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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2025, 11:04:17 AM »
Gmc just issued a massive recall and stop sale order on 1 or 2 of their v8 engines. Can't remember what engine it was. Make sure you look into that.

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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2025, 11:59:46 AM »
Gmc just issued a massive recall and stop sale order on 1 or 2 of their v8 engines. Can't remember what engine it was. Make sure you look into that.

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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2025, 02:23:47 PM »
I think you have to define ride quality.
Ford super duty’s are stiff, but they ride really nice. Just avoid the potholes and speed bumps.  You probably don’t need to worry about “max” tow capacity in any of them so I’d focus on F250 or a GM 2500 truck. You won’t need a 1 ton and you’ll get a little better ride out of either one that way.
If it’s not going to be your daily driver I’d go gas too, but going gas with a daily driver is going to hit you in the wallet with gas. The Ford gas 7.3 engine is a beast and a great engine but it’s single digit gas mileage. Going diesel with a daily driver will hit you in the wallet harder with the combination of maintenance costs and low teens mpg’s.
I’ll throw a cog in your wheel and say that if your trailer is currently hitting the max weight capacity of your existing truck and you only tow that trailer once in a while, maybe take a hard look at a newer F150 with the Ecoboost and the max tow package. Super crew with 6.5’ bed and the right other options will give you 13k tow capacity. Buying a super duty type truck to tow a heavy trailer once in a while maybe is overkill and will cost more than it’ll help.
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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #33 on: May 10, 2025, 05:33:58 PM »
A good friend of mine had the chevy 2500 w/ 6.6 gas & he loved it. A tree fell on it in your big windstorm this winter & he replaced it w/ a new GMC w/ the gasser in it & he loves this one, too. He hauls his 28’ travel trailer all over the NW corner of the country with it, all the way to Wyoming.

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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #34 on: May 16, 2025, 06:34:56 PM »
Picked up a new 2500HD Wednesday. Basic truck (Custom) with the right options. 6.6 gas. Just drove it to Sequim and it's a nice ride. Still need to get a canopy. Time for it to get dirty and do truck stuff.


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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #35 on: May 16, 2025, 06:36:14 PM »
That's a sweet truck! 

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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #36 on: May 16, 2025, 06:47:14 PM »
Thanks. I think it'll be good. Crazy how big/ tall these things are nowadays. Will haul some horse manure tomorrow and report back. :chuckle:
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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #37 on: May 16, 2025, 07:03:17 PM »
Nice looking truck!

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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #38 on: May 16, 2025, 08:59:34 PM »
There you go! Congrats!

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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #39 on: May 16, 2025, 09:32:59 PM »
Nice truck, Bud!
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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #40 on: May 17, 2025, 07:38:00 AM »
Thanks. I think it'll be good. Crazy how big/ tall these things are nowadays. Will haul some horse manure tomorrow and report back. :chuckle:

I have the same in 2021. It is a little hard to see over the hood right in front and I put step sides on it. Tows trailers campers and boats like a champ. Was getting 17 mpg to Montana.
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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #41 on: May 17, 2025, 11:00:35 AM »
Sweet good choice. Mine is almost identical. Wait till you price new canopies  :chuckle:
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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #42 on: May 17, 2025, 11:07:41 AM »
For about $100 bucks you can get the rear wheel well liners, easy install and really help to contain all the junk for easy cleanup.
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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #43 on: May 20, 2025, 08:38:59 AM »
Thanks. I think it'll be good. Crazy how big/ tall these things are nowadays. Will haul some horse manure tomorrow and report back. :chuckle:

I have the same in 2021. It is a little hard to see over the hood right in front and I put step sides on it. Tows trailers campers and boats like a champ. Was getting 17 mpg to Montana.

Good thing it has the front parking assist!   :chuckle:

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Re: F250 or Silverado 2500?
« Reply #44 on: May 23, 2025, 07:36:34 AM »
Parking assist? Maybe beeping when you get close to something? I haven’t found that button yet. Heh heh. When we were hunting in Montana, temp about 20 below my buddy sez, do you have a heated steering wheel? I don’t know, looked down and found the button. Yep. Things a beast to park so I just go out where I got some space.
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