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I would find bsfc maps for the HO and regular output Powerstrokes very interesting to look at. Does anyone on this forum have access to this information?

The back up assist requires either stickers for a tag trailer or a sensor to be installed on the fiver pin box for a fifth wheel. It works very well but requires a little skill to get on to it. I would guess that with a little practice most people would be able to back up better using the PTBA than they can without it.

Just to offer a little more clarification: Say you are descending a steep grade with an 18,000 lb trailer in tow and you take your foot off the brake while the EB is set to auto and the transmission is in second gear at 3200 engine rpm and about 45mph, the EB will attempt to hold 45 mph, but it might not be able to. If not the truck will continue to accelerate until the engine revs to a point where it can produce the necessary reverse HP to hold a constant speed or until the engine reaches the redline (at which point the computer will automatically apply the truck's and trailer's wheel brakes for a short period to slow the truck down a bit before releasing the brakes and allowing the EB to once again attempt to maintain the speed).

The exhaust brake on my 2022 is not a whole lot better than it was on my 2016. The 2022 has the "auto" mode which is nice but doesn't make the exhaust brake any stronger. Think of your engine as an air pump .... the faster it turns the more air it pumps. The exhaust brake is like a nozzle on the end of a hose .... turn the nozzle down and the pressure increases. The power it takes for your engine to pump air is a function of the air volume (which is determined by engine displacement and rpm) times the back pressure. The maximum back pressure that the EB can build is limited by the strength of the springs on the exhaust valves ... if the back pressure is allowed to build too high the exhaust valves can begin to float. So to be effective the Ford EB requires high engine rpm... (very high back pressure is not an option on the Powerstroke). The "auto" mode is nice. It is especially useful when descending long steep grades. You simply hit the EB button twice to turn it to auto. If it is on auto and you are descending a long steep grade with a heavy trailer it will attempt to shift the transmission and adjust the "nozzle" such that the engine will hold the truck/trailer at the speed you were traveling when your foot was removed from either the brake pedal or the throttle. So, if you are descending at 45 mph and you want to speed up to 50 mph you simply touch the throttle until the truck hits 50 mph; if you remove your foot from the throttle at 50 mph, 50 mph becomes your new set point. If you are descending at 45 mph and want to slow to 35 mph, simply brake until 35 mph and when you take your foot off the brake pedal 35 mph becomes your new set point.

The sales manager at my dealership told me he expects the order bank to open up very soon in Canada. It seems as though when you order has less to do with when they build your tuck than what it should.

Are massage seats a thing of the past? I think I was fairly fortunate to get them on my 2022. I was hoping they would be more readily available for 2023 but it looks as though they are no longer even listed as an option.

I had AS on my 17. My 21 didn’t have it and I couldn’t tell any difference. There was no way I was willing to pay a premium for what I see as a worthless option so I didn’t order it on my current truck either (2022).

That’s wonderful, thank you very much for looking that up for me.

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Although I agree that there are things to invest in that should generate a greater return than the interest charged on a truck loan, we choose not to have loans on our vehicles. Only you can decide how you want to live but there is something appealing about living without taking on unnecessary debt.

I'm thrilled with my '21 and so if I was you I'd leave my order in for the '22. I don't think it costs much to sell a truck that is a year or two old and upgrade when you decide you want a '23 or '24.

After trying multiple tracking sites this site worked for my Canadian order: https://shop.ford.com/vehicleordertracking#/ This site didn't give me a whole lot of info but at least I can see that the order has been confirmed and that the truck is optioned as it should be. No window sticker available yet but if the build date that my dealer gave me is correct I would think a window sticker should be generated next week.

My dealer tells me I have a build date of Jan 27th. I typed my VIN number into the Mach-E order tracking tool. My Vin shows up as a 1908 Model T that was had a final delivery date of 1908-10-01. I take it the Mach-E tracking tool no longer works for Canadian orders?

I find this interesting. I’ve had this same sales manager order me my last 6 trucks … (4 that have been delivered over the past several years and two that I’m currently waiting for build dates on). I’ve never received emails from Ford on the any of the orders.

I just looked at the order sheet the dealer sent me back when he placed the orders. Turns out the priority allocated to my build is 19 …. not 10 like the sales manager told me over the phone. The ‘21 I’m driving currently was ordered from the same dealership with a priority 19 and was under 3 months from order to delivery but that order was placed December of 2020.

I ordered a couple f350 platinum diesel pickups back in May. The dealer told me he placed a priority 10 on the orders and has no idea when Ford will build these trucks. I was also told that they will put a higher priority on the trucks that guys are paying full MSRP for vs my trucks. If the dealer has an identical truck to mine with a higher priority will Ford always pick it over mine or does the order date at some point trump priority rating?

I ordered the 1st of June and so far no build date, but, if it ever comes this ‘22 F350 diesel will replace my ‘21 F350….. both are optioned identical.

^^^^ I also believe that the F250 with the HCTT is identical to the F350 SRW in every way other than the badging and door sticker. What is interesting is that an F350 has a $335 increase in MSRP in the US over an F250 with the HCTT .... in Canada you don't see many F250s and the MSRP of the F350 is $1428 more than the F250 with the HCTT package.

If it was a no charge option I'd probably take it but I wouldn't pay for it. My 2017 was supposed to have it and my '21 not .... I could hardly notice any difference.

If you cancel your 21, a year from now you might be asking if you should cancel your 22 and wait for a 23.

If it’s cheap he should buy it. If the 2022 is the same, which it most likely is, then he keeps it: if the 2022 is different he sells it for a small profit.

I think I like the Platinum interior better than the Limited. The Limited comes standard with adaptive steering which I am not willing to pay extra for. In Canada the Limited is $6900 more than a Platinum with the dual pane sunroof and no adaptive steering.

I don’t think the Tremor is available with 3.31 gears.

I think you might have a wrong number there. 3.31 ten speed overall drive ratio in 10th is 3.31 x .632 = 2.092 six speed is 3.31 x .674 = 2.231 But comparing the 2021 Powestroke to the 2019 is a little more involved: The 2021 makes 1050 lbft peak torque at 1600 rpm .... 320 hp @ 1600 rpm. The 2019 makes 935 lb ft peak torque at 1800 rpm. ... 320 hp @ 1800 rpm. So, even though the six speed is geared lower in high gear than the ten speed is consider this: At 77 mph a 3.31 equipped 2021 Powerstroke would be running at 1600 rpm and able to produce 320 hp At 76 mph a 3.55 equipped 2019 Powerstroke would be running at 1800 rpm and able to produce 320 hp. So even though the ten speed has a higher high gear ratio than the six speed it still takes 3.55 gears with a six speed to compete with 3.31 gears in a 2021. Also, just because you have 10 gears doesn’t mean you always have to use high gear. There is nothing wrong with locking out tenth gear on occasion if conditions warrant the practice. Edit: And I think it’s worth mentioning again that it would take 4.30 gears behind a 2019 / six speed for first gear to compete with first gear and 3.31 gears behind a 2021 / ten speed. (And 5.00 or even 5.50 rear end behind a 2019 to compete with a 2021 in reverse)

I think it would be interesting to ask people who have 3.31 gears how often they use tenth gear. My guess is that for most, 10th will be one of the most used gears. When it comes right down to it a 3.55 equipped truck is very similar to a 3.31 with 10th locked out. With 3.31 gears I find I lock out 10th and occasionally even 9th while towing in certain conditions..... conditions where I’m towing heavy enough to be getting 6 mpg