'15 Ford F450 vs RAM 3500 HD Extreme Towing Review

4x4ord wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:

4x4ord wrote:
I think it makes total sense to compare the F450 to the 3500 Ram. If I am wanting a truck to tow 30,000 lbs this is what these two manufacturers recommend. The engines and transmissions are designed different that to say they need to have identical rear end ratios seems foolish to me. I actually tow 30,000 lbs quite regularly with my 2011 srw and it seams to handle the weight well enough for my expectations. I have heavier trucks that I could use but my personal preference is to use the pick up for lighter loads like that.

So is the F450 cheaper in cost than the 3500 Ram? I don't know, just curious. If one wanted to tow 30,000#, there are quite a few trucks out there other than the Ram 3500 or the F450 to tow that weight with....Ford has bigger trucks, as does Ram, and of course there are MDT as well as HDH's that could do the job.

What Ford didn't offer was a matching F350 that could beat the Ram 3500...that's "usually" the way these test runs go, ie, 150's versus 1500's, 250's versus 2500's, 350 versus 3500's, But, new game and new rules instituted by Ford this year using a 2015 Ford F450.

I'll give both manufacturers one thing, they WERE using the right trucks for the right job, didn't overload either one of them...

The way I look at it is this:
First I decide what I need a truck for; then I go buy what fits the bill. If my main objective of the truck is to tow 30,000 lbs and I want to do it with a pick up: Ford is saying we designed a pick up for towing that trailer - we call a F450. Ram is saying we designed a truck for towing that weight - we call it a 3500. If the 3500 Ram can handle the load and is a significantly less expensive truck you'd think many people might choose a 3500 Ram over an F450.

They will and they are!

Look at the Mobile Suites forums. When I joined in late 2011 the vast majority of owners TV's were F450's. If you mentioned anything about a RAM you got the cold shoulder. Now most of the new purchases are RAM 3500's followed by GM's and the Ford's are far behind.