lawnspecialties wrote:
KD4UPL wrote:
Why wouldn't you test a F-450 against a Dodge 4500 series? I know, the Dodge doesn't come with a bed. So? Test the F-350 against a Dodge 3500. Test the 4s against each other, the 5's, etc.
It's not as ridiculous as a 1500 series against a 3500 but it's headed that direction.
You're getting too caught up in the badges on the side of the truck. As was mentioned earlier, the 450 is just a 350 with a 4.30 rear end, the Dana Super 60 front axle, and maybe a few other minor things. It used to be the 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, and 1 ton trucks were different with how they handled weights in the truck. Now they've sort of done away with that. There's not as much rhyme or reason to what they call them now.
That Dodge 3500 is rated to pull more than the 450. So if anything, the advantage appears to lean toward the Dodge.
You're right, there is not rhyme or reason any more. That's my problem with it but in reading my post I guess I didn't explain that very good.
The emblems are so silly. They keep jacking up the ratings. Now we have a 4 series basically equal to a 3 series in rating. That's not a good thing for consumers trying to make a decision. I think they should be required to rate them according to the DOT standard 1 - 8 classes of trucks. That would make it easy to know exactly what you were dealing with.
If that were done then both of these trucks would actually be class 3 trucks.
Most so called 1500 trucks are really class 2 (6,000 to 10,000 GVWR). Most so called 2500 trucks are getting into the class 3 range (10,000 to 14,000).
