To Powerstroke.... or not?

[FireFlyFishing]

No

 

[MT-JONAS]

For me? $15,000 MAX. I have a 2017 f350 with the 6.7 Powerstroke. Prove to me there is a better set up than a Ford Super Duty with a 6.7 diesel. Stats prove there's nothing better. Regardless what our personal opinions.

 

[Victor3Ranger1]

Parts are about $2K, labor should be under a grand.

Thank you

 

[MtPockets]

For me? $15,000 MAX. I have a 2017 f350 with the 6.7 Powerstroke. Prove to me there is a better set up than a Ford Super Duty with a 6.7 diesel. Stats prove there's nothing better. Regardless what our personal opinions.

I dont know about any stats that might suggest that.

I DO like Fords heated tailgate option! Very innovative!

 

[HSmithTX]

For me? $15,000 MAX. I have a 2017 f350 with the 6.7 Powerstroke. Prove to me there is a better set up than a Ford Super Duty with a 6.7 diesel. Stats prove there's nothing better. Regardless what our personal opinions.

Put a Cummins 5.9 and an Allison transmission in that F350 and THEN you would have the best setup possible. They all have their strong points and their weak points, the Ford 250-650 are the best trucks on the market in my opinion but I do not think they have anything close to the best engine or transmission possible.

 

[MT-JONAS]

Put a Cummins 5.9 and an Allison transmission in that F350 and THEN you would have the best setup possible. They all have their strong points and their weak points, the Ford 250-650 are the best trucks on the market in my opinion but I do not think they have anything close to the best engine or transmission possible.

I'm not sure, really. I don't think there is a better diesel engine than the 5.9 Cummins but finding that combo in any pickup from factory is impossible

Ram moved on from the 5.9 in order to keep up in the horsepower race. And the Allison has been proving it isn't bullet proof either.

 

[Horse1]

A few things that I would check- Transmission fluid for any burnt odor or discoloration. That is a lot of hours idling, which is hard on a torque converter. Same with the differential fluid. There is a little bit of cupping starting on the front tires, so expect some front end work. It is nearing the mileage for transmission failure which could set you back $5000.00 to $8000.00 depending on local prices and 2 or 2WD. It appears to be 2WD.
EDIT- I reread the post and I see the front end was just worked over.

14% of the hrs on the truck are @ idle. That is VERY little idle time as a percentage. That low idle percentage is also why it's still got intact emissions. My idle time varies between 19-20% of total run time on the motor depending on time of year. Winter time it creeps up a little and when spring comes it slowly drops. A buddy runs/maintains the fleet for the local electric company. Their fleet of 6.7L Powerstrokes are routinely 35-40% idle time.

I have an '11 F250 and it's cupped the outsides of the tires from day 1. It hasn't mattered if it's been mild hi way tread or mud tires. @ 246K (all by me) I'm on my 7th set of tires. I rotate @ 5K with every oil change. I swap fuel filters every 10K.

For suspension work in that time/Mi, I've done ball joints, anti-sway bar, hubs, and shocks. I did brakes/rotors around 90-95K, the current set is ~150K and no need of replacement yet. Lots of empty-running "road miles" on mine.

For engine work, I had a radiator and EGR valve replaced under warrantee @ about 95K.

Around 215-220K I had all the vacuum lines for the 4WD system replaced. The shift in/out of 4WD is back to being like new whether sitting or rolling it's nearly immediate.

Regarding "Death Wobble". I had the signals it was going to start for me around 30K and took it in. Nothing on the front end was appreciably worn. The service writer I use exclusively said they'd had good luck getting rid of it with more air pressure and/or stiffer side-wall tires. The sticker in the door says to run 65PSI in the tires. In tires w/2 sidewall belts, I run 75PSI. 3 sidewall belt tires allow me to use 65PSI with nary a wiggle.

The only time I got appreciable "bump-steer", my factory shocks were shot. I put Bilstein 5100's on around 150K and the bump-steer went away immediately.

I drove 1100Mi of Interstate round-trip last Fri/Sat to get to a good friend's surprise 50th B-Day party. The pickup ran as silky-smooth as a 3/4tn pickup w/AT tires can.