Just a trick for using your back up camera to connect the the trailer. Open your tailgate about halfway and loop the tailgate cable over the bolt on the bed it will hold the tailgate about halfway open pointing the camera directly over your ball. Perfect view for lining up to connect the trailer.
Hey John Now that you have a diesel truck you need to go to TSD Logistics and sign up for the EFS fuel savings card You pay the same price at the truck island that the truckers do and save up to 50 cents a gallon at flying J, Loves, TA and Pilot stations
There ya go!! That's sooooo much better than that old F150. I don't care what you say, you were absolutely over payload before and you can never convince me you weren't. Great job. 👍
I have a similar Passport - the 3220BH and towed it for 8 years with a 1500 (Suburban first and then switched to a pickup.) Last year finally moved to a Silverado 3500HD with the Duramax. Big difference. One thing is that we do tend to keep highway speeds now, which worries me about the trailer tires. I think we're upgrading those soon. These types of changes are entirely worthwhile to remove anxiety from your travels and life. Congrats on the new truck.
Agreed on the tires for sure. We noticed a big difference in our highway speeds too. We used to tow very slowly and now we can cruise at 70 which is nice but probably more wear. We just got new tires on Wendy before heading to this contract. Thanks for watching and commenting. Safe Travels!
So you quickly are becoming my favorite channel. You made me feel confident in pulling our 37’ 2018 Keystone Laredo 330 RL. with my 2018 Ford F150 rated for 11,400 lbs …..and then you go and do this. Geesh. I know this is an older video but I’m a newbie! Love following you guys.
First off, I love the truck, We have a 16 F350DRW. I hope you guys got an extended warranty. The 6.4 was not a very good engine, most say 150k miles is when it dies. There is a reason Ford only produced them for 3 years. I do wish you guys the best of luck with it. Thank you for sharing, hope you all stay well on the front lines.
Thank you! Boy we sure got mixed reviews on this one. We DID get the most expensive/longest warranty so here's hoping we are good. :) Thanks for watching and for your support!
I’m pulling a 33 foot Cougar with my half ton Silverado. So far it seems to be doing the job but after watching your video, you got me thinking about a diesel one ton. I hope i don’t have to right away but we’ll see how it goes. Keep up the good work and stay safe and healthy.
We pulled with our half ton for two years. It really was the little truck that could. Although we know we were in our numbers and could have continued towing with it, we feel much better having MORE truck than we need now. The process was a pain and we have a small payment for a bit but in the long run I think it's going to give us more piece of mind. Thanks for watching and stay safe!
I had a 2011 Ram 1500 5.7L and tow a Sprinter 29DB (33ft overall). The ram had plenty of power and pulled fine but as soon as I hit any wind it wagged me pretty bad. I had a great WDH and air ride helper springs. Tongue weight was 1000lbs. I was right at my payload limit with my family fully loaded. Most of the time it towed ok but had several white knuckle trips. After a particularly bad trip I traded in for a Ram 2500 diesel. This thing tows like nobody's business now. Exact same setup and I could barely feel any movement from passing 18 wheelers or wind. I upgraded to a ProPride hitch since I now have the payload and it's like towing a fifth wheel. No sway or movement at all no matter the conditions. The other day I didn't push my 7 pin all the way in. I only noticed because my backup camera didn't work. The brakes felt fine stopping 8500lbs of trailer. I was very much in the camp that I'm experienced, I can't be careful and tow with my 1/2 ton. I'm very glad I upgraded. The peace of mind having my wife and two children in the car is immeasurable.
congrats on your "new" truck. We have a 1500 ram that I pull my daughters 2 slant horse trailer with and now we bought a used 2016 Springdale Summerland Series 28ft. Pray for me that (a single mother) we can upgrade to a diesel soon. once we do we probably upgrade both to a horse trailer with living quarters. Your family will be in my prayer throughout the Covid-19 and for safe travels.
Nice to have all the bells and whistles, but the more options you have on your truck, the lower your cargo capacity will be. Every truck is different. You can get an F250 with a higher cargo capacity than an F350. The 6.7L diesel is heavy and the sunroof and other upgrades are really heavy. An F350 XL will have a higher cargo capacity than a Lariat or Platinum. It’s important to read the yellow sticker inside the drivers door.All the F250 diesels can handle the GVWR of your trailer. Not necessarily so when it comes to the cargo capacity. The half ton was way too small to tow a 37’ conventional, regardless of what the tow specs say. It’s just unsafe, underweight, smaller brakes, weaker frame. I’m really glad you upgraded. The side to side pressure of a 1/2 ton pulling a 37’ box is over the top.
Haha! We really love Wendy and don't have plans to upgrade but you never know! We might get the itch if the perfect floor plan and boondocking friendly one came available.
I have an F150 and had a short bout with the dreaded “wrench” showing up. It cost a few thousand to fix it. Glad you got a good truck. Nice looking Ranch. Shouldn’t have any problem towing anything. Love the weather scenes. He will help us through our ups and downs of life. Psalms 37:4. God bless you and your family.. Ram
Beautiful truck. You need to get a monitor for it that hooks into the OBD2 port so you can watch temperatures. With the DPF still in tact, watch EGT's. 6.4s are notorious for melting/cracking pistons due to the regen cycle. I would delete the DPF and the EGR as soon as possible. Also, with a monitor like the Edge Insite CTS1 or 2, you can watch multiple things like oil temp, coolant temp, EGT's, MPG, MPH, trans temp, etc. You can also diagnost, pull, and clear engine codes. I would suggest joining powerstroke.org and doing some research. I've had a 6.4 in the past and LOVED it. But like i said, get a monitor and delete it with a mild economy/tow tune asap. Let me know if you have any questions and keep on keepin on!
Haha, yeah in some ways I do miss that old truck. It ran without any problems and towed well despite how everyone thought it was a nightmare. Got to say the 1 ton (which is Overkill) does tow much easier though.
Your experience is exactly why you cannot give me, scott free a diesel. I bought a new 2012 Ram Cummins 6.7L and it was one thing after another. Never again. My new F150 with max tow and HDPP will pull your home on wheels easily and enjoyably. I am glad to here you have a truck that will work. Best wishes to you and your nice family... God bless.
Oh man, stay tuned for some videos on it soon. I would NOT recommend a 6.4 powerstroke. yikes! We didn't know when we bought it, but it has been nothing but trouble.
I watched your previous video, and I want to say you made a right choice. Congratulations. Up here in Canada, almost everyone towing a fifth wheel or the carry-on camper using super duty truck. I am pretty sure half ton could handle 9000lbs, but super duty handles a lot more, more safer. Good job
Wow! So sorry to hear about the ridiculous nonsense you guys had to go through! That's terrible! We love our 2014 Ford F250 6.7L Turbo Diesel! (It's very similar in color to yours--love that it's a King Ranch also) We hope you guys have as good of an experience as we have had with ours! We bought our truck used back in 2016 when it was a couple of years old and it is one of the best purchases we have ever made! It's WAY more truck than we actually need for our rig but we would much rather have too much truck than not enough. We hope and pray that the nonsense is over and that this F350 absolutely rocks for you guys!!
Thank you so much! We are crossing our fingers it all works out great in the long run. We bought within our budget and we have more truck that we need. Feeling good about those odds. Thanks for watching. Stay safe!
There is two main things that you need to know about diesel engines, #1 keep new fuel filters in the tool box and know how to change them. #2 buy and use a good fuel additive for keeping the fuel water free and to clean the fuel injectors.
My wife and I are thinking of doing this. This is so cool. Good luck and happy adventures. I'm new to the channel and will be following along. I kind of started watching your videos in reverse order. Lol . Be safe and blessed.
Haha - glad you enjoyed that. It is the truth man - it was like a weather island or something that we had to go through to get from high desert to lower desert. haha
Glad you got a bigger truck for Wendy we have a passport but it’s only 30 foot we like it but we are not on the road just doing some camping with a 1/2 ton Chevy Silverado rst Z71 it does ok but I would like to upgrade to a bigger truck as well good luck 👍
Sorry to tell you the bad news about the 6.4. I had one and after a year of problems had to let it go. The 6.4 was only used for three years because it is not designed to last. I would trade it in on a 6.7 or even better would be a cumins when you get a chance. I hope it doesn’t give you any major problems before you can get out of it.
At least I'm not the only one who bought a truck during a pandemic. I just bought my first. 2019 Ram 1500 Classic. Yes its not a massive trailer puller but its my start. Ive been watching lots of vids and advice. At least its a start.
Nice! I like the new truck and I'll keep praying for everyone's health and safety! Keep being awesome and thank you for inspiring my family to start on our own crazy road living adventure!
Thanks for the prayers. Great news about you starting your own adventure! That is wonderful. Thanks for following along with us and best wishes as you dream and plan.
So glad you guys upgraded your truck! It is definitely going to serve you better other than having a payment :-) Be safe out there! We love your channel and appreciate how you share the good the bad and the ugly of full timing.
Arizona in the winter is just wonderful! Horseshoe bend was really neat. We wished we could have stayed a bit longer but we are happy we got to see it.
Congrats!! Happy you got the new truck. Your travel nurses! Happy day I’m a nurse too. I am thinking about travel nursing at some point. I work in a Respiratory Hospital. Our unit is now Covid free yeah!
We need nurses. Come spend the summer in Massachusetts it’s gorgeous here right now and covid has played out its course now here. My hospital does contracts.
I'm not exactly sure when you guys were going through Flagstaff, up through Page, and into Kanab but we just did that same route a few weeks ago. We were traveling with our 31ft class C. We stayed 1 night in Flagstaff then went to Horseshoe Bend, Page, Glen Canyon Dam and then stayed at Lone Rock at Lake Powell for 4 nights before making our way to St. George Utah and ultimately back home to Reno
We probably just missed you! How fun that we went the same way though. Such a neat area - wish we could have stayed longer and explored it more. We've got friends up in Reno now - two other travel nurse families, @diaryofafamily and @nursingourtravelbug :)
We wished we could have stayed longer also but due to the COVID-19 and needing to get back to Reno to get our taxes done we had to head back home. I think you also know my friends Holly and Darryn from Reno. I believe you guys all met up when John was here working at Renown. Holly was the one that originally told me about your channel when you were first getting your channel started because I am a nurse (I worked at Renown for 14 years) and because my husband and I do a lot of traveling in our RV and she knew I would be interested in knowing about John's experience as a travel nurse. We don't travel full time right now but we just spent 2 1/2 months on the road and once we get some things done here in Reno and the quarantine/ social distancing restrictions are lifted then we will be on the road again.
Hey John. I owned a 2008 f250 with the same engine you have. It had certain issues that you need to be aware of. 1: is that fuel quality is very important. I would only fuel at stations that regularly sell diesel fuel, and I would also change my fuel filters (2) every oil change. 2: if you still have the DPF I would strongly suggest you delete it. My truck at 20,000 mi blew the engine because the DPF is horrible. It's a lot to explain but message me if you want the details. 3: radiator leak. 4: cooling system cavitation. follow powerstrokehelp on RUclips. Watch all his video about the 6.4L Again message me for more detailed explanation. Besides that I loved that truck. I put 136k miles on it traveling the country hunting. Good luck and stay safe at work!
Well hopefully the extended warranty will come in handy. We did try to research beforehand - just never know who to believe. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for watching!
No Ordinary Path I don’t consider myself an expert, however I have done a ton of research and have purchased Fords for many years now. Another commenter mentioned to stick with the 2011+ when it comes to diesels. I would agree and even take it a step further by recommending 2015+. Either way, run your this truck to the ground and save up for the next one haha. Be safe out there and at work.
I have the 2004 version of your truck. Love it and it works great with my 32ft TT. The 04 does not have all the EPA stuff. Glad that I 10 Truck sales worked for you too. If your passing thru Goodyear Az you can fillup H2o @ my place filtered thru culligan system. Love your channel & videos.
Funny how life works… I find myself binge watching your videos ( great work!!, love following the adventure and y’all’s message and approach to things) and realized y’all were at horseshoe around the same time I was. Work took me out that way and I had a day to sneak off and explore. Tennessee boy here, so I take any chance I get to adventure out there. Enjoy Alaska! Would absolutely love seeing THAT!
Congrats on truck. Would like to to say a few words. The emission system on the 6.4 is what's garbage not the engine. Oil. Changes are very critical for power strokes. Because the style of fuel injectors require clean oil. Oil pressure is what fires the injectors. Don't go for cheapest fuel. Make sure your buying good fuel. Cheap fuel won't save anything down the road. If the coolers rupture truck will overheat. If this happens do not start truck back up when it cools down. Coolers will leak antifreeze into cylinders. Resulting in possibly destroying engine. Take advice about fuel filters and using good fuel additive. My wife consider you our favorite rv family on RUclips. Good luck. P.s. maintenance , maintenance, maintenance. With any diesel engine. No matter what brand.
Power service is a great additive. Gray bottle. Rural King always had best price in southern Indiana area. But Walmart and truck stops will have it. Also consider the anti- gel in same brand ( white bottle). For winter weather. Didn't see anybody mention oil be sure to use diesel engine oil. Walmart does stock several brands. And the motorcraft oil filter. Never seen fuel filter kit at Walmart. Those usually are auto parts store only. They should bc also have a low profile socket that fits oil and fuel filter caps.
NOP thx for your entertaining video FWIW on my 2nd D'max both bought new 1st was '05 put 170k mikes with minor maintenance issues but normal maintenance including Rotela Synthetic oil and OEM filters at severe duty maintenance interval still running strong. Purchased '15 Dmax 1t dually to pull our 40'TH 5ver have 65k miles on it mostly towing with only minor issues this one is dlr serviced at severe duty maintenance interval with Mobil HD synthentic. I recommend OEM filters as aftermarket filters can contaminate your expensive fuel and oil systems which can cause engine replacement $'20k + Since you have an extended warranty it's cheap insurance. I would only use Ford recommended fuel additives. Happy Camping. Stay safe and healthy.
Out of the frying pan into the fire. a 6.4 diesel from Ford (International) a disaster! Yes I love diesels but not this one. Dealers love unloading this engine on 1st time unsuspecting Ford diesel buyers.
The ford 6.4 Powerstroke is the worst diesel ford has ever made (and I am a huge ford fan...hurts to say that). You have to bulletproof it. Or buy a 6.7 Powerstroke... the 6.7 is a legendary motor!!
That truck needs a hand rub polish, the color will really snap ! Turtle wax poliamer spray detailer in the Blue spray bottle ! Yeah the 6.4 has it's issue's but over all good motor, might have to replace injectors , But over all lot's still out there working every day ! Some Haters got to Hate ! Hope it works well for you !
Can I say how much I love the song in this video?! What is it? Gonna be humming it all day now LOL. Also, curious how you get your van from one location to the next. Do you drive it separately or tow it behind the RV???
Aw thanks! Sorry for the delayed response. You'd think I'd have all this time being quarantined buy I'm still a procrastinator. haha! We drive separate when we travel so I drive the van with the kids and John pulls the rig except if we take a quick side trip. Then we leave the van at the hospital. The song is called A Little Bit of Faith by Malena Stark. We get all of our music through Epidemic Sound subscription by you can find it at Amazon here - amzn.to/2UIOwVb Thanks for watching friend!
First of all I am very glad to see that you finally got a real truck to pull that trailer & got rid of that half ton. I'm glad you have finally cared enough to not kill anybody else's family let alone your own by getting rid of the half ton truck that was nowhere near enough truck for what you were pulling, I don't care what the numbers say. That is a very nice truck as a trim package, BUT it's a 6.4 liter diesel the biggest overheating, oil cooler going bad POS on the planet, just so you know you have to take half the engine apart to fix it, I hope you're saving extra pennies to pay for it. You should really learn to count 7 way plug is correct, 5, really is a 4 wire flat plug, & it's a TPMS not a TPS, the original king ranch wheels for that truck are way better looking than those cheap aftermarkets, & everybody in the free world knows about the tailgate step. This isn't a hater rant, just try to know a little about what you're putting on your video before broadcasting it to everybody, you know educate yourself, in other words the owners manual. We know your excited it's okay try to calm down. Otherwise an altogether great video, mash that diesel down it can take it, those bigger trucks can take it,...........can you? remember hold on tight.
I do enjoy watching your videos, it looks like, at least to me, you love your family very much, so why would you put all of their lives and other families lives in jeopardy? I'm just saying your fault my fault nobodies fault that half ton truck has something go wrong with it, once it starts at any speed, you can't stop it no matter how bad you want to, so get the right truck to begin with. I'm sorry you & your families lives aren't worth $50,000.00 (the price of the right truck for the job) my family is worth more to me than money that's why I have the correct equipment for the job at hand, just saying. You don't suck at your job & I definitely don't suck ay my job, (professional truck driver) I am merely pointing out the incredibly obvious safety concerns, safety is the number one issue on the road, not money, not time, not anything else, the truck you have (the king ranch f-350) has been engineered to pull heavy loads with the original wheels, not the aftermarket ones, do you know what they're capable of, no you don't, but the engineers at Ford sat around for 5 or so years figuring out all about that kind of stuff, because that's what they do it for, hold on, wait for it, SAFETY. It's completely okay that you don't know this stuff, you're a nurse not a trucker, when you have a big trailer you can't have a little truck to pull it, it doesn't matter how careful you are, you can't have a 37 foot trailer pushing you all over the road, it can push or pull you right off the highway. I was merely pointing out some of the things you told people in the video that they were incorrect, if that makes you mad, I would like to apologize for that, like you said some people are watching you & they are learning, you don't want them learning the wrong things/way, do you? Now let's talk about diesel choices, I only know of one diesel that doesn't have problems in Fords history line up & that is the 7.3 liter backed by an R4100 transmission, the following in the Ford line up just aren't worth anything, 6.0, 6.4, 6.7, for numerous various reasons, you can look them up if you like at your leisure. If you still think I deserve a troll trophy after all this has been said, than you're not the person I see in the video, I wish you & your family great & safe journeys, I hope to see you out there, be safe.
Adam, I deleted the initial comment shortly after I posted it. So no trophy after all. 😄 If you truly enjoy our videos and do appreciate them then I owe you an apology. As you might imagine I get a lot of people that post awful negative things and after a while it kinda gets to you. It seems that we have a disagreement in regards to the old truck (moot at this point) but the fact is: I don't think we'll ever get over it. It was legal by the numbers and I did tow with it many many miles and nobody ever got killed. I really wish I had made a video where I took it to the Cat scales to prove it. I drove over mountains, across the windy plains, and never had any issue. It's proof of concept. It's okay everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I see plenty of people doing unsafe things to their bodies then driving probably like you see plenty of people doing unsafe things for their vehicles. I do appreciate the comments and if you enjoy the videos I do appreciate you engaging. You do have to understand that your comments come off as pretty abrasive. Honestly, it seems like the only way you might be satisfied is if you were pulling the trailer. People learn as they go along. I did do research from several different sources regarding some of the best used diesels out there and this was one engine and year model that kept coming up. Try it- Google for yourself and see what results. For now, like before, I'll continue with what I have. If the truck has problems I'll deal with them and make a video about it. Not trying to be negative or completely disregard you, its just that I have lots of experts who are willing to offer advice (many are pro drivers) and several of those have very different opinions then yours. It's difficult to choose whom to listen to. I am the real guy in the video and do wish you and yours the same. Be safe, healthy, and thanks.
For future reference, if you want people to listen to you and take what you are saying seriously, you need to come across with less attitude and try being less of a know it all smartass.
Surplus Sean I'm sorry if my knowledge of towing offends you, please don't be butt hurt, also I'm not a smarta$$ when it comes to everyone's safety on the road, even yours & if you don't like my attitude towards towing safety with the proper equipment then you can let those people run you off the road or sit in the traffic jam, while they scrape what's left of their vehicle off the road & hopefully nobody was hurt. My being a know it all or knowledgeable of towing & truck capabilities is something I do have a great knowledge of, & if you don't like it, TOUGH!!!!
Love the genuine happiness you can see from you guys! Congrats on the new truck! Hope at this point it's still a great truck. We stayed away from diesel just because the much higher purchase price, usually $0.50 or more per gallon then gas even though it gets better mpg & cost of repairs. I'm sure it's fun to drive though!
We ended up having major issues with this truck and traded it in for a 2016 Ram 2500. We are very happy with it so far. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas!
@@NoOrdinaryPath We are catching up with newer videos. OH MY GOD so sorry for what you guys went through. It was painful watching everything that you had to deal with that nightmare truck. Praying everything is smooth sailing for you all now!
yeah I'm hearing that from many people. The truck has some issues but its covered under a warranty we bought with it. I do have a feeling that I'll be changing it out sooner rather than later. In the mean time it actually runs pretty well.
Just a trick for using your back up camera to connect the the trailer. Open your tailgate about halfway and loop the tailgate cable over the bolt on the bed it will hold the tailgate about halfway open pointing the camera directly over your ball. Perfect view for lining up to connect the trailer.
Awesome, great tip!!
Hey John Now that you have a diesel truck you need to go to TSD Logistics and sign up for the EFS fuel savings card You pay the same price at the truck island that the truckers do and save up to 50 cents a gallon at flying J, Loves, TA and Pilot stations
We are on it. Thanks! Looking forward to getting our card and start saving.
There ya go!! That's sooooo much better than that old F150. I don't care what you say, you were absolutely over payload before and you can never convince me you weren't. Great job. 👍
Beautiful!! Nothing like having more truck than you need! The kids and doggy look much more comfy
Yes! It feels great pulling!
I have a similar Passport - the 3220BH and towed it for 8 years with a 1500 (Suburban first and then switched to a pickup.) Last year finally moved to a Silverado 3500HD with the Duramax. Big difference. One thing is that we do tend to keep highway speeds now, which worries me about the trailer tires. I think we're upgrading those soon. These types of changes are entirely worthwhile to remove anxiety from your travels and life. Congrats on the new truck.
Agreed on the tires for sure. We noticed a big difference in our highway speeds too. We used to tow very slowly and now we can cruise at 70 which is nice but probably more wear. We just got new tires on Wendy before heading to this contract. Thanks for watching and commenting. Safe Travels!
So glad to see that you have a truck that can safely handle your camper. Best of Luck and Happy Camping.
Congratulations!! Looks like a really nice truck with awesome features. You’ll have no issues towing with it.
Thanks! :)
Nice truck, King Ranch is very comfortable. You will enjoy it.
So you quickly are becoming my favorite channel. You made me feel confident in pulling our 37’ 2018 Keystone Laredo 330 RL. with my 2018 Ford F150 rated for 11,400 lbs …..and then you go and do this. Geesh. I know this is an older video but I’m a newbie! Love following you guys.
Aw thank you! We're glad you're here. Thanks for watching and happy travels!
Congrats on the new truck! Man, there’s nothing like a diesel when it comes to towing!
First off, I love the truck, We have a 16 F350DRW. I hope you guys got an extended warranty. The 6.4 was not a very good engine, most say 150k miles is when it dies. There is a reason Ford only produced them for 3 years. I do wish you guys the best of luck with it. Thank you for sharing, hope you all stay well on the front lines.
Thank you! Boy we sure got mixed reviews on this one. We DID get the most expensive/longest warranty so here's hoping we are good. :) Thanks for watching and for your support!
I’m pulling a 33 foot Cougar with my half ton Silverado. So far it seems to be doing the job but after watching your video, you got me thinking about a diesel one ton. I hope i don’t have to right away but we’ll see how it goes. Keep up the good work and stay safe and healthy.
We pulled with our half ton for two years. It really was the little truck that could. Although we know we were in our numbers and could have continued towing with it, we feel much better having MORE truck than we need now. The process was a pain and we have a small payment for a bit but in the long run I think it's going to give us more piece of mind. Thanks for watching and stay safe!
I had a 2011 Ram 1500 5.7L and tow a Sprinter 29DB (33ft overall). The ram had plenty of power and pulled fine but as soon as I hit any wind it wagged me pretty bad. I had a great WDH and air ride helper springs. Tongue weight was 1000lbs. I was right at my payload limit with my family fully loaded. Most of the time it towed ok but had several white knuckle trips. After a particularly bad trip I traded in for a Ram 2500 diesel. This thing tows like nobody's business now. Exact same setup and I could barely feel any movement from passing 18 wheelers or wind. I upgraded to a ProPride hitch since I now have the payload and it's like towing a fifth wheel. No sway or movement at all no matter the conditions. The other day I didn't push my 7 pin all the way in. I only noticed because my backup camera didn't work. The brakes felt fine stopping 8500lbs of trailer. I was very much in the camp that I'm experienced, I can't be careful and tow with my 1/2 ton. I'm very glad I upgraded. The peace of mind having my wife and two children in the car is immeasurable.
congrats on your "new" truck. We have a 1500 ram that I pull my daughters 2 slant horse trailer with and now we bought a used 2016 Springdale Summerland Series 28ft. Pray for me that (a single mother) we can upgrade to a diesel soon. once we do we probably upgrade both to a horse trailer with living quarters. Your family will be in my prayer throughout the Covid-19 and for safe travels.
Class 3 hitch not enough! Class 5 only! If you towing anything with weight, class 5!
Nice to have all the bells and whistles, but the more options you have on your truck, the lower your cargo capacity will be. Every truck is different. You can get an F250 with a higher cargo capacity than an F350. The 6.7L diesel is heavy and the sunroof and other upgrades are really heavy. An F350 XL will have a higher cargo capacity than a Lariat or Platinum. It’s important to read the yellow sticker inside the drivers door.All the F250 diesels can handle the GVWR of your trailer. Not necessarily so when it comes to the cargo capacity. The half ton was way too small to tow a 37’ conventional, regardless of what the tow specs say. It’s just unsafe, underweight, smaller brakes, weaker frame. I’m really glad you upgraded. The side to side pressure of a 1/2 ton pulling a 37’ box is over the top.
Now you can buy that next big fifth wheel with no issues. All things work together for good...
Haha! We really love Wendy and don't have plans to upgrade but you never know! We might get the itch if the perfect floor plan and boondocking friendly one came available.
I have an F150 and had a short bout with the dreaded “wrench” showing up. It cost a few thousand to fix it.
Glad you got a good truck. Nice looking Ranch. Shouldn’t have any problem towing anything.
Love the weather scenes. He will help us through our ups and downs of life.
Psalms 37:4.
God bless you and your family..
Ram
Great choice on the truck.
Thank you!
Nice truck but good luck with the 6.4. Wish I could travel like this.
Thanks for sharing your travels and stories! I smiled watching your kids jump off the mound of dirt :-)
Glad you enjoyed it. They never miss an opportunity to play in the dirt. lol
We have the same criteria for checking off a state. Must sleep there. So glad the truck finally worked out for you. God is good.
It's a good rule of thumb. :)
Nice truck up-grade! Stay safe, enjoy life, God Bless you!
Thank you!
So thankful for a happy ending! Thanks for the adventure!
We are too! That weather change in the end sure felt a lot like a metaphor for the whole truck buying experience!
Beautiful truck. You need to get a monitor for it that hooks into the OBD2 port so you can watch temperatures. With the DPF still in tact, watch EGT's. 6.4s are notorious for melting/cracking pistons due to the regen cycle. I would delete the DPF and the EGR as soon as possible. Also, with a monitor like the Edge Insite CTS1 or 2, you can watch multiple things like oil temp, coolant temp, EGT's, MPG, MPH, trans temp, etc. You can also diagnost, pull, and clear engine codes. I would suggest joining powerstroke.org and doing some research. I've had a 6.4 in the past and LOVED it. But like i said, get a monitor and delete it with a mild economy/tow tune asap. Let me know if you have any questions and keep on keepin on!
Thanks Zane. Looking into all this asap, I appreciate the suggestions.
Great video!! Lots of good information too. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Ahh, sorry to see you leave the F150. I was hoping there were more of us out there lol! Good for you.
Haha, yeah in some ways I do miss that old truck. It ran without any problems and towed well despite how everyone thought it was a nightmare. Got to say the 1 ton (which is Overkill) does tow much easier though.
Your experience is exactly why you cannot give me, scott free a diesel. I bought a new 2012 Ram Cummins 6.7L and it was one thing after another. Never again. My new F150 with max tow and HDPP will pull your home on wheels easily and enjoyably. I am glad to here you have a truck that will work. Best wishes to you and your nice family... God bless.
Enjoyed the video. Nice truck, hope you have good luck with it. I hope to get a similar truck soon but a 2017-2019 model . God bless.
Oh man, stay tuned for some videos on it soon. I would NOT recommend a 6.4 powerstroke. yikes! We didn't know when we bought it, but it has been nothing but trouble.
That was quite a whirlwind truck buying experience!
Yes it was! Glad it was resolved in the end. The drive home through all the different weather pretty much summed up the whole experience!
I saw a really cool mug someone was drinking a little coffee from. Also welcome to the 1 ton diesel CLUB!!
Haha! Thanks. See how far behind in comments we are! Sorry I missed the live today. I should have set an alarm - I was all out of sorts!
I watched your previous video, and I want to say you made a right choice. Congratulations. Up here in Canada, almost everyone towing a fifth wheel or the carry-on camper using super duty truck. I am pretty sure half ton could handle 9000lbs, but super duty handles a lot more, more safer. Good job
Wow! So sorry to hear about the ridiculous nonsense you guys had to go through! That's terrible! We love our 2014 Ford F250 6.7L Turbo Diesel! (It's very similar in color to yours--love that it's a King Ranch also)
We hope you guys have as good of an experience as we have had with ours! We bought our truck used back in 2016 when it was a couple of years old and it is one of the best purchases we have ever made!
It's WAY more truck than we actually need for our rig but we would much rather have too much truck than not enough. We hope and pray that the nonsense is over and that this F350 absolutely rocks for you guys!!
Thank you so much! We are crossing our fingers it all works out great in the long run. We bought within our budget and we have more truck that we need. Feeling good about those odds. Thanks for watching. Stay safe!
@@NoOrdinaryPath if your truck has less then150K miles on it, get Carshield membership ASAP.
A Peterbilt works great. Sold my F350 dually, had enough of toy trucks for big jobs. My F150 is good for dragging a boat or single car hauler, etc.
There is two main things that you need to know about diesel engines,
#1 keep new fuel filters in the tool box and know how to change them.
#2 buy and use a good fuel additive for keeping the fuel water free and to clean the fuel injectors.
Thank you for the tip. We are learning a lot as we go.
My wife and I are thinking of doing this. This is so cool. Good luck and happy adventures. I'm new to the channel and will be following along. I kind of started watching your videos in reverse order. Lol . Be safe and blessed.
Happy for you guys!
We are in similar situation, just couple in class B,
Awesome!
Good luck with the fuel pump.
Congrats on the new truck. Glad you ended up with the F350. The extra payload is huge. I bet that 250 had about the same payload as the 150.
So far so good! It does feel nice to have more truck than we need. :)
Fog, rain, sleet, snow, ice... hahaha welcome to Flagstaff! Cool trip though. Stay healthy everyone!
Haha - glad you enjoyed that. It is the truth man - it was like a weather island or something that we had to go through to get from high desert to lower desert. haha
Glad you got a bigger truck for Wendy we have a passport but it’s only 30 foot we like it but we are not on the road just doing some camping with a 1/2 ton Chevy Silverado rst Z71 it does ok but I would like to upgrade to a bigger truck as well good luck 👍
Sorry to tell you the bad news about the 6.4. I had one and after a year of problems had to let it go. The 6.4 was only used for three years because it is not designed to last. I would trade it in on a 6.7 or even better would be a cumins when you get a chance. I hope it doesn’t give you any major problems before you can get out of it.
At least I'm not the only one who bought a truck during a pandemic. I just bought my first. 2019 Ram 1500 Classic. Yes its not a massive trailer puller but its my start. Ive been watching lots of vids and advice. At least its a start.
Starting small lets you start NOW. Happy travels!
Physical distancing should definitely include parking! Good on you.😂👏👏👏
Nice! I like the new truck and I'll keep praying for everyone's health and safety! Keep being awesome and thank you for inspiring my family to start on our own crazy road living adventure!
Thanks for the prayers. Great news about you starting your own adventure! That is wonderful. Thanks for following along with us and best wishes as you dream and plan.
So glad you guys upgraded your truck! It is definitely going to serve you better other than having a payment :-) Be safe out there! We love your channel and appreciate how you share the good the bad and the ugly of full timing.
Thanks! We are happy to have MORE truck than we need now. :) Thanks for watching!
I didn't watch the whole video....You bought 2 6.4 liter trucks? OMG!
I see you went to Glen Canyon Dam, that's where I work down in the power plant
Awesome! It's such a beautiful area. Wish we could have explored there more.
Congrats on the new truck! Gotta say we LOVED horseshoe bend! We were just there at Christmas. We loved Arizona period!!!
Arizona in the winter is just wonderful! Horseshoe bend was really neat. We wished we could have stayed a bit longer but we are happy we got to see it.
I love that truck! Much better!
Agreed. Though sometimes we still miss our little truck that could. :)
Congrats!! Happy you got the new truck. Your travel nurses! Happy day I’m a nurse too. I am thinking about travel nursing at some point. I work in a Respiratory Hospital. Our unit is now Covid free yeah!
We need nurses. Come spend the summer in Massachusetts it’s gorgeous here right now and covid has played out its course now here. My hospital does contracts.
Massachusetts is on our list for someday. We'd love to come up to the North East and explore.
I watched several of your videos now they're great, I just subscribed
Nice Looking Truck
How exciting! This was a great video!! I love watching your story and I feel like I'm riding along.
Thank you! That's our goal - to take you along for the ride. Thanks for watching!
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I'm not exactly sure when you guys were going through Flagstaff, up through Page, and into Kanab but we just did that same route a few weeks ago. We were traveling with our 31ft class C. We stayed 1 night in Flagstaff then went to Horseshoe Bend, Page, Glen Canyon Dam and then stayed at Lone Rock at Lake Powell for 4 nights before making our way to St. George Utah and ultimately back home to Reno
We probably just missed you! How fun that we went the same way though. Such a neat area - wish we could have stayed longer and explored it more. We've got friends up in Reno now - two other travel nurse families, @diaryofafamily and @nursingourtravelbug :)
We wished we could have stayed longer also but due to the COVID-19 and needing to get back to Reno to get our taxes done we had to head back home. I think you also know my friends Holly and Darryn from Reno. I believe you guys all met up when John was here working at Renown. Holly was the one that originally told me about your channel when you were first getting your channel started because I am a nurse (I worked at Renown for 14 years) and because my husband and I do a lot of traveling in our RV and she knew I would be interested in knowing about John's experience as a travel nurse. We don't travel full time right now but we just spent 2 1/2 months on the road and once we get some things done here in Reno and the quarantine/ social distancing restrictions are lifted then we will be on the road again.
Wow 8 mpg!
Congratulations to you guys!! Real nice truck, be safe
Hey John. I owned a 2008 f250 with the same engine you have. It had certain issues that you need to be aware of. 1: is that fuel quality is very important. I would only fuel at stations that regularly sell diesel fuel, and I would also change my fuel filters (2) every oil change. 2: if you still have the DPF I would strongly suggest you delete it. My truck at 20,000 mi blew the engine because the DPF is horrible. It's a lot to explain but message me if you want the details. 3: radiator leak. 4: cooling system cavitation.
follow powerstrokehelp on RUclips. Watch all his video about the 6.4L
Again message me for more detailed explanation.
Besides that I loved that truck. I put 136k miles on it traveling the country hunting.
Good luck and stay safe at work!
Thanks Ray, I'm going to be spending the afternoon checking out that RUclips channel. I'll hit you up if I run into specific questions.
You bought a Diesel YAY!!! You'll love it!!!!!
Wow! Great truck!
Thank you!
See the f150 never has problems
Man I wish you had done your research on those 6.4 motors. Absolute garbage motors. Stay safe you guys.
Well hopefully the extended warranty will come in handy. We did try to research beforehand - just never know who to believe. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for watching!
No Ordinary Path I don’t consider myself an expert, however I have done a ton of research and have purchased Fords for many years now. Another commenter mentioned to stick with the 2011+ when it comes to diesels. I would agree and even take it a step further by recommending 2015+. Either way, run your this truck to the ground and save up for the next one haha. Be safe out there and at work.
6.4 aren't as bad deleted, but stock they are crap
@@WHavriloRT
Diesels are made for open road driving. There may be a sticker shock come oil change time but you have pre- def so that is good.
I have the 2004 version of your truck. Love it and it works great with my 32ft TT. The 04 does not have all the EPA stuff. Glad that I 10 Truck sales worked for you too. If your passing thru Goodyear Az you can fillup H2o @ my place filtered thru culligan system. Love your channel & videos.
Aw thank you! I got behind answering comments but we really do appreciate the offer.
I hope it's a no deft additive
Funny how life works… I find myself binge watching your videos ( great work!!, love following the adventure and y’all’s message and approach to things) and realized y’all were at horseshoe around the same time I was. Work took me out that way and I had a day to sneak off and explore. Tennessee boy here, so I take any chance I get to adventure out there. Enjoy Alaska! Would absolutely love seeing THAT!
Maybe we passed by and didn't even know. How wild. Thanks for watching!
Congrats on truck. Would like to to say a few words. The emission system on the 6.4 is what's garbage not the engine. Oil. Changes are very critical for power strokes. Because the style of fuel injectors require clean oil. Oil pressure is what fires the injectors. Don't go for cheapest fuel. Make sure your buying good fuel. Cheap fuel won't save anything down the road. If the coolers rupture truck will overheat. If this happens do not start truck back up when it cools down. Coolers will leak antifreeze into cylinders. Resulting in possibly destroying engine. Take advice about fuel filters and using good fuel additive. My wife consider you our favorite rv family on RUclips. Good luck.
P.s. maintenance , maintenance, maintenance. With any diesel engine. No matter what brand.
Thanks Tom. Do you have an additive that you recommend?
Power service is a great additive. Gray bottle. Rural King always had best price in southern Indiana area. But Walmart and truck stops will have it. Also consider the anti- gel in same brand ( white
bottle). For winter weather. Didn't see anybody mention oil be sure to use diesel engine oil. Walmart does stock several brands. And the motorcraft oil filter. Never seen fuel filter kit at Walmart. Those usually are auto parts store only. They should bc also have a low profile socket that fits oil and fuel filter caps.
NOP thx for your entertaining video FWIW on my 2nd D'max both bought new 1st was '05 put 170k mikes with minor maintenance issues but normal maintenance including Rotela Synthetic oil and OEM filters at severe duty maintenance interval still running strong. Purchased '15 Dmax 1t dually to pull our 40'TH 5ver have 65k miles on it mostly towing with only minor issues this one is dlr serviced at severe duty maintenance interval with Mobil HD synthentic. I recommend OEM filters as aftermarket filters can contaminate your expensive fuel and oil systems which can cause engine replacement $'20k + Since you have an extended warranty it's cheap insurance. I would only use Ford recommended fuel additives. Happy Camping. Stay safe and healthy.
Beautiful new rig. And my favorite color...Red! Congratulations !!!
Thank you!!
I love new truck! Congrats! So nice to have something reliable :)
Thank you! (Clearly I'm a little behind on comments! haha!)
Good looking Truck... We pull our Passport with an F150 right now. considering an upgrade. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! It certainly pulls well. The F150 did the job and worked well for us for two years. But the F350 pulls like it isn't even there.
Hi what an awesome video, I’m new to your channel, keep safe and looking forward to catching up on all your past videos! Thanks
Awesome! Welcome to our channel. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful truck!
Out of the frying pan into the fire. a 6.4 diesel from Ford (International) a disaster! Yes I love diesels but not this one. Dealers love unloading this engine on 1st time unsuspecting Ford diesel buyers.
Better or worse than the Ford 6.0? Those were ridiculous.
Fixed and repaired daily. Good luck.
The truck looked like it performed well ! When you had just the truck the newest truck how stiff was the ride with out the camper?
It's pretty stuff; the tires are still aired up pretty high though, but I drove Jeeps for years so the stiffness doesn't bother me.
Sorry, you had trouble to begin with, but Congrats on the 2nd new truck! It's awesome! Stay safe guys :)
Thank you Dean!
Cool truck! Thanks for sharing 😀. I like your drone scene. What kind of drone do you have?
How stressful. I'm glad you found a good one in the end!! Nice ride! ;)
Thank you! We are thankful to have a bigger truck now. Especially for where we are headed.
The ford 6.4 Powerstroke is the worst diesel ford has ever made (and I am a huge ford fan...hurts to say that). You have to bulletproof it. Or buy a 6.7 Powerstroke... the 6.7 is a legendary motor!!
lol... Just saw this reply. I just posted about the exact same thing further up, too.
Ford didn't make the 6.4 diesel.. International did..
Agreed 100% 6.4L is a joke.
Good truck till you have to change the spark plugs.
2009 F250 King Ranch has less than 2,000lb. payload also. Bad choice.
Good luck
That truck needs a hand rub polish, the color will really snap ! Turtle wax poliamer spray detailer in the Blue spray bottle ! Yeah the 6.4 has it's issue's but over all good motor, might have to replace injectors , But over all lot's still out there working every day ! Some Haters got to Hate ! Hope it works well for you !
I know Kelly!!! While I love the 🏜️ its killing me a bit with the dust and rocks...One week left till we roll out!!
Love the truck. Stay safe.
You will get mixed reviews on the 6.4’s but I work with a guy who has 250,000 on his 6.4 and no major issues but a trans rebuild.
6.4L just plain sucks. Don’t fool yourself by thinking they made a good move with the truck choice. 6.4L is a big NO NO
Man should have kept looking for a 2011+ with 6.7. Dump that 6.4 as fast as you can!! Hopefully you didn't pay more then 12k for it.
how do you like backing up with the longer wheel base vs the 150?
Honestly, when it comes to backing I really miss the smaller truck. It was way easier to navigate around things.
Great vid! Subscribed.
M2 Freightliner will do the job!
Love my RAM 2500 Hemi rocks
Great vidoe!!!!!!!!! Loved it!
So glad! Thanks for watching
Can I say how much I love the song in this video?! What is it? Gonna be humming it all day now LOL. Also, curious how you get your van from one location to the next. Do you drive it separately or tow it behind the RV???
Aw thanks! Sorry for the delayed response. You'd think I'd have all this time being quarantined buy I'm still a procrastinator. haha! We drive separate when we travel so I drive the van with the kids and John pulls the rig except if we take a quick side trip. Then we leave the van at the hospital. The song is called A Little Bit of Faith by Malena Stark. We get all of our music through Epidemic Sound subscription by you can find it at Amazon here - amzn.to/2UIOwVb Thanks for watching friend!
when you are towing do you stay in the tow package or do you put it in overdrive?
When pulling the trailer I always use the tow/haul to keep it out of overdrive.
@@NoOrdinaryPath ok thank you new to rving &towing thank you again
Yehhhh new truck
It was new to us...but didn't last long. Yikes!
Oh no. You messed up big time.
Research and read as many reviews before you buy a new truck people, their's alot of great looking trucks out their, but they're also alot of junk.
First of all I am very glad to see that you finally got a real truck to pull that trailer & got rid of that half ton. I'm glad you have finally cared enough to not kill anybody else's family let alone your own by getting rid of the half ton truck that was nowhere near enough truck for what you were pulling, I don't care what the numbers say. That is a very nice truck as a trim package, BUT it's a 6.4 liter diesel the biggest overheating, oil cooler going bad POS on the planet, just so you know you have to take half the engine apart to fix it, I hope you're saving extra pennies to pay for it. You should really learn to count 7 way plug is correct, 5, really is a 4 wire flat plug, & it's a TPMS not a TPS, the original king ranch wheels for that truck are way better looking than those cheap aftermarkets, & everybody in the free world knows about the tailgate step. This isn't a hater rant, just try to know a little about what you're putting on your video before broadcasting it to everybody, you know educate yourself, in other words the owners manual. We know your excited it's okay try to calm down. Otherwise an altogether great video, mash that diesel down it can take it, those bigger trucks can take it,...........can you? remember hold on tight.
I do enjoy watching your videos, it looks like, at least to me, you love your family very much, so why would you put all of their lives and other families lives in jeopardy? I'm just saying your fault my fault nobodies fault that half ton truck has something go wrong with it, once it starts at any speed, you can't stop it no matter how bad you want to, so get the right truck to begin with. I'm sorry you & your families lives aren't worth $50,000.00 (the price of the right truck for the job) my family is worth more to me than money that's why I have the correct equipment for the job at hand, just saying. You don't suck at your job & I definitely don't suck ay my job, (professional truck driver) I am merely pointing out the incredibly obvious safety concerns, safety is the number one issue on the road, not money, not time, not anything else, the truck you have (the king ranch f-350) has been engineered to pull heavy loads with the original wheels, not the aftermarket ones, do you know what they're capable of, no you don't, but the engineers at Ford sat around for 5 or so years figuring out all about that kind of stuff, because that's what they do it for, hold on, wait for it, SAFETY. It's completely okay that you don't know this stuff, you're a nurse not a trucker, when you have a big trailer you can't have a little truck to pull it, it doesn't matter how careful you are, you can't have a 37 foot trailer pushing you all over the road, it can push or pull you right off the highway. I was merely pointing out some of the things you told people in the video that they were incorrect, if that makes you mad, I would like to apologize for that, like you said some people are watching you & they are learning, you don't want them learning the wrong things/way, do you? Now let's talk about diesel choices, I only know of one diesel that doesn't have problems in Fords history line up & that is the 7.3 liter backed by an R4100 transmission, the following in the Ford line up just aren't worth anything, 6.0, 6.4, 6.7, for numerous various reasons, you can look them up if you like at your leisure. If you still think I deserve a troll trophy after all this has been said, than you're not the person I see in the video, I wish you & your family great & safe journeys, I hope to see you out there, be safe.
Adam, I deleted the initial comment shortly after I posted it. So no trophy after all. 😄 If you truly enjoy our videos and do appreciate them then I owe you an apology. As you might imagine I get a lot of people that post awful negative things and after a while it kinda gets to you. It seems that we have a disagreement in regards to the old truck (moot at this point) but the fact is: I don't think we'll ever get over it. It was legal by the numbers and I did tow with it many many miles and nobody ever got killed. I really wish I had made a video where I took it to the Cat scales to prove it. I drove over mountains, across the windy plains, and never had any issue. It's proof of concept.
It's okay everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I see plenty of people doing unsafe things to their bodies then driving probably like you see plenty of people doing unsafe things for their vehicles. I do appreciate the comments and if you enjoy the videos I do appreciate you engaging. You do have to understand that your comments come off as pretty abrasive. Honestly, it seems like the only way you might be satisfied is if you were pulling the trailer. People learn as they go along. I did do research from several different sources regarding some of the best used diesels out there and this was one engine and year model that kept coming up. Try it- Google for yourself and see what results. For now, like before, I'll continue with what I have. If the truck has problems I'll deal with them and make a video about it. Not trying to be negative or completely disregard you, its just that I have lots of experts who are willing to offer advice (many are pro drivers) and several of those have very different opinions then yours. It's difficult to choose whom to listen to. I am the real guy in the video and do wish you and yours the same. Be safe, healthy, and thanks.
For future reference, if you want people to listen to you and take what you are saying seriously, you need to come across with less attitude and try being less of a know it all smartass.
Surplus Sean I'm sorry if my knowledge of towing offends you, please don't be butt hurt, also I'm not a smarta$$ when it comes to everyone's safety on the road, even yours & if you don't like my attitude towards towing safety with the proper equipment then you can let those people run you off the road or sit in the traffic jam, while they scrape what's left of their vehicle off the road & hopefully nobody was hurt. My being a know it all or knowledgeable of towing & truck capabilities is something I do have a great knowledge of, & if you don't like it, TOUGH!!!!
Ford means found on road dead but you got a good truck
Love the genuine happiness you can see from you guys! Congrats on the new truck! Hope at this point it's still a great truck. We stayed away from diesel just because the much higher purchase price, usually $0.50 or more per gallon then gas even though it gets better mpg & cost of repairs. I'm sure it's fun to drive though!
We ended up having major issues with this truck and traded it in for a 2016 Ram 2500. We are very happy with it so far. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas!
@@NoOrdinaryPath We are catching up with newer videos. OH MY GOD so sorry for what you guys went through. It was painful watching everything that you had to deal with that nightmare truck. Praying everything is smooth sailing for you all now!
out of any diesel on the planet... you may have picked the worst one
yeah I'm hearing that from many people. The truck has some issues but its covered under a warranty we bought with it. I do have a feeling that I'll be changing it out sooner rather than later. In the mean time it actually runs pretty well.
Money. Its a thing. Congrats
Get a Honda ridgeline hd ....👀