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Ford F250's
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Ford F250's
Hey guys,
Can anyone offer much insight into the F250's. Need something in this size range purely for a tow vehicle for 5-5.5 tonne boat. Which motors are best the 7.3L or the 5.???L? Is there many issues with diffs / gearboxes etc. What is their tow capacity and is it upgradable? Any other ideas on vehicles that might fit the bill - needs to be relatively new.
Cheers...
Can anyone offer much insight into the F250's. Need something in this size range purely for a tow vehicle for 5-5.5 tonne boat. Which motors are best the 7.3L or the 5.???L? Is there many issues with diffs / gearboxes etc. What is their tow capacity and is it upgradable? Any other ideas on vehicles that might fit the bill - needs to be relatively new.
Cheers...
7.3l diesel is probably the best for towing, but i've read that injectors can sometimes be up to $5000 each
i dont know if the tow rating is as high as 5 ton, last time i heard it was roughly 4.5 ton.
read exploroz the effies have a mixed reception on there
i dont know if the tow rating is as high as 5 ton, last time i heard it was roughly 4.5 ton.
read exploroz the effies have a mixed reception on there
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Good to see you still around Stumpy...dont see you on many of the other forums anymore.stumpyGU wrote:7.3l diesel is probably the best for towing, but i've read that injectors can sometimes be up to $5000 each
i dont know if the tow rating is as high as 5 ton, last time i heard it was roughly 4.5 ton.
read exploroz the effies have a mixed reception on there
is that what is written on the towbar? What about the towing placard from Ford Aus?
My GQ can tow 2500kg, the towbar is rated to 3500kg.
Early 80 series are rated at 2700kg, but the towbar is rated at 3500kg
it doesn't matter what the towbar is rated at (unless it is less).
My GQ can tow 2500kg, the towbar is rated to 3500kg.
Early 80 series are rated at 2700kg, but the towbar is rated at 3500kg
it doesn't matter what the towbar is rated at (unless it is less).
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Not sure mate...this is what i have been reading in vehicle specs, not on tow bars. Also reading it in reviews and on a fairly informative 5th wheel manufacturing site.CRUSHU wrote:is that what is written on the towbar? What about the towing placard from Ford Aus?
My GQ can tow 2500kg, the towbar is rated to 3500kg.
Early 80 series are rated at 2700kg, but the towbar is rated at 3500kg
it doesn't matter what the towbar is rated at (unless it is less).
hey kamo have a look at this site mate
http://www.fseries.info/
has some pretty decent info in regards to towing n that. also i looked on the ford aus site n saw that the 4x4 F250 and 7.3l have been dropped from the range.
http://www.fseries.info/
has some pretty decent info in regards to towing n that. also i looked on the ford aus site n saw that the 4x4 F250 and 7.3l have been dropped from the range.
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We have two F250s in our family business. 7.3L XLT turbo auto dual cabs.
When we bought ours they were rated at 3500kg tow capacity but were retrospectively made 4500kg. Problem with that is ours are fitted with 3500kg HR towbars. I don't know what the 5th wheel specs are as we don't have that setup.
From our experience I am not a fan. I beleive that the only reason they did reasonably well here as far as sales are concerned is that they had no real competitors available from normal Australian dealers.
I think they are typical yank cars. They are very powerful and strong but unreliable and I don't think ergonomics were even considered when it was designed. They are not terribly comfortable even though you have oodles of room. The seats are like slabs of foam with no real shape. Who the hell desings a vehicle this big and can't manage to fit a glove box? Sure you have the big centre bin but no bloody glove box? The airbag must be the size of a circus tent
The dealer we used to use always said they never had problems with them etc etc (even though we always did have problems) but the dealer we now use says that his workers hide in the bathroom when they see one pull into the workshop as they don't want to be the one who is assigned to work on it.
I've talked to some people who think they are the best things ever but our experience are that they are not even close.
I'd use my personal 1994 Discovery over our company 2003/4 F250s any day unless I had to carry or tow something really big/heavy.
When we bought ours they were rated at 3500kg tow capacity but were retrospectively made 4500kg. Problem with that is ours are fitted with 3500kg HR towbars. I don't know what the 5th wheel specs are as we don't have that setup.
From our experience I am not a fan. I beleive that the only reason they did reasonably well here as far as sales are concerned is that they had no real competitors available from normal Australian dealers.
I think they are typical yank cars. They are very powerful and strong but unreliable and I don't think ergonomics were even considered when it was designed. They are not terribly comfortable even though you have oodles of room. The seats are like slabs of foam with no real shape. Who the hell desings a vehicle this big and can't manage to fit a glove box? Sure you have the big centre bin but no bloody glove box? The airbag must be the size of a circus tent
The dealer we used to use always said they never had problems with them etc etc (even though we always did have problems) but the dealer we now use says that his workers hide in the bathroom when they see one pull into the workshop as they don't want to be the one who is assigned to work on it.
I've talked to some people who think they are the best things ever but our experience are that they are not even close.
I'd use my personal 1994 Discovery over our company 2003/4 F250s any day unless I had to carry or tow something really big/heavy.
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Which is why I have seen some 2nd hand F250s with asking prices of $100k even though list was only ever $82500 and we paid $75k new with accessories.stumpyGU wrote:also i looked on the ford aus site n saw that the 4x4 F250 and 7.3l have been dropped from the range.
Rumours abound that we will see the new F250 but it has been a while now. Plus we never really got the old one. What we got was a body shape that was about 1 generation old with a driveline that was 2 generations old.
Land Rover Discovery series 1 V8
I can't give you a whole lot of metric specs but I can help you with tech information. I work at a Ford dealer in the parts department and I own a 2000 F-350 7.3 diesel. Most F-250s here from 1999-2003 models have a 8800 lb gross vehicle weight rating and gross combined capacity (truck and trailer together) of 20,000 lbs here in the US.
The 7.3 sold here was rated at 235 HP with 500 lbs of torque with a 4R100 automatic transmission. The manual models were rated at 275 HP and 525 lbs or torque.
The truck will easily handle 10,000 lbs of trailer. My F-350 with camper and trailer loaded is at about 16k and handles it nicely. I do have a couple of mods added to my rig to give it a little more pep though.
PM me if I can help you.
The 7.3 sold here was rated at 235 HP with 500 lbs of torque with a 4R100 automatic transmission. The manual models were rated at 275 HP and 525 lbs or torque.
The truck will easily handle 10,000 lbs of trailer. My F-350 with camper and trailer loaded is at about 16k and handles it nicely. I do have a couple of mods added to my rig to give it a little more pep though.
PM me if I can help you.
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dads f250 never stops having problems allways with the drag links or tie rod ends.
super powerfull not very comfy. would have thought the auto would be very strong.
super powerfull not very comfy. would have thought the auto would be very strong.
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dont bother buying 1 they are the biggest pile of over priced scrap metal lying around, you will find alot of the new effies are made in brazil to there worlrd leadind specs , they are not even painted when they leave brazil, sum ....lets say have alot of surface rust when they have been sitting on the docks for 6 months for pick up, so guess what there not rubed or sanded before the major deals pick em up . they get a paint job but dont expect it to last for many years.
buggy time............
I dont know where you got this info about them not been painted, im a wharfie in sydney(for the last 5yr) and the ones we've taken off at darling harbour where all very much painted. yes theres a bit of rust on the chassics and leaf springs.bazooked wrote: they are not even painted when they leave brazil, sum ....lets say have alot of surface rust when they have been sitting on the docks for 6 months for pick up, so guess what there not rubed or sanded before the major deals pick em up . they get a paint job but dont expect it to last for many years.
As for anything sitting on the wharfs for 6months(Any where around the world), i dought it very much.
The sweet sound of 7.3ltr TD and SuperchargeV10 petols is just music. But wheres the bloody glovebox????
8800 = 4 tonBlueRidgeRunner wrote:I can't give you a whole lot of metric specs but I can help you with tech information. I work at a Ford dealer in the parts department and I own a 2000 F-350 7.3 diesel. Most F-250s here from 1999-2003 models have a 8800 lb gross vehicle weight rating and gross combined capacity (truck and trailer together) of 20,000 lbs here in the US.
The 7.3 sold here was rated at 235 HP with 500 lbs of torque with a 4R100 automatic transmission. The manual models were rated at 275 HP and 525 lbs or torque.
The truck will easily handle 10,000 lbs of trailer. My F-350 with camper and trailer loaded is at about 16k and handles it nicely. I do have a couple of mods added to my rig to give it a little more pep though.
PM me if I can help you.
20,000 = 9 ton
10,000 = 4.6 ton
16,000 = 7.3 ton
i heard that in the states the f-250's were rated at 10 tonne.. my dad went on a fishing trip to port stephens in a 6.5+ tonne boat, they used an f-250 and according to them, the car even uphill didnt even feel like it had the boat behind it, towing ur boat wouldnt be a hassle for that then. thats what we wanted to get for our boat, but its too much $, thats why we wanna convert to a big block or sumthing.
Hey mate,PSI-EFI wrote:i heard that in the states the f-250's were rated at 10 tonne.. my dad went on a fishing trip to port stephens in a 6.5+ tonne boat, they used an f-250 and according to them, the car even uphill didnt even feel like it had the boat behind it, towing ur boat wouldnt be a hassle for that then. thats what we wanted to get for our boat, but its too much $, thats why we wanna convert to a big block or sumthing.
The boat will be going on the trailer in the next week or so and then its an 150k tow to the painters. The trailer is 1500kg and we have about 3 tonne of ali in the boat so far. Already we're at 4.5 tonne without motors, fuel, batteries, etc etc. Stay tuned and i'll report back with how it tows.
eyy, soundin good mate, what type of boat is it? got any pics? we just got our 454 to tow our 3+ tonne caribbean in our 80 series cruiserKaMo wrote:Hey mate,PSI-EFI wrote:i heard that in the states the f-250's were rated at 10 tonne.. my dad went on a fishing trip to port stephens in a 6.5+ tonne boat, they used an f-250 and according to them, the car even uphill didnt even feel like it had the boat behind it, towing ur boat wouldnt be a hassle for that then. thats what we wanted to get for our boat, but its too much $, thats why we wanna convert to a big block or sumthing.
The boat will be going on the trailer in the next week or so and then its an 150k tow to the painters. The trailer is 1500kg and we have about 3 tonne of ali in the boat so far. Already we're at 4.5 tonne without motors, fuel, batteries, etc etc. Stay tuned and i'll report back with how it tows.
Its a custom plate boat.PSI-EFI wrote:eyy, soundin good mate, what type of boat is it? got any pics? we just got our 454 to tow our 3+ tonne caribbean in our 80 series cruiserKaMo wrote:Hey mate,PSI-EFI wrote:i heard that in the states the f-250's were rated at 10 tonne.. my dad went on a fishing trip to port stephens in a 6.5+ tonne boat, they used an f-250 and according to them, the car even uphill didnt even feel like it had the boat behind it, towing ur boat wouldnt be a hassle for that then. thats what we wanted to get for our boat, but its too much $, thats why we wanna convert to a big block or sumthing.
The boat will be going on the trailer in the next week or so and then its an 150k tow to the painters. The trailer is 1500kg and we have about 3 tonne of ali in the boat so far. Already we're at 4.5 tonne without motors, fuel, batteries, etc etc. Stay tuned and i'll report back with how it tows.
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