Anyone towing with 2017/2018 F-250 6.2?

[mrgrayaz]

Originally Posted by tuffr2

A pleasant surprise to me is the cargo capacity. I saw a 2018 Ram 2500 6.4 Hemi with 4:11 gears that I liked with a whopping 3,300lbs of cargo capacity.

This F-250 has a cargo capacity of 3,497!!!
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That is impressive. My F-350 6.7L Diesel has 3640lbs - your right there and its a F-250! Amazing how much cargo capacity you lose to the 6.7L and 4x4.

Welcome to the (ours is also) Silver 2017 club

[Normal_Dave]

More stirrin' the pot. For those of you who said, "Wish it was a 4x4"

Take tuffr2's truck...add:
4WD
FX4 package
5th wheel prep package
Gooseneck hitch package pre-installed
Camper Package (front/rear springs for slide in camper)
LED clearance lights
Tow Technology Bundle
Upfitter switches
Power Running Boards
Engine Block heater (gas engine)
Engine hour meter

And it will look a lot like this:
https://www.courtesyatlanta.com/new/...archDepth=3:13

Seriously, can you order any more stuff on an F-250 Lariat SRW?

[tuffr2]

mrgrayaz - I do not know anymore. I have always said that a F-350 SRW can carry 1,500lbs more than a F-250 as a blanket statement. But always heard a 2WD gas truck has a higher capacity.

I was blown away by the gas Ram 2500 having a 3,300 lb. payload. The gas F-250 FX4 at Palm Coast Ford has a cargo capacity I think of 2,600 to 2,700 lbs. So I will need to take a pic of the sticker as I find it hard to believe...lol, The truck is not here as the wife is driving it.

[tuffr2]

Normal_Dave - agree, that is one tricked out gas F-250. I would have liked to have a few of those options. I am a sucker for the camper package. Just the idea that I could add a truck camper and have a place to live is priceless.

Oh - funny I think, the old F-450 has the snow plow package and is now being sold in Florida.

[Normal_Dave]

"The wife is driving it..." Well, you know you made the right choice in truck, you might never get to use it now!

I got to thinking, Palm Coast may be "smarter than the average bears", they could setup that truck and fifth wheel, display the whole thing out front, sell it as a package just in time for Memorial Day, make up some of what you beat them out of on the new truck?

[tuffr2]

Here is a pic of the, to me amazing, 3,497lb cargo capacity. Wife is back and she gave the thumbs [emoji106] [emoji106] when she got home.

[Normal_Dave]

And one more...tuffr2's rig on a budget!

So you want that massive payload, 4x4, and "budget" pricing, get one of Ford's XL Work Truck packages with the right amount of dress up stuff. Like this one:

6.2L
FX4
3.73 Electronic Locking axle
6 passenger seating
Power Equipment Group
Chrome Package
STX appearance
Camper Package (heavy F/R springs for a truck camper install)
Power Trailer Mirrors
Backup Camera
Tailgate Step
Upfitter switches
https://www.robbierobersonford.net/n...earchDepth=5:5

Not bad looking for a "work truck". Compare this to pricing on used F-250s, and ask yourself, what more fancy options do you really need in a tow rig?

[tuffr2]

That does not look like a WT. It looks way to snazzy. That did not even look like the flat white paint.

That is a lot of truck for 39k. It will still have the boxed frame and aluminim body.

FX4 is a nice package for people that take the truck in extreme off road. 4 x 4 with a locking rear diff meaning you can have 3 drive wheels.

There was a guy looking for a budget TV. But I think his budget was 30k. It would be good if he could stretch his budget to 40k. Like I said, this is a lot of truck for the $$$.