OK, all you truck wonks...
... answer me this. Why are diesel engines only available in F250s, 2500, etc.? Why can't they be put into the smaller F150s and 1500s? (I know about the payload deficiencies of the 1500, so tha...
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4x4ord,
Iagree that the helper leaf should be standard on all 3/4 ton trucks. Both of my trucks are 3/4 ton, and both have a payload greater than 2,700 lbs. I am planning on installing the factory overload leaf on my Ford. I do not believe the 3/4 ton truck should be eliminated,( I have two, and that would leave me truckless ) but do think the diesel option should only be offered on the one ton trucks. The engines are much heavier than the large displacement gas engines, and that directly reduces payload by 5-600 lbs. in most trucks.
Iagree that the helper leaf should be standard on all 3/4 ton trucks. Both of my trucks are 3/4 ton, and both have a payload greater than 2,700 lbs. I am planning on installing the factory overload leaf on my Ford. I do not believe the 3/4 ton truck should be eliminated,( I have two, and that would leave me truckless ) but do think the diesel option should only be offered on the one ton trucks. The engines are much heavier than the large displacement gas engines, and that directly reduces payload by 5-600 lbs. in most trucks.
