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philh
Explorer II
Sep 30, 2019

F450 vs F350

How bad is the ride on the unloaded 450 when compared to the 350? How is it with the 5th attached?

Does the turning radius improvement make up for the comfort difference?

We're about two years away right now from getting the truck and the 5th wheels we're currently looking at are in the 16 to 18 range, which looks like DRW is a must.
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  • philh's avatar
    philh
    Explorer II
    Sep 30, 2019
    Cummins12V98 wrote:
    "Does the turning radius improvement make up for the comfort difference?"

    Can't say that a turning radius is top of my list as it's not often it comes into play.

    350 and 450 are both 14k GVWR, it you believe you should not exceed that number the 350 will give more carrying capacity before hitting the magical number.

    I should be easily in DRW, SRW is questionable. Although the 2020 SRW published payload numbers are looking much better.
  • Cummins12V98's avatar
    Cummins12V98
    Explorer III
    Sep 30, 2019
    "Does the turning radius improvement make up for the comfort difference?"

    Can't say that a turning radius is top of my list as it's not often it comes into play.

    350 and 450 are both 14k GVWR, it you believe you should not exceed that number the 350 will give more carrying capacity before hitting the magical number.
  • FishOnOne's avatar
    FishOnOne
    Nomad
    Sep 30, 2019
    From what I hear the ride is very similar with a huge improvement in turning radius on the F450.
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    Sep 30, 2019
    To bad they quit offering the wide track front axle option on the 350. Chris

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