Eagle Cap 1200 Weight on Ford F350
I know this general topic has been discussed a lot. According to Truck Camper Magazine an EagleCap 1200 can be expected to weight roughly 6,600 pound wet that includes 500 lbs of stuff (which I thi...
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NRALIFR wrote:
That’s why I said “if you can ignore the 14K gvwr on the F450 pickup”, because it IS bogus. It’s only purpose is to keep it a class 3 so it won’t compete with the F450 chassis cab.
Look at the components used on the F350, and compare them to the F450 pickup. There’s a reason the F450 weighs more.
But, I was just throwing it out there as an an option because you said the F550 was your only alternative. It isn’t.
And yeah, I’d like to see the 7.3L offered in the 450 pickup, as well. The 4.88 rear axle may not be the deal killer for me like it used to be, now that they have the 10 speed tranny.
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Good points, thank you very much for your insight. I want to stay away from the chassis config if at all possible.
I've driven my 7.3 gas rig with the TC on it with 4.30 gears for almost 9,000 miles now I'm seeing a combined MPG of 9.7.
