Hauler

Bullardbs

Bullardbs

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I found a deal on a 85 f350 hauler with a 22' bed with a 12000 winch and has a 460 engine anyone used something like this to tow your rig? I dont have much money to work with and found this and it is cheeper then buying a trailer and a truck so thought it may be a good deal for my use. I go to ure but have never been anywere else because I have had no way to get my rig there so reallt just need some advice on what to do,
 
it is a FORD. nuff said.
with the 460 mpg is going to suck, but it will pull anything and everything and then some. if it was me i would go for it.
 
Somewhere between awful and terrible.

In theory, well-tuned and empty with a tailwind, it might get 12-14 on the highway. Loaded, expect to be in the 6-8mpg range.

I went to CO one time with a buddy of mine, him in a 94ish F250 with a 460, EFI, and an OD trans, towing his truck on a trailer. He got 8mpg the entire way out. Had another buddy with the same truck, similarly loaded, that used it for construction, got 12mpg all the time, no matter what.
 
saf-t scissors said:
Somewhere between awful and terrible.

In theory, well-tuned and empty with a tailwind, it might get 12-14 on the highway. Loaded, expect to be in the 6-8mpg range.

I went to CO one time with a buddy of mine, him in a 94ish F250 with a 460, EFI, and an OD trans, towing his truck on a trailer. He got 8mpg the entire way out. Had another buddy with the same truck, similarly loaded, that used it for construction, got 12mpg all the time, no matter what.
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thanks for the info
 
The E-250 van I used to tow with was a carbed 460, and i stayed in the 4 barrel, I got an average or 8-9. I miss it.

Having a hauler will net you many friends. Also consider you could haul your Jeep and pull a camper too!
 
It will be a good truck, but look for about 8mpg and it will slow down going up hill. Long steep hills may get down to 40mph when towing.
 
LoMod's F250 (4x2) w/ 460 & non-OD auto of similar vintage got (IIRC) about 5-6mpg with Bruisers current bed camper pulling a 2200# trailer (now mine) and a lightly modified YJ...

As said, would pull a house and anything else you could fit...

Seems like you might be able to eek another mpg or 2 out of it with an ultra tuned FI setup?
 
expect anywhere from 6-10 mpg, depending on the weight of your rig and how (un)aerodynamic it is.
 
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