2005 f350 brake mileage

[sdoyon]

My 2005 f350 4x4 srw front brake started grinding, 30,000 miles on truck. Dealer says front rotors need replacing and only 3mm on rear pads. He said it's a big truck and you shouldn't except more than 30k on the brakes. My last truck doge 2500 diesel went more than 60k before brakes. I know I drove more higheway with the doge but 30k seems a little short on life. Could there be another problem that is covered under my warranty.

[forddieseldoctor]

There's a lot that can vary the life of brakes. How hard you are on the brakes? Do you haul a lot of weight? If you have a trailer how good are the brakes on it? How much stop and go traffic do you run in? My mom used to go through a set of front pads every 12 months (12000 to 14000 miles) on her van before I yelled at her for waiting to the absolute last second and standing on the brakes for everything they are worth.