Building a Dodge, oops, Ford TV

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
The issue with a HD 150/1500 is they are still running the same frame that a true 150/1500 runs. Then factor in the cost of the up graded parts, six lug axles bigger springs and you are paying the same price for a lessor truck. The only reason I bought the Ecodiesel is for the fuel mileage and ride.

We no longer have a RV and do not plan on getting one until we are two to three years from retirement. Then it will be a smaller 7500# GVW trailer. In the mean time this truck tows my 6800# boat with ease and gets great mileage doing it. Plus it rides as good or close to my dads Caddy and that was out of his mouth!

If we decide to get into a larger trailer I will sell this and go back into a 2500. But at the cost of these new 150/1500 HD trucks I don't see me ever buying a want-to-be 2500. But then I said I would never own a short bed truck either so who knows.

Don

I am not sure that you get the idea that the frames are the same. The F150 Max Payload package includes a different frame that is thicker and heavier (about 200lbs). Even with the standard frame my 2016 F150 is so much sturdier than my 1991 F250 there is no comparison. You nailed the reasons that I dropped from a 250 to a 150 and I fully agree that you don't need a 3/4 ton truck for your boat. I don't understand why getting a camper a few hundred pounds heavier would make you go from "this truck is great" to "this truck just won't do". I suggest that you try it before you trade. All levels of trucks in all brands are much sturdier than they were 15 to 20 years ago and can pull much more than traditional knowledge allows. Some of the same goes for 6 lug tires. The bolt circle and bolt size are important too and some have increased over the years. Ford used to put 7 lugs on the max payload package but determined that the new trucks can haul just as much with only 6 lugs. It was not a flippant decision.