avvidclif1 wrote:
Paul Clancy wrote:
TakingThe5th wrote:
I've owned F150s, F250s, and now an F350 DRW. There is an incremental change between the ½ ton and the ¾ ton but the F350 is truly a beast by comparison. In addition to better weight specs it also has better brakes, more stability, and it pulls like none of the others. I bought a new truck and the 1 ton didn't cost but a few grand more, and I didn't need air bags or a chipped engine or upgraded brakes or anything else. Those upgrades would have eaten up any cost savings on the purchase price.
I would agree with the carry capacity and rear brakes part but argue to my death the extra pulling power statement. A dually 350 will have the same pulling power as the the 250 and maybe less because of the added weight of duals. It is purely about carry capacity. Different manufacturers may offer rear end options that effect pulling but that is not universal so can't be part of the argument.
You might plan your funeral. If he went from a F250 gasser(didn't say) to a 350 diesel(he did) there is a world of difference. You know the 150 is a gasser.
Yes - the 350 is a diesel and the others were gasser, simply because diesels weren't offered at the time in smaller trucks. Admittedly trucks today pull more then before - when I owned my F150 there was no sane talk of lashing up to a 5th wheel. I once towed a GCWR of 12,000 lbs with that F150 and someone almost had to plan my funeral. In less then 50 city traffic miles-on mostly flat roads-my front disk brake pads had cracked from the heat and the rear drums were toast.
