Ford F-250 Tremor Tackles the Mud, Rocks & Water - See How the Updated Super Duty Handles Off-Road
Vložit
- čas přidán 31. 08. 2023
- The updated 2023 Ford F-250 Tremor packs loads of technology and hardware to make a serious off-roader. Is it the best heavy duty truck when the pavement ends?
Watch the video and let us know what you think of the Ford F-250 Tremor below.
We have a second channel! Find it here - @tkpowersports
Visit our website here - canadiantruckkingchallenge.ca/
Become a Truck King member - / @truckking
Buy our merch here - / @truckking
Follow us on Twitter - / truckkingchalng
Check out Steve's music channel - / @selmervidz1
#ford #trucks #f250 - Auta a dopravní prostředky
The size of that truck is absolutely nuts. In the opening shot, it makes Steve, at 6 ft 2 and 300 lbs look like a Hobbit.
The way they shot that scene contributes a lot to how big it looks.
Also, Steve is actually much smaller in real life than you indicated. I don’t think he is taller than 6’1.5” and probably not more than 299 pounds. 😊
It’s the low angle shot and a wide angle lens’s that contributes to it
Welcome to The Shire, mofos!!! :D
It's not as big as it appears. It's same width as f150 just taller and longer.
Got a '22 F350 Tremor. Took it to Hell's Revenge Moab, Chicken Corners and Sedona AZ trails. Towed a 9000lb toy hauler from Ontario there and back plus the off road fun. Fantastic truck! What a joy to drive and it performed above my fear level lol!
How did it do at Moab? I was just there for the first time and did it with a UTV and it was a blast!
@@camposcreations2323 it was great! Banged the tow hitch and the spare tire just a bit and since I exited Hells Revenge down the steep goat path out the back way, I did scuff a bumper. I had aired down and no hiccups at all! I was told I was a crazy MF on the trail though lol! Was my second time off-roading. Very capable but it is a long rig off the ledges.
@Greg-bu7mi sweet. I saw something called a hitch slider to prevent damage to the hitch. It was my first time offroading and I couldn't believe that a truck that size could make it over those obstacles. I've got an XLT Tremor ordered but who knows when it'll get made and delivered. I definitely want to try some trails though
How does it ride, I'm deciding between 250 and 350 tremor
Absolutely LOVE the F250 Tremor. It’s awesome!
2:13 that thing is a transmission oil cooler typically added with a heavy duty trailer tow package. Or, it could be standard on Super Duty
Its standard on all SDs and even the F150. Also acts like a heater until coolant temps are up to norm
@@03c5z I have a 2019 Ford Expedition and oil coolers are not standard with my truck. Interestingly enough, you get this heat transfer device along with the locking rear diff in the Heavy Duty Trailer Tow Package. I figured it is standard on Super Duty due to the heavy towing mission duty on these trucks.
@@rabayl01 in most normal light load conditions these transmissions would run cooler without the "cooler." It helps bring the transmission up to operating temps much faster and there are some slight efficiency increases with the warmer temps. Ive ran an aftermarket trans cooler with a fan on the 10r80s. In cool weather it can be hard go get them over 140 with the trans cooler fan off.
@@03c5z Whoa! really? 140 trans temp? My Expy's normal operating temp for the transmission is 214 F city and around 198 F on the highway (airflow thourough the radiator and below the trans case). I've considered putting a lower temp thermostat to let more coolant flow through the system. Additionally, I am on my 2nd transmission after the 1st one was cluncky and replaced under warranty. What aftermarket cooler are you using?
@@rabayl01 a lower temp thermostat can help some if your fan settings are changed but dont expect a big difference. We used Derale coolers with fans on two different trucks. Any brand of quality cooler will work though. Youll juat need the adapter fittings for the trans, the cooler/lines, and a fan contoller.
I have a 2021 F250 Tremor, and that thing has impressed me to no end. There is a lot of clay around here, which is slick as snot when it is wet, several times I said... No way this truck climbs this clay rocky hill, and the truck just did it with no problem. Massively impressed.
I just got home from a vacation to Canada, you have a beautiful country and everyone is so nice!!!
Wow, I don’t think I’ve seen any vehicle walk over the ditch crossing so easily.
The limited slip front differential helps a lot with the rear locker
Wow, quiet the machine! Excellent review as always!!! 😁
Nice review! BTW, video quality is improving. Keep up the great work!
Have you guys ever thought about towing while off road?
I say this only because when I work for pulling cable or on drill rigs a lot of times all these 3/4 ton or 1 ton trucks were always strapped to a six to 8,000 lb trailer dragging through the mud up through gravel fire trails things like that it seems like that would be a perfect fit for a tremor or a power wagon or just in general. Throwing some weight behind a truck and trying to drag it through something difficult really shows you to capability and the downfalls. For the longest time I had a 97 F350 manual four-wheel drive and never ever thought about traction control or stability or any of that stuff That's what I use to hold the reels.
After switching companies years later I had to drag utility trailers around at a steel plant being built in Arkansas. It seem no matter how long I held the traction control or whatever I did I could never get the power I needed to pull those trailers The truck kept cutting power essentially leaving me almost stranded.
I worked with a government crew one summer that used an original power wagon, and it was pretty capable with several tons of wet seedlings in the box. But it never pulled a trailer. For heavy mud and wet grass or snow or scree slops we used a Bombardier tracked vehicle and just carried stuff.
Later in the oil patch there were all sorts of 6x4s equipped with chains, high front leaf packs, crazy heavy grill and bumper guards, and flat deck highboy trailers hauling stuff. Those had the clearance, torque and traction to get through pretty bad areas that a 3/4 ton couldn't especially while pulling a trailer. Sometimes they would permanently park a D8 cat at the top of a hill of a lease or trunk road that was notorious for mudding up, to pull up a 6x4. But you seldom saw 4WD hot-shots in one-tons until after freeze-up or until things dried out in the summer.
The reason id like a offroad truck with a winch is for hunting and getting out in the trails easier. I want a colardo zr2 with a bigger bed and like an access cab. If they could build something like that would be sick.
This channel is my favorite me vehicle truck/off road demo channel. Very entertaining and informative.
I did not know about the turn lockup thing (dig feature?). That’s a pretty neat feature.
Thank you very much!
That's the most well rounded truck on the market today. Has been for a few years now. One day, one day......
Doesn’t compete with the Chevy/GMC.
Your right it completely exceeds what Chevy can do on any off road level for a 3/4 ton what we’re toy thinking just because your a fan of another you can’t ignore it’s not as good as the ford off road this video and the others prove it lol
But it's a Ford😂
@@wint_62IFS is a hard no on a heavy-duty truck. Any shade tree DIY guy can fix the entire suspension on a 150k mile Ford or Dodge. Never gonna be the case for the GM stuff. It's just a non-starter/deal breaker for most HD truck consumers.
@@wint_62 GM doesn't have anything to compete with it! If you say the GM AT4.. well.. LOL
You guys are the best review channel in the business
Great video. Thank you!
I have a 2011 f250 I hate the headlights on the new Fords but I have to get that truck. Upgrade is going to happen soon thank you for the video.
Ps I will have to order after market head lights right away.
Love my 2020 Tremor. Hate the transmission problems I have had. Good off road vehicle though even for a first edition.
Well it seems like the F250 Tremor is very capable I wish you could challenge the truck a bit more with some more harder challenges it just seems like the F250 wasn't really challenged at all
Absolutely loving mine!
Pretty impressive traction capability's , it just did it easy ( well done ford ) , how far we have come from the old basic 4wd vehicles from the 60`s and 70`s .
Great review. Would like to see a similar review of the GMC AT4(not the X) HD.
So, the 35" tires don't look very big on that truck...which tells me that truck is HUGE. They seriously just look like the stock wheels and tires that should come with that truck. In the category of "go big or go home," Ford went big. Very big. The F350 diesel King Ranch Tremor is probably my dream truck at the moment...just don't want to mortgage my house to get it.
Just want to ask you a question about the toe weight? Is there any way to upgrade the Towing Four 2023 gmc yukon at 4 xl 6.2 v8
Next try that same off road challenge towing a black series rv behind this truck. I’d love to see how it performs while towing off road
No tremor option on the limited. Don’t know what press material is getting passed around but a quick look at the website shows that platinum is the top trim for the tremor package.
Pretty impressive off roader.
Just picked up my 350 tremor and noticed the passenger wheels are slight farther out than the driver side.
I’ve heard it’s a super duty issue, have you noticed that on any of the ones you’ve seen?
I love my 22 xl package truck with the 7.3l its basically a 78 250 and everyone already thinks it's a lifted truck lol
What's in the overhead console with the two LEDs facing forward ?
Take my money!(if I had it). But seriously this is the one I’d get if I did have the money. Amazing rig, well done ford.
wonder why no skid plates on a tremor trim, that oil cooler is the last thing you want being damaged... i ended up putting the steel f150 raptor skidplate on my f150 tremor to protect all that stuff
Nice right turn
Exactly the truck I want.
Awesome review as always and my opinion is the HD off road trucks are interesting. The XL Off-road package is a mini tremor/work package. Ford is doing cool things but prices are climbing with more features getting added. Just stop adding to it and give it some time to soak with the population maybe the price can sit still for a little and they can work on some R&D in the background. They already have a load of options above the rest of the trucks. It would seem that several companies are looking at rolling things more into option packages and reducing engine options while ford is still building a all you can afford buffet.
A lot of aftermarket or custom things can be added to a basic truck better and sometimes cheaper than spec'ing them on the order form for the factory. And later too, if you find you really need them. For example, I'll get a hydraulic winch for my next 1-ton and mount it in the box, to pull myself back out of trouble instead of the electric one on the front pulling me further into a bad situation. And I might install a torsen differential on the front axle instead of some 'limited slip' that will wear out and chatter.
10,500lbs is not bad. More than enough for what im pulling. I use my 15 AEV Prospector Power Wagon to tow my 25 foot toy hauler. 7,400lbs dry. and it does it very well on or off road. I don't think there is a better truck to tow off road. I.E. dune sand, beach sand.
1080p king! let's get some 4k. At least 1440p to match most monitors.
Solid front axle trucks never have front skid plates
I don’t think I have ever seen a front skid plate on a truck with a solid front axle. That is for trucks with independent front suspension.
Can you COMPARE the Tremor VS Non-Tremor w/options??? Vs...value/price..etc..???
Impressive Camara work
It is a nice truck towing an Airstream Tradewind for some off grid camping set up starlink in the wood. This truck would get you there no problem, high output, and diseal engine. I think the V8 would be tusrty engine
Great truck but it is $30k too much. This is a gas XLT truck. Surely not a $100k truck. Otherwise the truck is a beast!
Average price of a new vehicle is basically $50k USD. Let that sink in. This truck is a beast.
@@rustleseeFaced with a $50k+ Kia Telluride a nice, basic 4x4 F250 that can be had for $60k looks like a decent deal.
Probably be my next truck, don't need one but ya know 😊
It’s a good looking truck
I’ve never seen a front skid plate on a truck with a solid front axle.
That was the trans cooler that was hanging low and unprotected you asked about. A insanely stupid position to be mounted there. Ford failed their owners in that area by not protecting it with a skid plate and by using a plastic transmission pan in the first place. The bean counters won again.
I would be happy with the front limited-slip, always ON.
it is.. there's no way to "activate" or "de-activate" it's limited slip because it uses friction to engage it.
@@dundonrlmaybe he means AWD style?
Transmission cooler
The tremor is good!
I hate hearing folks say how the power wagon can't tow. Granted I understand these reviewer type guys can't tell you to do something like "overloading" your truck. But man the power wagon can do a lot. Throw a set of bags on it and it will haul whatever you want.
Man imagine high centering !
Tbh I'd rather have a rear limited slip and than a front locker because the LSD in the rear would be more useful on pavement
I'd like to see you take a rebel 1500 up on a jack and show us.
Been nice to have skid plate under transmission and oil pan incase a rock is in middle of mud ruts
Yep that can be a problem.
Definitely got my attention. Hmmm..
But can it do it with a Bigfoot camper in the back?
What about taking the Tremor through the hydro line?
Nice truck. Don't know why you were complaining about no front skid plate it doesn't have a intercooler to protect. Chevy or GM with IFS front ends you definitely need a skid plate. The transfer case and transmission not having one is a concern. Other than that sold truck.
That first skid plate was a steel transfer case skid plate.
The front skid plate should cover the steering linkages so nothing snags on them and so that nothing knocks out the differential. But quarter inch steel plate covering all that real estate would get mighty heavy. Better to use a quad, dirt bike or snow sled (or horse) to do your serious off-roading. Or use some heavy equipment to clear out stumps and boulders if you absolutely have to get through those areas with a vehicle that will tow 20,000 pounds.
@@armslength2618 this is a sold axle not IFS the best you can do is a skid for the intercooler if it's a diesel and a skid for the dif. To cover the steering components is going to happen because of the way the axle articulates
Not a huge fan of the grill (face) on this truck… but overall it’s quite the truck.
Needs transmission skid plate and front e locker other then that pretty excellent.
Steve, in the states you can’t get a tremor on every trim.
Love that truck tho
My ‘23 HO Tremor Lariat Ultimate is in production now. The video is a great sampler for what I can expect when it arrives. Encouraged by its mud/rut and trail turn prowess. Super video. It’s the capable truck I’m looking for, as demonstrated.
Do you think it really requires the front end skid plate, or will ground clearance and approach angle be adequate for 95% of the challenges an average back 40 trail field driver will encounter?
It will be good till it ain't. My fx4 is identical underneath and I'm already planning skid plates. It's does sit up fairly hi which helps but it shouldn't be that vulnerable it's asking for trouble.
Try to find a solid axle truck with a skid plate up front...
@wakeupamerica2024 It's not up front that's the problem it's right between the front diff and transfercase skid. The transmission pan and oil cooler are exposed
@@rockie307 the video is eluding to a skid plate from front bumper to front dif which is ONLY done on IFS vehicles because the axle is mounted solid and the A-arms move. The solid axle has to be able to move up and down that is why there is no skid plate. If you are that concerned with the cooler it is possible to relocate it but these trucks cost way touch money to be off-roading them where you could rip off a trans cooler or damage the front diff. If you are treating a vehicle like that you need something older. Parts are too hard to come by and cost way too much to be beating on a $80k+ truck.
@wakeupamerica2024 Alot of people use there trucks. I little skid plate covering the cats transmission and cooler should be standard on a truck like this. I use my truck it takes a beating It's expensive yeah but it's a tool I will use it as such. Some folks buy heavy duty trucks to go to the mall ans car wash which is fine but alot of us use them.
I suspect trans or engine oil cooler.
Did you mean mud puddle? Or is that a rock based mud hole?
Ford does NOT offer the Limited with the Tremor package.
Ford nailed it with this truck…Ram missed the mark by trying to make a super off-roader out of a vehicle that is impossible to make an amazing off roader due to its massive size…then they undercut the main reason anyone would buy a truck that large in the first place, towing and payload(and didn’t offer it with a Cummins)…it just doesn’t make sense to try to make a Jeep or midsize truck out of an HD size truck…towing in the 18-22k range is perfect for about anyone who isn’t hauling super heavy daily, and the payload around 3k lbs is also more than enough for 99% of users…and the off-road abilities make it versatile as a hunting or outdoorsman’s truck or outdoorsy work truck. Only issue is they cost around 80-90k for even a lower to mid trim version of that truck with a diesel engine
I have just FX4 Off road F150 and I have front skid plate! It's weird it doesn't have front skid plate. It absolutely should have one.
Your F-150 doesn’t have a solid front axle. I believe that’s why there’s not one on the Tremor
@@robnanneman Agreed, I have only ever seen front skid plates on IFS trucks.
Drive it hard through those ruts at 15 mph, real life, not 1mph into mud holes, let's see if bottom drags and tears off trans cooler that isn't protected by a plate
Nobody shows what happens when you get a tremor stuck
That looks like an oil cooler
I need information on the leather grab handles your dad talked about for a 2023 F350 Tremor- black interior. Can you give me a way to contact you regarding this?
Contact us at hey@truckking.ca
Can you use turn assist when rear lockers are engaged
No it would have to disengage.
@@rockie307 thank you
How is the tremor suspension on road? Softer than standard or worse?
The Tremor package adds the F-350 rear end so extra leaf spring. If it’s unloaded, you get the typical rear-end skipping. So no better, no worse.
Is fit on 7 foot garage height? And the regular f250 2023 is it fit on 7 foot garage door?❤
Unfortunately, it does not. I found out myself.
Even the regular F250 is a tight squeeze (7 ft garage door actually has a useful opening around 78" depending on how your door is mounted), and this one has bigger wheels/tires. Also, if that garage is 20 ft long (as most 7 ft garages are), it won't fit lengthwise.
Do they make this exact truck in a F350 version?
Yes its identical other than badge.And payload sticker.
No skid plate, must be a mall crawler and the tow hooks are to move shopping carts
Is the front a torsion limited slip differential or just a limited slip
I think most OEMs use a torsion type diff for their LSDs. Don’t think many use a clutch type outside of maybe Ram half tons.
It's a Torsion
Torsen.
@@ALMX5DP Ram HDs used to use clutch type LSD in the rear in the AAM 11.5. Not sure if they still do.
Limited slip only the f150 comes with torsen
They don't offer tremor in RCLB so not really interested. Need the 8' bed.
Everything a power wagon should be and wishes I was. Including optional diesel. Typical dodge, have the Cummins motor, only good thing about a ram, and didn’t even offer it in the power wagon. Not to mention less payload than a ridgeline, and smaller tires than a Tacoma
Trans cooler is what that was.
Does anyone know where this trail system is?
This is our own test property
@@TruckKing gotcha, thanks
Trans oil cooler
👍👍👍👍
That thing in wayyyyyy to wide and long to do most trails.
Easily stealable cat converters 😅
Nice 7.3 gas
That truck will not last long off roading!😂 The powerwagon is a properly built offroad truck.
😂😂😂😂 everyone knows Ford builds a superior chassis, and suspension over Dodge. The only thing good on any dodge is the cummins engine in it. 😂
@@jibrilthegreat35 did you see all the components hanging down low with no skid plates? And they call it a offroad truck. A rocky trail will tear that truck up. 😂 ford builds a suspension that's great for payload and towing but not for comfort and 4x4ing. They have so many issues 😂every ford I've owned had problems with transfer case and 4x4 system.
@@fireant1272 Ive never had any issues with the transfer cases on my Ford trucks, and the only 4x4 issue ive ever had was on my old 2002 F150, a vacuum solenoid. I also have a 2012 Raptor and 2 F550s
Had a Ram 5500 but got rid of it, the truck was falling apart at 60k miles.
The cummins was good, although it developed a rear main seal leak at 50K, but it was covered under warranty.
The superduties have 200K one and 55k the other. Both are rock solid, the Raptor has 185k miles, rock solid and the old F150 has 170K and it is still very good. All 4x4s and all see lots of off road action, I live in the desert in arizona, thats why.
Here people dont care much for dodges because they dont hold up against the extreme heat
That's awesome luck with Ford. My 2014 svt was my last straw with ford after it needed a new transfercase and shortly after a transmission rebuild under 90k miles. Before that I had an f150 EcoBoost with so many issues, timing chain, front end, exhaust manifold turbo leaks under 100k miles. I had an 1994 and 2002 ram 2500 with the cummins no one single issue with those the 94 had 230k and the 2002 had 286k. I now drive a 2010 ram 1500 232k and no issues. Everyone here in hawaii drives rams or toyota those fords fall apart way to fast and those recalls everyday ford has a new one.
Front torsen would be my first install of aftermarket parts.
It is a torsen
Trucks are have turned into toys and everyday commuting vehicles. Who in there right mind is going to take a big $60,000+ truck through the woods chancing destroying it. Its still a beautiful truck but There seems to be alot of people out there who have alot of disposable income to play with.
It's a really nice truck but costs way too much. As all vehicles do in today's world.
😂 gotta love people that know nothing about off roading review an off road vehicle… yea, def need a skid plate that goes from the front bumper to the bottom of the front differential 😂😂😂😂😂
Love the truck but Tremor package isn't even in the same ballpark as the Power Wagon.(Winch, front locker, sway bar disconnect, under body protection)
Seems pretty similar to me. I think you can spec out a 12k Warn winch on the Ford build site, a front limited slip isnt quite a locker but close when combined with the electronic systems and it also has some underbody protection).
There is literally nothing the power wagon can do that the tremor cannot. The only thing the super duty doesn't have is the disconnecting sway bar, but I counter that with taller tires, deeper gears, and the diesel option.
Power Wagon is made as a rock crawler. The Tremor is not.
Flux compositor hanging low on the ford.
Get a better course!
Tremor does not compete with the power wagon. Power Wagon is in a class of it's own. Ram Rebel H.D. is more class correct.
You're right but not in the way you think, tremor outdoes the power wagon in every aspect. More power, more torque, more ground clearance, better tech, better trim availability, diesel option.
@@AK_Ray Power Wagon is designed for crawling trails. Having an 1,100 lb diesel in the front isn't the best for that. Tremor is the truck to get you to a cabin on washed out tracks. They aren't really competitors. Just like the TRX and Raptor don't compete against PW or Tremor.
Wow this is very concerning to offer an offroad truck with no skid plates. I couldn't make of what that aluminum box was either, but also agree it hangs down very low and looks very easy to punch a whole in. I would stay away from this pavement princess.
Yeah because the 3% of Americans who can afford the 100k truck are gunna take it straight to the mud.
I think you’re right. You’re a smart cookie
😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫👍🏼
Ford is really dropping the ball. Chevy and gmc have nailed it with the at4x
You are joking surely...Steve said it made trail look easy. He didn't use the rear diff lock. Did you even watch the video? Typical GM fanboi.
You cannot afford any of them, so your opinion is worthless.
So at4x has solid front axles
I can only say one thing, IFS 😂😂😂😂 GM fail
G80 🥴
Let me guess, are you going to show yourself or the car?
Both?
@@TruckKingthis is a lie
Skid plates are stupid for real off road rigs.