2017 F-450

I don't recall ever seeing an RV heavy enough to warrant a 4:30 rear axle. I think the F350 is almost always a more suitable choice for RV use.

MitchF150 wrote:
Humm.. the one I saw them test on that Fast Lane Truck youtube channel had a MSRP of around $80k... Sure, it was a Platinum.. I don't need or want a truck that big or fancy.. I'll never get a trailer that requires that kind of rig, nor want one.. I'm just a long weekend camper, so to me, what I have now is more than enough.. Each to their own of course. Everyone "camps" to their own tune..

Good luck!

Mitch

Yes, that sounds right Mitch. And, a SRW 350 Platinum Ultimate with most options has an MSRP of $78500. So, like I said, not much more coin for the big dog when you're already at that level. That said, I'm staying SRW on my 17 order (and Lariat too) as I just don't have the need for a 450. Even with my 44.5' 21k GVWR toyhauler. It's not about the money either. It's about driving one every day which I'd rather not do. Plus, with the ratings so high on the new SRW 350's, even the weight police here can't sweat me anymore. 28,700 GCWR for the new SRW 350's is massive and having weighed my trailer loaded to the gills, I know I'll be under that. It takes a really significant RV to require a 450 these days...

Got a 2012 with 16,000 miles on it. Figure I will keep it a while longer.

stickdog wrote:

MitchF150 wrote:
Humm.. the one I saw them test on that Fast Lane Truck youtube channel had a MSRP of around $80k... Sure, it was a Platinum.. I don't need or want a truck that big or fancy.. I'll never get a trailer that requires that kind of rig, nor want one.. I'm just a long weekend camper, so to me, what I have now is more than enough.. Each to their own of course. Everyone "camps" to their own tune..

Good luck!

Mitch

It's a little different when your towing your home and everything you own. I got by with a 7x7 tent, a sleeping bag, and a coleman stove and lantern for 30 years but that was then.

A tent and a small stove is all you will still get in areas that one.Can not get an rv too! Plenty of places to see where an rv will not go. Top of mount Rainer is not a place an rv goes. One has quite the.view from their. Or Mt Adams, baker, Olympus to name a few places I've been.

Marty

MitchF150 wrote:
Humm.. the one I saw them test on that Fast Lane Truck youtube channel had a MSRP of around $80k... Sure, it was a Platinum.. I don't need or want a truck that big or fancy.. I'll never get a trailer that requires that kind of rig, nor want one.. I'm just a long weekend camper, so to me, what I have now is more than enough.. Each to their own of course. Everyone "camps" to their own tune..

Good luck!

Mitch

It's a little different when your towing your home and everything you own. I got by with a 7x7 tent, a sleeping bag, and a coleman stove and lantern for 30 years but that was then.

Humm.. the one I saw them test on that Fast Lane Truck youtube channel had a MSRP of around $80k... Sure, it was a Platinum.. I don't need or want a truck that big or fancy.. I'll never get a trailer that requires that kind of rig, nor want one.. I'm just a long weekend camper, so to me, what I have now is more than enough.. Each to their own of course. Everyone "camps" to their own tune..

Good luck!

Mitch

The price of a 450 is only a couple grand more than a SRW 350. If you can afford one, you can afford the other.

I haven't hit the lotto yet.

You'll get a lot more 2017 and 450 stuff here: 2017 Forums

It's on my wish list but will probably stay there.