bigwilly

Hey guys!! Wondering if any of you have any run in with the ford f250 v10 ? my buddy has a 2000 and got me drove nuts to hook up bumper to bumper . he said that his f250 4x4 ex cab will hall my truck apart i just laugh . so what do you guys think ? not sure what he has done with his truck .

Brian Lent

He who is heavier will usually win unless lockers etc come into play. Usually they will start to hop and break a u joint so hook up to him. Don't be skeered. If you are worried put some lead in the back seat, adjust your hitch height up and give her hell. Take a video so you can put it on youtube to really rub salt in the wound.

STate

I think you could pull him...but it may not be worth it if you damage your 48re. Seems to me your on borrowed time with your auto tranny with the Smarty/Edge stacked.

Scott

bigwilly

so far i had good luck with my 48re i change the fluid in the trans twice year . what should i set my smarty on or should i just turn it off ? also should i take off the EDGE ? he also wants to use a 3ft or 4ft strap is this good or bad ?

Brian Lent

I wouldn't want to use any thing shorter then 12'. Is his lifted that he wants to use such a short strap to pull up on your ****.

agregersen

our service truck at work is a F350 V10 5spd pos and it will barely pull its self down the road. a bone stock cummins would out pull out run one any day.

jb818

we have a v10 at work that gets 6.8mpg so no matter who pulls who the joke is on him.

lcaad1249

The more power you have the more likely you are to lose traction.

RDRASH

I have one in a e350 van it is deffinetly a controlled fuel leak. traction is going to decide who wins

mitternocht

These guys are tight, traction is king. These trucks have plenty of torque to break all 4 wheels loose on asphalt. (Even the 250/460) Actually so does the Ford v10, it at a few more RPMs.

I tried to pull a stump out of the yard with all 4 on the blacktop. Stock engine, 1st gear, low range, idling I had all 4 wheels spinning. You won’t be able to idle with an AT, but the torque is there.

You need to hook up so the mount points are even, you can’t have one truck higher than the other or there will be a clear advantage to the higher party.

Definitely use low range, I’m not sure how the autos work, but I assume you can keep it in 1st gear since you won’t need a lot of wheel speed. Just hold him until he breaks loose and you’ll pull him down the block.

Now, if he shows up with a load of bricks or a mound of dirt in the back, then you better do the same.

In low range I really don’t think you’ll hurt the transmission.

G1625S

It all comes down to weight and traction, IMO. You're only talking about 7-8k. Even a small block chevy has the snot to move that in low range, lol! Watch those u-joints. Seen a t-case split once as well...

COUNTRYBOY

God we have a 2005 V10 here at work and it's a DOG!!!! Trust me, you could beat him stock!!! In fact I'd put my 92 W250 up against it!

Asher

Singe your in Can, put a plastic tarp in your bed and fill it half full with water, let it sit over night and freeze and put a light dusting of snow over it and just say it's from the last snow fall ...

It's all about traction, the guy that breaks tires loose first is going to loose... So hook up stand on the brake until you hear his tires spin and then just pull away....

A good example of traction... Look how loaded down that ford is and look how light the rear end is on that dodge..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmU2Vgh3Lrk

And drop the air pressure on your rears to about 30psi