel.Aaron said:haase said:Last year had too buy two new trucks, just because it was time and tax reasons, first time that I went to gas, bought a f-350 and a f-250, just couldn't calculate it out to spend the extra 10 to 12 thousand per truck on initial cost, not counting the extra after cost with oil change, def, filters and fuel cost, we still pull job trailers,skidloaders and 4 wheel drive scissor lifts, don't get me wrong the torque isn't the same as a diesel, but still get the job done and at the end when it's all done it isn't worth the 4000 dollars on trade in value that the diesel brings.
What if you had gotten them with lower rear end gears? Guys that go from diesel to gas say you hardly notice any difference if you get the right junk in the rear end.
Nesikep said:Lower gears definitely would help, probably 4.10's would be a happy medium, 4.56's are really low.. if you do any highway driving it's going to suck fuel back
haase said:Lower gears would help, just not sure how much it would effect fuel mileage, like Nesikep said 4:10 gears would probably be the happy medium.
jltrent said:Ford pickups to add one of world's biggest V8 engines this fall
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-trucks/ford-pickups-to-add-one-of-worlds-biggest-v8-engines-this-fall/ar-AAFbBbA?li=BBnbfcL
A 7.3L gasoline-powered V8 coming to Ford's Super Duty pickups and commercial vehicles, from ambulances and utility bucket trucks to just a step shy of massive highway semitrucks.
hurleyjd said:jltrent said:Ford pickups to add one of world's biggest V8 engines this fall
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-trucks/ford-pickups-to-add-one-of-worlds-biggest-v8-engines-this-fall/ar-AAFbBbA?li=BBnbfcL
A 7.3L gasoline-powered V8 coming to Ford's Super Duty pickups and commercial vehicles, from ambulances and utility bucket trucks to just a step shy of massive highway semitrucks.
Many years ago I owned a 3/4 ton Ford with a 460 CI engine in it that equates to 7.5L. Did not develop but 375 hp