Fishwater wrote:
johndeerefarmer wrote:
I am looking for people that had an aluminum bodied max tow F150 and moved over to a HD F150. If so how much more stable is the HD version vs the max tow version for towing, and specifically towing in the wind?
I currently have two trucks and two RV's and within the next year and a half or so need to move to a single truck and RV.
I would consider trading both trucks for a HD F150 if I knew it would tow the 29rs in 15-20 mph winds. Since I am retired from farming I no longer have much heavy stuff to tow. I bought the 16 F250 last year to specifically haul my 29rs to Colorado because I knew trying to do it in the west Texas winds would be a nightmare. The vacation home should be done in a year or so, so at that time I need to bring the 29rs home and at that point sell some RV's or trucks
Thanks
I would suggest that you test drive a new F250 vs your 2016. I just upgraded(downgraded?) from a 2015 F350 to a 2019 F250 & the ride is noticeably better. I think some of it may be that I had 20’s on the 15 & now have 18’s but either way it’s a noticeable improvement. Both my daughters & my wife can get car sickness, especially while towing. We just completed a trip of 1100 miles towing the fiver & no one got sick, everyone felt the new truck rode much better so you have nothing to loose by road testing one, may not beat your elbows up as much?
I actually bought a '17 when the new design first came out. The steering was so hard to turn that I kept it only three months and sold it. When I needed to take my larger camper to Colorado I bought this '16 F250 used as the steering is easier to turn.
The problem with a test drive is if my arms aren't hurting at the moment it takes some time to get them irritated again. About the only way I could really test one is to do an extended test with one and it would be better if I was towing.
I have had a 15 F350, then a 16 F150, then 17 F350 and now a 17 F150 and 16 F250. I have went through this cycle several times and it cost me a fortune every time. Once my arms get to hurting and won't stop I get depressed and would do or buy anything to make them stop. I would buy the Super Duty because I needed the bigger truck for stability when towing, then when my arms get to hurting from driving it, sell it and buy a F150. Then later need the big truck and trade again. This time I decided to just have both. The girlfriend is driving the F250 and I only drive it when we travel and tow. She has to do half the driving. The truck has 75k miles. In the next year and a half or so I need to get rid of one of the trucks and get her a car or small SUV.
I also test drove a Chevy for a few minutes and as I hit some bumps in the road could feel the steering wheel shake. I had hoped that the IFS on the Chevy was better
