road turtle

I'm looking for people's hwy mpg experience with 6.7L

About to do a 2,000 mile trip from AZ to MI. Towing the 5th wheel, I get about 12 mpg. Given the current fuel prices, we're getting into real money, and may leave the 5th wheel in AZ, and just take the truck. I'd expect pretty consistent 75 mph without the 5th wheel. I put together a spread sheet, and it's a pretty ugly number running diesel prices all the way up to 7.50. Although it does give me the option to buy a cargo trailer and bring some stuff back in the fall

Damn... I wish I was still at Ford, SD calibrators literally were within spitting distance from my desk. None of the people I knew are still there

2022 SD I love the ability to leave the camera running on the back of my 5th wheel... but it takes up the entire screen, and behaves like the truck is in reverse, i.e. can't answer the phone etc Is there someway with forscan to make the camera behave more like the bed camera?

I recognize this is an older topic. There is zero possibility of that pin wt being real. A good rule of thumb, pin weight of 22% of trailer GVWR. With 10 speed trans, you can go with the 3.73 gear ratio, it works fine on my 2022D.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this beast. So far, couple of minor issues. Batteries failed at 38 months. Dealer tested them shortly before that, and declared them good. Replaced with AGM. Front camera just went intermittent, dealer installed a new camera. Still worried about CP4, running Opti-Lube XPD in every fillup. I've started using Blue Def Ultimate due to it's lessened propensity to crystalize. Rear roof trim piece, probably got yanked loose in a car wash. Repair requires removing rear window. I passed, dealer recommended using windshield glue on the trim. Knock sensor went bad, throwing a code. Replaced under warranty. One thing I would love to see Ford change, when using the towing camera, Sync 4 goes into backup mode, full screen camera, voice commands don't work. I wish it acted like the bed camera and would operate in split screen. This thing is a beast, I'm pulling a smaller 5th wheel, fully loaded around 13.5k. It will accelerate going up 6% grades, never balking. I stayed with 3.31 gears, and on level grade, easily goes into 10th gear. Adaptive cruise RTFW, especially while towing. I do wish the transmission would downshift sooner. It loses about 5mph while towing before it downshifts. I've gotten into the habit of poking the throttle when starting uphill. Easily holds the speed. Love the huge fuel tank, 48gal... hate parking the CCLB, it's not fun. Rollup hard tonneau cover works well, but it does take up bed space. I like being able to stand on it. I'd probably go to backflip style instead. Replace tires with Michelin, and they ride a bit better.

I'm running Opti-Lube XPD and have switched to Blue Def Ultimate, which seems to have less of an issue with crystalizing.

I know the post is a bit old, but you're looking at empty weight, not GVWR. you're not going to find 42' 5th wheel in the wt range you're quoting. Quite frankly, at 40' you should be looking at a dually, especially with the number of passengers. You'll quickly run out of payload capacity. If you plan to do the mountains out west, diesel will be your friend... but you lose payload capacity. If you decide to go to dually, just step up to the F450.

F350 DRW vs F450 DRW... I'd pick the 450 every day of the week. Tighter turner radius, better brakes, and other HD components.

It's not well supported. I'm kicking myself for not keeping the packages that my kit came in. I had to replace a wheel TPMS sensor, and local dealer parts dept and I spent better part of an hour trying to identify the correct replacement part number. IRC it's a combo trailer/5th wheel kit. Good luck!

I will suggest BlueTooth is not a stable platform. I have literally 30 different BT potential connections on my iPhone (don't get me started on iPhone rant). Because multiple devices attempt to connect at the same time, it can get more than frustrating. Between the radio in my 5th wheel which doesn't play nice and is turned off, my RZR SxS, which is also not running, and my truck all trying to connect to the phone at the same time, it doesn't go well. Add in the hearing aid connection to the phone, and it's a mess. I've had a lot of vehicles with BT, and while the Ford system is no where as stable as I'd like, it is still better than any other system I've used. While this is not an acceptable solution, sometimes just rebooting the phone or key AND door cycling the truck will clear up the connection issues.

I have the Ford TPMS on my 5th wheel. About to get a cargo trailer, and would like to see TPMS on that trailer too. Have no plans to double tow. Would I be able to add TPMS to the cargo trailer and have it also work with the SD?

ya think? LOL. I've wondered how long it might actually last... But, we're going to drive it to AZ next fall and leave it there year round. So, I'll put a new battery in it when we get back home. I have to replace the tires anyway, they are 8 years old. I need to check the voltage on the truck after replacing the batteries. It's showing 15.1v at the battery, with one or both batteries being bad. Wondering if there's a regulator issue

I'm a retiree, so didn't personally see his "fireside" chat. Heard from coworkers it was a freaking disaster, so bad it's not even available on the internal company website. Short story, none of this is hit fault, and he took credit for the aluminum body on F series trucks.

In sharp contrast to my 2010 Dodge Challenger, which is still on the original battery... F350 battery looks to be going bad Is AGM worth the extra $100?