Looking for opinions on which truck to choose. Pretty much towing 4k to 6k daily about 150miles. As of now I have a 2019 f150 limited with the Raptor 3.5l h.o. ecoboost which seem to have no problem towing load but starting to have transmission issues like hard shifting and sometimes feels like it goes into neutral between shifts. Is this to much for truck to handle and should I upgrade to f250 and if so gas or diesel? Any opinions will be helpful

 

If you are primarily using it to tow that weight and running into transmission issues order a single rear wheel F350 7.3 gas. It will have the 10r140 transmission. I would also get 4.30 gears to help with power and pulling economy. In 2026 you can get an XLT premium that cuts out a lot of the price fluff and is basically a cloth seat lariat.

Avoid all the halftons because of transmission valvebody issues; except the Tundra they are supposedly ok and I own the Lexus SUV version of that drivetrain and its fine.

Another thought would be to find a less desirable used 6.7 model like a 2wd dually in lower trim. I had an STX 2wd super cab I pretty much had to buy during covid because of the shortage. It took me 3 months to sell it later on; was a really nice work truck for the price.

 

Yeah, I'd be looking for at least a 250.

 

The only thing about the 250 gas is it comes with the 10r100. That transmission is sportier, more efficient, and funner to drive. So definitely go that route if its primarily an empty daily driver.

The 350 7.3 gas comes with the 10r140 like the diesel has. Not as light duty.

You also want to make sure you get the 20s or 275/70/18AT tires on an f350 so you get the max rear GAWR available.

But honestly any 3/4 or 1 ton would work for that load. As long as he isn’t abusing it the transmission in one of those should last a long while. I would avoid the halftons right now except for the Tundra and if you get one of those just make sure to swap to 5-30 oil.

 

Have the transmission checked at a trustworthy dealer. There is a TSB semi-recall on those exact problems, especially the slipping like going into Nuetral while driving.

 

F250 at a minimum. 350 if you don't mind spending a bit more for the better trans.

 

To better clarify something I said. The f250 gas comes with the 10r100.

The diesel f250 comes with the 10r140 like the f350-600 have. If you go diesel any f250 configuration would work fine.

As long as there isn’t a lot of wind drag or elevation climbing you will probably be happier with a gas. That is a light load.

 

Man I really hate to get rid of f150 has no trouble at all handling load other then the tranny issue that's recently started occasionally. Was hoping to hear just change the filter and fluid and hit the road again, lol!
Never that easy for me! 🤣

 

Thank you guys for the feedback. Appreciate it

 

Oh, just change the filter and fluid and hit the road again.

But seriously if it handles the load that well just check into next gen drivetrain and get a valve body for it.

The older trucks are better, they weren’t decontented like the new ones and no Covid quality issues. Just stick with it.

Our f150 work trucks are pretty good once we change the rear shocks and hitches. They only tow occasionally though.