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Originally Posted by Wit
I just bought a 2021 F-250 with the 7.3 in February. I bought it to upgrade from my 5.0 F-150. Our camper weighs a little over 7,000lbs when loaded. The F-250 also has 3.55 rear end. While not towing, I get around 14 mpg. on short trips around where I live. My wife and I have driven it to Texas twice this year from our home in Ohio and have averaged 16mpg on the highway. When I drive 60 to 65mph it gets 17mpg, but once I get up to 75 on the expressway it goes down. While towing I have been getting between 8 and 9 mpg. which is the same as my F-150. The experience of towing with this truck is night and day from the F-150. Plenty of power and confidence while towing. I think you will enjoy your truck with this setup. I hope this helps with your questions and I look forward to hearing your experience with this truck. My father in law has always told me" if you can afford to buy the truck, you can afford the fuel!"
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Awesome! That helps a ton! I swear, reading through other threads, this argument of 4.30 over 3:55 rear axle's for the 7.3L is as bad as "Gas vs. Diesel".
I don't ever intend to purchase a 5th wheel, so all of my towing would be under 10K, and like I mentioned, 90% of the time it's a daily driver, and when I am towing, it's in the flat lands of the Midwest. If I do take a trip to the East coast, or south over the Smokey's, it would be very rare.