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Boatycall
Explorer
Sep 27, 2013

2014 F450 has a LOWER TC rating than an F350???

OK, so what gives? A misprint? A drunk engineer at Ford forgot that the F450 is supposed to haul MORE than an F350? I'm only window shopping right now, my truck has done me good for years, but wh...
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Reality_Check
Nomad II
Sep 27, 2013
wintersun wrote:
The F-450 is a F-350 modified for towing greater loads, hence the lower gears and heavier weight of the truck which reduces payload capacity. The F-550 is the step up platform if load capacity is what you are after.


And further... f450 pick ups are not the same as the cc models. Brakes. Pulling is one thing, but stopping is what matters.

F450/f550 cc units; tow more, stop better.

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