F150 5.0 vs Tundra
Good Morning! I have a Springdale 260TBL that checks in a 4890 Dry. We have been towing it with a crew cab GMC 1500 with the 5.3. The truck handles it fine but it is very under powered. The truck h...
Forum Discussion
BenK wrote:
Aluminum is a wonderful material...when used in the right places...even 'Military Grade'....which is pure marketing verbiage to play to those who are ignorant on that matter. Like anything that is used in the 'Military' can be labeled "Military Grade"...toothpaste/buttons/shoes/plates/paint/etc used in the military can be labeled "Military Grade"... :S
Anyone have a set of aluminum sockets?....or aluminum chisels?....how about aluminum lug nuts?....or aluminum grade 8 bolts?....or a wood burning stove with an aluminum fire box?....or an aluminum barrel for a 44 mag?
There are perfectly GREAT places to use aluminum, but IMHO, not for a pickup bed used for work...okay as a pure boulevard cruiser pickup that will never see a load of gravel/cobble-stones/bricks/etc
PS...what are the GVWR's and GAWR's of these two pickups in discussion?
I always get a kick hearing "military grade" in their commercials. There is no such thing.
Not sure about the Ford but the Tundra gvwr is 7200lbs, fawr is 4000lbs and rawr is 4150lbs. The axles are actually d rated for their light truck application, but I believe still higher than most.
