F-350 or F-450?

[First_Ford]

For the weights that you tow the 450 would be the way to go. With the 19.5 tires you will have less wear on the tires. I also am not sure whether you can still get the 410 gears on the 350 or not. The 430 gears on the 450 are not that bad.

[elibenson]

My job1 '08 F350 dually has 4.30's. My job1 '08 F450 has 4.88's. Since I have the F450 now, and it's the right tool for the job, I don't use my '08 F350 to tow the heavy hay trailer. Before I had either one of those '08's, I used my '03 6.0l Dually with 4.10's to do the same job, and it did it quite well. I have no doubt that the '08 F350 would do a stellar job too, but since I have the F450, I use the F350 to tow horse trailers, and feed trailer, ambulances, etc. The F450 is a little stiffer than I like when towing my horse trailer. I don't like to jostle the horses around.

[jo4450]

any of you notice the 2011 f450 isnt really a 450. they dropped the dana 110, the 19.5s and the bigger brakes to save weight and mileage. so if you would want all that it would have to be a chassis cab and there goes the pick up truck interior

[texasstroker]

Thanks for the replies. After talking to a few Ford dealers, they have talked me right into a new C-4500. WAY LESS MONEY, air ride rear and exhaust brake. The dumb a** dealers around here are trying to push a single wheel truck on me, telling me I don't need anything that large....

[orng1]

I can't believe they were trying to get you to buy a single rear wheel truck. Just mentioning you mainly tow a truck would be almost enough to encourage you for a dually. Stupid dealers. At least post some pics after you get it. Or now that you got it.

[dgeesaman]

Originally Posted by elibenson

My job1 '08 F350 dually has 4.30's. My job1 '08 F450 has 4.88's. Since I have the F450 now, and it's the right tool for the job, I don't use my '08 F350 to tow the heavy hay trailer. Before I had either one of those '08's, I used my '03 6.0l Dually with 4.10's to do the same job, and it did it quite well. I have no doubt that the '08 F350 would do a stellar job too, but since I have the F450, I use the F350 to tow horse trailers, and feed trailer, ambulances, etc. The F450 is a little stiffer than I like when towing my horse trailer. I don't like to jostle the horses around.

Look into a cushioned hitch.

Dave

[texasstroker]

Originally Posted by orng1

I can't believe they were trying to get you to buy a single rear wheel truck. Just mentioning you mainly tow a truck would be almost enough to encourage you for a dually. Stupid dealers. At least post some pics after you get it. Or now that you got it.

Going first thing Tuesday to prove to them that a single wheel truck will not work. I just loaded 15-1000lb. round bales on my 28' gooseneck trailer. I just left the cat scales with the trailer dropped on the scale it weight just over 20-klbs. He has a new F-350 single wheel with a gooseneck already installed and 3.73 gears.
That is something else, even the dual wheel trucks I have found down here are all 3.73, no 4.10's anywhere.

Will update on tuesday after the test drive. I can't wait to set his truck on the ground..