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My wife and I are getting into 5th wheel camping, last summer we bought a leftover 2020 5th wheel camper for a screamin deal. The only downside (and we knew this) is that it's too heavy for our F250 gas truck. The F250 has been a fantastic truck (2013 with the 6 2 gas) but the camper's GVWR is close to 17K lbs . So... we've ordered a 2021 F450 crewcab to pull the camper.
We're excited...but I gotta learn the nuances of maintaining a diesel truck. I'm mainly concerned about:
I've owned and own diesel equipment but never a diesel truck, I know many of you guys have a lot of experience...would love to hear your thoughts!
AJ
We're excited...but I gotta learn the nuances of maintaining a diesel truck. I'm mainly concerned about:
- Emissions systems; DPF, DEF, EGR.... how do you keep that junk working?
- DEF. I've read that stuff goes bad in about a year and to keep the DEF tank low if you don't drive it a lot of miles? And the crap will even freeze?
- Fuel filters; how often do you change them?
- Is it "bad" to drive these trucks around town without pulling a load? Does this plug up the DPF?
- Conventional wisdom on synth vs conventional oil? These aren't the lazy diesel engines in our tractors, the 6.7 Powerstroke is now 475hp and 1050 ft-lbs of torque!
I've owned and own diesel equipment but never a diesel truck, I know many of you guys have a lot of experience...would love to hear your thoughts!
AJ