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anutami
Explorer III
Nov 17, 2016

Increasing Payload by swapping out my Truck Bed

I am wondering if anyone knows (or can guestimate) the difference in weight of the old steel truck bed of the Ford Superduty compared to the new aluminum truck bed. I know on craigslist companies sel...
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jimh406
Explorer III
Nov 19, 2016
With my SRW, I could easily save over 200 lbs by carrying 25-30 gallons of water instead of 60 gallons of water and making sure I didn't run around with full grey and black tanks. That and not carrying a lot of extra stuff probably saved me 500 or more. I no longer have those issues with my F450, but I made it just fine for 8 years at my lower "wet" weight. :)

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