2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Bed
Here's a video from Ford displaying the strength of their new aluminum bed when compared to the steel bed. They got a few athletes to throw and shoot a few things at it and compared the damage from ea...
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otrfun wrote:MARKW8 wrote:Aluminum deters corrosion all by itself without any help from Ford :)otrfun wrote:I would expect Ford to make more effort than most any trailer mfg to deter corrosion.MARKW8 wrote:Don't need to wait. Look around the salt-infested parking lot of any boat ramp on the east and west coast. The difference in corrosion between steel and aluminum trailers is pretty hard to miss--especially on the boat trailers that use a combination of steel and aluminum components.
I want to see one after 5+ years in the rust belt. See how it holds up against corrosion.
Mark
Mark
But the truck isn't likely assembled with only aluminum or stainless fasteners. And we'll have to see how well they isolate the aluminum parts from the steel frame. I expect they won't get it all right the first time.
Mark
