1/2 ton diesel engines

I have a 2018 ecodiesel. I've had one issue with the engine but it was related to a recall that I had just received the notice for a week prior to the truck acting up. I also had an issue with my touch screen bubbling causing it to go crazy with ghost touches, luckily the warranty covered that.

As far as fuel mileage goes I average 23 MPG on the interstate and 26-27 on the hwy. We also pull a 3 horse bumper pull loaded down fairly often and it handles the load very well.

the problem with 1/2 ton diesels is they put a diesel in there that should be in a cayon....not a full size. Put a capable engine in there that has more then 275hp not an eco POS.

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I have the 4 wheel drive Silverado with 23,000 miles, and I absolutely love it. Diesel prices suck right now, but I'm getting about 22mpg in the city and 27 on the hwy. I can get the avg. mpg up to 32 when I really milk it on a long highway at about 55mph.

Really smooth power and accelerates really quickly at speed. I'm pleased with it to say the least. Saving up now for the 150,000 mile wet belt replacement everyone seems to complain about.

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My experience and numbers exactly with my 3.0 Silverado 4-wheel drive. Can't say enough good things about this engine so-far. Strong, quiet, miserly and pulls like a tank. I pull a 20 ft BassCat w/ 250 4-stroke Merc and average 20-21 mpg towing it in the hilly Carolinas.

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They're set up for fuel economy (small engines) with enough capability for light duty towing.

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This is exactly why I got mine. Fuel economy for my weekday commute and the capability of weekend towing.

You're the target market for them. Small diesel engines are awesome and it's a shame they're so under-utilized in the US. We really frick ourselves hard with the ultra strict emissions regs

My 3 horse Cherokee was around 4500-5000# I think. The half ton pulled it but it was so much more pleasant pulling it with my dually. Power wasn’t the issue. It just moved the half ton around a lot more. But I understand why you want
The Diesel engine

I've got 85000 miles on a Powerstroke 3.0 (Lariat FX4) with no problems. I pull a small alum bass boat, 19ft travel trailer, and a tandem axle trailer with a JD990 (with loader). The tractor is by far the heaviest I pull and I figure it's about 5500 with the trailer.

I just wish Ford wouldn't have stopped production because I'd order another in December. Typically with factory tires it gets 24.5 and with the 35 mud tires it gets 20-21

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the problem with 1/2 ton diesels is they put a diesel in there that should be in a cayon....not a full size. Put a capable engine in there that has more then 275hp not an eco POS.

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277 hp and 460 ft/lbs of torque is stout for a little 3.0 diesel. The torque makes all of the difference.

If you want more than the 277 hp a 3.0 Duramax comes with, you can mod it fairly inexpensively with a cold air intake and a tuner and push it closer to 320-330 hp.

My next truck is on order with the 3.0 Duramax.

You're an idiot. The 7.3 powerstroke made 250 hp in 2001, and nobody ever talks about that engine being a turd. These small diesels are extremely powerful for a half ton truck and fit what they are meant for excellently. They have loads of low end torque and a very broad power band.

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want some performance that's more then a 3l i6.

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The 5.0 cummins was a major flop because it was too big, costed too much, made more power than necessary, and burned too much fuel. Why pay HD price, get HD fuel economy, and not have HD capability?