Anyone planning on buying a 2017 F-350?
I had planned on ordering a new 2016 F-350 to haul our old Lance or a new 1062, but I waited around too long. I've never been fond of buying a brand new model vehicle.
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Boatycall wrote:
I know the OP said F350, but I was **this** close to picking up a 2016 F-450 until I heard about the changes coming to the 2017. They're shedding 700lbs of weight in the body, while making the frame stronger by going fully-boxed.
The 2015, 2016 and 2017 F450 have the Dana110 rear end and 19.5's, while the 2014-2011 all have the Dana 80 and 17". The Dana 80 is rated at 10k, while the Dana 110 is rated at 14k - and includes the tires that can handle it. Add 4K for the front and you've got 18k GVW. However, Ford has intentionally under-rated the carrying capacity for what ever reasons - from what I read keeping the GVW rating under 14k keeps it out of a commercial class. The F350 with a Dana 80 on 17's, and the F-450 with a Dana 110 on 19.5's have a virtually identical GVW on the sticker.
Motor and transmission will be the same as the 2016.
You may want to visit the chassis cabs. The frames are stronger and the F550 can be optioned with the Dana 130. Get an actual weight on that F450 (whether pickup or chassis cab) and you may find that what you want to carry may be close to its limits. Once I started looking at triple slides close to 6000 lbs when filled and loaded plus a 1000 lb tongue weight trailer hung off the back on an extension, I found the Class 4 trucks were at or past their maximum.
