โDec-31-2014 05:58 AM
โJan-01-2015 04:47 AM
N-Trouble wrote:gmcsmoke wrote:
Toyota should feel proud ford copied a tundra and called it a 2015 F-150
Huh???
โDec-31-2014 07:53 PM
JIMNLIN wrote:
Time and miles and body repair shops charges will tell the tale on Fords move to aluminum to save weight.
However unless Fords raises the small 4050 RAWR on the max tow package the new owners won't be able to carry 700 more pounds in the bed with out exceeding RAWR/tire load capacities.
Its going to be interesting to see the GAWR/GVWR specs for this new truck.
โDec-31-2014 07:52 PM
โDec-31-2014 07:20 PM
โDec-31-2014 07:07 PM
MARKW8 wrote:Acft manufactures know the best when it comes to corrosion prevention, and in my field (maint manager for a airline) we deal with this issue all the time, I don't see a aluminum body truck lasting 5 plus years in MI, if the base metal is exposed it will corrode, so unless they can keep it covered and the rocks or what ever gets thrown at it from chipping the paint/primer, it might be ok. Time will tell..otrfun wrote:MARKW8 wrote:Don't need to wait. Look around the salt-infested parking lot of any boat ramp on the east and west coast. The difference in corrosion between steel and aluminum trailers is pretty hard to miss--especially on the boat trailers that use a combination of steel and aluminum components.
I want to see one after 5+ years in the rust belt. See how it holds up against corrosion.
Mark
I would expect Ford to make more effort than most any trailer mfg to deter corrosion.
Mark
โDec-31-2014 06:53 PM
โDec-31-2014 06:49 PM
gmcsmoke wrote:
Toyota should feel proud ford copied a tundra and called it a 2015 F-150
โDec-31-2014 06:29 PM
otrfun wrote:MARKW8 wrote:Aluminum deters corrosion all by itself without any help from Ford ๐otrfun wrote:I would expect Ford to make more effort than most any trailer mfg to deter corrosion.MARKW8 wrote:Don't need to wait. Look around the salt-infested parking lot of any boat ramp on the east and west coast. The difference in corrosion between steel and aluminum trailers is pretty hard to miss--especially on the boat trailers that use a combination of steel and aluminum components.
I want to see one after 5+ years in the rust belt. See how it holds up against corrosion.
Mark
Mark
โDec-31-2014 04:22 PM
โDec-31-2014 03:59 PM
โDec-31-2014 03:11 PM
MARKW8 wrote:Aluminum deters corrosion all by itself without any help from Ford ๐otrfun wrote:I would expect Ford to make more effort than most any trailer mfg to deter corrosion.MARKW8 wrote:Don't need to wait. Look around the salt-infested parking lot of any boat ramp on the east and west coast. The difference in corrosion between steel and aluminum trailers is pretty hard to miss--especially on the boat trailers that use a combination of steel and aluminum components.
I want to see one after 5+ years in the rust belt. See how it holds up against corrosion.
Mark
Mark
โDec-31-2014 01:10 PM
ScottG wrote:
Or plastic beds. Seemed like a novel idea when GM did it some years ago but since they abandoned it there must have been some kind of problem.
Still, it seem like an injection molded bed would be very durable and light.
โDec-31-2014 12:57 PM
otrfun wrote:MARKW8 wrote:Don't need to wait. Look around the salt-infested parking lot of any boat ramp on the east and west coast. The difference in corrosion between steel and aluminum trailers is pretty hard to miss--especially on the boat trailers that use a combination of steel and aluminum components.
I want to see one after 5+ years in the rust belt. See how it holds up against corrosion.
Mark
โDec-31-2014 12:29 PM
MARKW8 wrote:Don't need to wait. Look around the salt-infested parking lot of any boat ramp on the east and west coast. The difference in corrosion between steel and aluminum trailers is pretty hard to miss--especially on the boat trailers that use a combination of steel and aluminum components.
I want to see one after 5+ years in the rust belt. See how it holds up against corrosion.
Mark
โDec-31-2014 11:37 AM