3500 dodge laramie vs 2001 ford f250

Depends on your definition of performance. Yours is probably not the same as mine by a long shot.

Skid.. my dually was $5500.00 total.. LOL. I missed the upgrade bus.. bahahahaha

brirene wrote:

Crowe wrote:
Brand irrelevant, a larger, more powerful truck in most cases is going to perform "better" just by sheer physics alone. Erring on the side of caution is rarely a bad thing.

Agree. One ton will handle that unit much better.

AGREEEEED!!!!

Never, ever buy a dinky 3/4 ton, (that is totally sufficient.....) if you can get buying the 1 ton for only $15,000 more, past your wife.










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Depends, are we talking 360 vs 5.4 V8, 8.0 vs 6.8 V10's, or PowerStroke vs Cummins?

I give the edge to the Ford Gassers and the edge to the Cummins in the diesel. The V10's will handle it, they will be thirsty though. I do agree, the one ton dually would be a better fit...although if you watch the numbers you may be able to get away with a SRW.

Also, the payload on those early F250's was VERY light weight... as in my FIL has a Lariat F250 4x4 PSD and he was within 300-500 lbs of payload on my old 97 F150.

thanks!

Jeremiah

Moved from ATC

Crowe wrote:
Brand irrelevant, a larger, more powerful truck in most cases is going to perform "better" just by sheer physics alone. Erring on the side of caution is rarely a bad thing.

Agree. One ton will handle that unit much better.

Brand irrelevant, a larger, more powerful truck in most cases is going to perform "better" just by sheer physics alone. Erring on the side of caution is rarely a bad thing.

I fulltimed in the 3400 for several years and I don't think I would use the 250.