I don't think the Ford 6.0 is as bad as the net would lead you to believe. Mine never gave me any trouble for the first 22,000 miles. Then I brunt the #3 piston, Ford replace the engine under warranty in less than 2 weeks. I now have about 10,000 miles on the new engine and it hasn't missed a beat. Other than the engine, I have not had the truck in for any but regular service. My first engine was the first series of the 6.0 that everyone complains about so I expected more problems and was suprised that I had nothing until the engine went, and have had none after so far. It hauls my camper, tows the jeep as well and has plenty of power. It is the auto and has the tow/haul mode like the allison and works great. I don't think people should be as afraid to have one as they think. My partner at work had his 2006 chey duramax/allison leave him sitting in a parking lot 400miles from home. The trany went out all at once, took over 2 weeks to get parts and fix it. So any particular truck from any manufactuerer can give you grief, its the luck of the draw.

I have a 2003 F450 PSD with auto and 4x4. Had some difficulty until I was sent to a young diesel mechanic in Nashville who is considered one of the best in the Ford stable.He has one of the lowest returns for work he does and never had a truck boght back by Ford. Since he put his magic on my truck. For the past 35,000 miles the truck has run oh so good. The young man is a very highly paid mechanic. He is almost overwhelm with work. If the 6.0L is treated right by the right mechanic, the 6.0L will do okay and be a good truck.

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Originally posted by AllenF:
We just purchased a new Ford F-350 4X4 dually King Ranch with the 6.0 diesel and the 5 speed auto. If you compare this truck to the other 2 manufacturers (Dodge,GM)it for now comes out on top for towing and it is rated to carry more in the bed also.

Really? The Duramax has more HP and more Torque. The auto trans has 1 more gear. The peak torque on the duramax is just over 1600 rpm, which I believe is lower than the 6.0 also.

Is the ford 350 rated to pull 16,000 pounds?

I am using a 1999 F350 dually for my bigfoot 3000. It is my belief based on several years of use that the F350 is really too small for the bigfoot.

If I had the chance to do it all over I would go for the F-550.

Note: the F-350 with the 7.3 powerstroke is an excellent rig-never given me any trouble; however the frame and suspension is not sufficient for the bigfoot 3000 which when fully loaded and equipped weighs close to 4400 lbs.

IVER (Hemi).