F150 vs 250
Considering replacing the old girl - 04 8.1 Yukon XL as her electrical gremlins and module failures are becoming increasingly frequent. Plan 1 had been max payload SCrew with max tow pkg but then saw...
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Lowest class curb weight will be less than higher class curb weight...think of
a pro boxer and their weight classes
You are comparing a light weight with a heavy weight and wondering why one weighs
more than the other?
AKA...comparing a cantaloupe to a water melon...a 10lb sledge to a 16lb...
Most pickups use the same body/sheetmetal between the the lower class 'half ton' and
hither class '3/4 ton' and '1 ton'...so they 'look' the same/similar to the
uninformed
The real difference is below the sheetmetal bodies and is in the frame, drive
train, suspension and other components...even the software(s) are different
Bigger/heavier to manhandle larger trailers during the bad day out there when
Mr Murphy crosses your path...either you have the right sized or not spot on...no
time to go back to the store for bigger/better...nor time to re-setup
On the good days, just about anything can tow anything...
Yes experience...been there...done that...notice all my trucks in my sig have
gotten bigger as I've gotten older and wiser...AKA lucky to be alive...
a pro boxer and their weight classes
You are comparing a light weight with a heavy weight and wondering why one weighs
more than the other?
AKA...comparing a cantaloupe to a water melon...a 10lb sledge to a 16lb...
Most pickups use the same body/sheetmetal between the the lower class 'half ton' and
hither class '3/4 ton' and '1 ton'...so they 'look' the same/similar to the
uninformed
The real difference is below the sheetmetal bodies and is in the frame, drive
train, suspension and other components...even the software(s) are different
Bigger/heavier to manhandle larger trailers during the bad day out there when
Mr Murphy crosses your path...either you have the right sized or not spot on...no
time to go back to the store for bigger/better...nor time to re-setup
On the good days, just about anything can tow anything...
Yes experience...been there...done that...notice all my trucks in my sig have
gotten bigger as I've gotten older and wiser...AKA lucky to be alive...
