F-350 or F-450 for Raptor 4014?

Our F350 with hauler fully loaded will tow it thru sand no problem, aired down ofcourse, even backs up if needed....Mud? We dont have that in the upper desert, atleast in the last several years.....I can tell you all about dust tho, lots of it.

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http://www.ford.com/trucks/superduty/specifications/towing/


This is for the 2014 year but 11s on have not changed. The lower block is for 5th wheel trailers and the upper is for conventional towing trailers.

Be sure to follow across the line to find DRW for 350 and 450. All cab configurations are shown.

As was said before, , , the 350 is more than enough truck for a 5th wheel RV. For a couple more thousand bucks and some lost fuel mileage you can have the added assurance of the wide front axle and HUGE brakes.

Be sure to ask the difference in warranty between these trucks as there is some. The F450 is made to be on the road loaded constantly. Hot Shot haulers, ambulances and wreckers would fall into this category. That is why only a 430 ratio is available. The truck is designed to be working most of the time. The 430 ratio takes some load off the diesel and transmission.

The F350 is more for heavy duty part time work as on a farm or business or towing RVs around the country!! This truck is given a 373 ratio to help with fuel as it is not meant to pull/haul all the time.

Because the trucks are designed for different work, Ford has different warranty for each. After you melt down all the small print, , both are covered for 100k miles just in different ways. None of this would mean much on a used purchase though.

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I am towing a 4014lev with an 08' F-350 with 4:10 gears. I have talked to quite a few F-450 owners with the 6.4 and they are fuel hogs. I average 8.5-9 pulling mine at 65 mph. I get about 13 empty combined. Most I have talked with the 08-10 F-450 are averaging 9-10. The new F-450 is a waste of money and is no more capable than the 350.

On the fuel side of things, I pull our 18000 lb cyclone with a '14 F-450. Pulling around 65-70 i get 9 mpg. Driving empty doing 65 i have gotten 16 mpg before which really surprised me. I liked the added insurance of the 450 it just seemed safer and tows great, don't even know the camper is back there on the highway. Also, the 450 turns tighter than the 350 from what i'm told. It doesn't feel like you are driving a dually if your using it for every day work. Im told the tighter turning radius has to do with the axle..?

Tighter turning radius on F450 is due to wide track front end.

How about one these in diesel and a tilt tray?

It'll be cheap on fuel as well.

http://www.isuzucv.com/nseries/diesel_specs

I'm towing the same trailer as turner66 with a 3500 Denali crewcab dually. More than enough power and engine brake is more than adequate. took a cross country trip this summer and crossed the continental devide 8 times and was impressed. Come on over to the dark side,Luke.

Thinking of a 09 450 with 50k. They have a good price on it. Does anyone besides schwips have approx fuel mileage on the 09 450?

My buddy has a 08 F450 with 4.88 gears. He gets about 9mpg towing a 41' toy hauler at about 17,000lbs. He gets that same mileage no matter where he tows. His truck is a towing beast!!!!!!