ford f-250 [superduty] pickup...

[Goosemaster]

I already ahve a few resources but more are welcome and msot of my resources aren't online

-how does the crew cab affect overall towing/hawling capacity vs. the regular cab?
-diesels vs gas in terms of hauling and MPG?

Also, for carrying materials and not leaving them on the truck for very long (a day at the most, would superduty even be necessary? The truck will basicalyl stick to paved raods and will at the msot be hauling less than 30 bags of 80lb sakrete....maybe some 90 portlands

Our e350 reg. can carry 25+ bags of 80lb concrete without a problem and it was hauling 2300lb of demo. trash the other day without a htich ..not sure about how much leeway the f-250 SDs have sicne I've only driven an old f-250 diesel SD from like '92


Thanks

 

[Fenixgoon]

diesel will definitely be better for hauling, although gas will probably get you better acceleration in daily driving situations

 

[Colt45]

diesel ftw

 

[drnickriviera]

Well if they are anything like the Dodge 2500 and 3500, they are the exact same model, just with uprated axles for extra capacity. Anything around a ton and my ram 2500 diesel throws it around like a rag doll. The newer diesels get even better mileage and more power.

 

[malbojah]

you could go to www.ford-trucks.com and browse the superduty forums

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
diesel will definitely be better for hauling, although gas will probably get you better acceleration in daily driving situations

Have you driven a diesel truck before?

A couple years ago, the home contractor I worked for bought a new truck. He had a butt ass old Suburban with a beat up old 5.7L V8. He had to put $75 gas in the tank every three days (this was two years ago too) and it wasn't very good at hauling the loads of construction debris we had to dispose of.

He replaced it with a Silverado 2500HD turbo diesel quadcab. Not only did the Silverado have kickass acceleration (can you say 600 ft-lbs of torque all down low?), but it got much better gas mileage than his Suburban.

Personally I'd get the Silverado over the F-250:

Duramax Diesel 6.6L V8 Turbo Engine Features:

* With the required Allison six-speed automatic transmission:
o 360 horsepower @ 3000 rpm
o 650 lb.-ft. of torque @ 1600 rpm

6.0L Power Stroke® Turbo Diesel 32-valve V8
325HP@3,300
570TQ@2,000
6-speed manual overdrive (std.); TorqShift? 5-speed automatic (opt.)

The Duramax makes more power, is super quiet, standard 6-speed auto, and doesn't have diesel stink (Not sure if the Ford does, but the Ford engines are much louder).

 

[Hoober]

Last word in Ford forums

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

How soon do you plan to buy? I know GM and Ford's new superduties should be out this coming winter/spring.

 

[Spamela]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
I already ahve a few resources but more are welcome and msot of my resources aren't online

-how does the crew cab affect overall towing/hawling capacity vs. the regular cab?
-diesels vs gas in terms of hauling and MPG?

Also, for carrying materials and not leaving them on the truck for very long (a day at the most, would superduty even be necessary? The truck will basicalyl stick to paved raods and will at the msot be hauling less than 30 bags of 80lb sakrete....maybe some 90 portlands

Our e350 reg. can carry 25+ bags of 80lb concrete without a problem and it was hauling 2300lb of demo. trash the other day without a htich ..not sure about how much leeway the f-250 SDs have sicne I've only driven an old f-250 diesel SD from like '92


Thanks

i have a new f250, crew cab, diesel, SB i use for
pulling my 5-th wheel trailer.

in general, the more metal, the less you can haul/tow, but any
of the super duty models can handle hauling > 2,000 lbs.
for hauling that much weight on a regular basis, you don't
want an F150.

there's basically no difference between the gas & diesel
models for hauling capacity, other things being equal.
diesels pwn for pulling and get slightly better mileage, but
unless you pull a lot, often, then even the gas
V8 models would handle your application, although the
gas engine mileage is awful.
if you put on a lot of miles, then the diesel will be more economical in
the long run, despite the initial higher cost.
getting a long bed is a good idea, but the crew cab LB
is a MAJOR pain to park.

just my 2 cents.

 

[Goosemaster]

thanks for the info people

 

[Raduque]

I don't know much about the diesel or '250s, but my dad's 150 ext cab, sb w/towing package pulled my 2500lb car on a class III hitch like it wasn't even there. Also had about 800lb of random leftover stuff from the move in the bed, too.

edit: Forgot to mention it was a cross-country, ~1500mi trip, too.

 

[dartworth]

cummins > power stroke

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: dartworth
cummins > *

Fixed