blt2ski wrote:
Last I looked, the F450 WAS and IS an MDT! granted an equivalent of a Ranger to an F350 in that category. It still is a DOT Class 4 rig! which is an MDT by anyone that I know of that understands the DOT class 1-8 truck classifications.
With that said, the OP may need a rig with more payload! Be it a class 4, 5 or 6 rig depending upon the interior pkg wts etc.
Marty
I could be off a bit on this, but IIRC the F450 pickup has an artifically low 14K GVWR and a softer suspension than the F450 cab & chassis. It actually has the same GVWR as the F350 DRW and since it weighs quite a bit more it has less payload. If they gave the F450 pickup the GVWR it could likely handle than it would be firmly into class 4, a "light" MD truck. I think that the C&C F450 has a heavier suspension to match its 16K GVWR. Having said all that, the F450 pickup will likely handle far over its GVWR without issue.