FORD F250 T/D 7.3litre compare.

me too....hehehehehehe

How much would a house weigh?

I think I've got it.......

They're are made by Freuhof (spell check???) and have 12 wheels on 3 axles (commonly called a "tri-ax"). I think this is gunna discount the cruiser from the equation, cos it is gunna have to be a 5th wheeler (unless you wanna add a "dolly" from a road train, which would mean you might be able to use a cruiser if it's fitted witha pintle hook, but you'd have to have the mutha of all electric brake controllers).

Fitting-out one of these 40 foot long trailers would be a great way to blow $100 grand......or you could just buy a fridge van and have the whole "house" air conditioned.

I could go on.

Cheers

Roachie

Sorry,OOOPPPSSS,,,IN wrong spot try 2,800kg
Your on the ball.CHERS,PAYNIE.

Ohhhh....THAT makes more sense....lol

Why struggle with the little truck pulling that huge weight. The Ford will handle it easily. Don't know about consumption though.

Ray

With a truck that size he could throw a couple of 44's in the back.

We know a couple with one and a large van, but I think he gilds the lilly a tad with his claimed consumption figures. Can't remember them exactly, but suffice to say by his claims, it'd give a Moped a run for the money. ;o)

Cheers

Forgot to say that the F250s have a bad rep for being unreliable. I am wary of taking them to far away from help.

Hi Utemad - what problems have you had? Not that we will buy one unless we win Lotto. Motherhen

If you search I've mentioned some before but off the top of my head we've had these problems.

Most recently we spewed sump oil out of the motor via the diesel pump. As it uses oil pressure to operate the pump. We had to limp it to Sydney by topping up the oil regularly. Then it took them 5 days to fix. It was a huge leak. We used 15L to get 200km. Lucky we had some with us. They told us it was a faulty o-ring.
The wheel alignment is never any good. Always flogging out tyres and the truck wanders on the road. This has been "fixed" a few times.
The rear shackles needed replacing as they were metal on metal. One of them like this from new.
Been through countless brake light switches. One time we couldn't get it out of Park (long walk involved) and another time we couldn't get it into Park. Other times were intermittent which buggers the cruise control plus no brake lights of course.
Had a casting hole in the turbo manifod which leaked pressure with a very loud whistle (still there but somewhat better after getting "fixed").
The air con is useless in Qld.
Had a replacement fuel pump (in tank) after lots of fighting. Sometimes you would put your foot down and it would just die. Great when entering a freeway.
Lots of other niggly problems over the years that I can't recall but bleep you off at the time. Such as various trim parts missing or damaged when picked up from dealer. Plus had the oil filter work its way loose a few times. Coating the underside in oil.

They're great for towing but you can't trust them to get you home.

UteMad i take it this was with a number of vehicles, not just one big bad lemon?

Our company has two of these utes. They have both had all the same probs except that one had the fuel pump issue and the other had the spewing sump oil from the diesel pump issue. I have spoken to many people who have had the rear shackle problem and the steering issue and some others who have had issues with other things we haven't (yet :-( ) However some other people say they have had no problems. So maybe they have a dealer that replaces these problematic parts when serviced without telling them or maybe they are just damn lucky.

So it is not just a one off lemon unfortunately.

Thanks for the feedback Utemad. I did recall posts on Exploroz some time back of people having problems with F250s, wheras the Bushtracker people who have them have only rarely reported problems; 1 was a faulty "injector pressure sensor" on a brand new vehicle, another a "cam timing sensor". I wonder are the horrid problems you describe related to any particluar year model? Just out of interest. The new ones are too dear, and the second hand ones even dearer (very rare). I would be reluctant to purchase second hand without knowing the history. We're giving it a go sticking with the little Patrol 3 ltr and hope it doesn't die on us in the middle of nowhere. Motherhen

One is a late 2003 (fuel pump problem) and the other an early 2004 (diesel pump oil problem). Both were bought new and have both done about 75000km. Niether I would trust to return me home.

If your worried about your 3 litre leaving you stranded then don't buy an F250.

I just remembered that one came new with a faulty fuel gauge. I still remember the long walk when my fuel gauge told me I had 1/4 tank left when it sputtered and died.

Depending on which Cruiser and F250 he is looking at there isn't much difference in price. Although the top of the line Cruiser and F250 are very different in trim levels.

I don't understand, don't you guy's have the bogsite, and also the private bogsite to clean information in regard to tow vechiles for Bushtrackers, and even the "lone ranger" and all those tips would have thought that you would have found the answer by now, maybe its to get a lighter van, still i will agree that 5k to the litre is a bit rough i get more than that with my 4.8 and thats petrol, for what its worth met a station owner on the Tanami last year who had changed from a LC to the 250 and was about to go back to the Nissan just did not like the rough roads.

THANKS LEON,
L/CRUISER T/D HAS WON OVER PICK ONE UP IN THE MORNING.
CHEERS, PAYNIE.