lukem said:The 7.3 is old school smelly loud diesel....and that's not bad in my book...but isn't for everyone.
SolarAndWood said:10 years old, South of the salt belt with 150K on it...how many miles should I expect out of it if I can keep it from rotting in Syracuse?
Also, how much more capable is a 7.3 Excursion than a 6.0 gas 3/4 ton Suburban?
Bigg_Redd said:I thought 3/4 ton 'burbs hadn't been made it years, no?
Danno77 said:Definitely would prefer this over the 6.0 gasser Suburban, but that's just me.
SolarAndWood said:I think it has 3.73s in it. Turns like 2400 at 75. I don't have any issues with power with it and the only time I see the tranny temp move is in the hills with a heavy load.
The problem is that the trailer is 3K to start. Doesn't take much to get 6500 pounds in the trailer and then I'm at the towing capacity spec. I pulled a load of stone home with it last week and took it real easy as I knew I was beyond where I should be. Made me think that a little more truck would be nice.
lukem said:SolarAndWood said:I think it has 3.73s in it. Turns like 2400 at 75. I don't have any issues with power with it and the only time I see the tranny temp move is in the hills with a heavy load.
The problem is that the trailer is 3K to start. Doesn't take much to get 6500 pounds in the trailer and then I'm at the towing capacity spec. I pulled a load of stone home with it last week and took it real easy as I knew I was beyond where I should be. Made me think that a little more truck would be nice.
Man, 6500 for a 3/4 ton seems pretty low to me. My 1/2 ton with the 4.6 and 3.33's is rated for 8,200. I've pulled 6K (another F150 on a car hauler) with it and it was very manageable, but going much over that I would prefer to have electric brakes over the surge brakes (personal preference). I wouldn't want to pull it over the Rockies, or pull that much on a regular basis, but it was fine for shorter infrequent trips.
94ranger55 said:I thought that you could get a 8.1 with allinsonn trans ,if so that would be my choice ,a nice big block thats also proven and one of the best trannys being made !