So I'm helping a coworker hang a whiteboard in our prototype/fab/workshop at work...and another guy comes to pitch in (engineers, like all men, greatly enjoy standing around and bullshting while others work), and happens to mention the new Ford F450 had just rolled in to replace our decrepit Chevy 3500 gasser. We haul a 40 foot gooseneck about 180 miles each way on a regular basis to test new tractor models on various types of grass, and the Chevy had just about had it. Blown tires, blown fuel pump, blown exhaust, slipping tranny, big block V8 could barely maintain 50 MPH up hills, two tanks of gas each way, etc etc...we needed a new truck.

Now I know this is a Dodge forum, but those new F450's are s-i-c-k. We finished our whiteboard project and immediately went outisde to pop the hood, crawl around the cab, check out the features.All of a sudden it was lunch time, so naturally we took the truck for a spin. I got the honor of the first drive, and I was very impressed. Smooth as glass, the 6.4 PSD is whisper quiet compared to the old 6.0 diesel. Throttle response is almost instant, and when you tell that truck to go it goes like hell. For 22ft long and 9000LBS withpassengers, it wasamazingly easy to drive in traffic.It was pretty awesome to pull up behind cars and watch them almost disappear.

I wish we had gotten a Ram, but no dealer in the SC/Georgia area had a 4500/5500 like we neededon the lot.Of course I was happy to see my Dak at the end of the day for the cruise homeup I-26...but I'm pumped for the next chance to put that diesel beast to work.

The End

PS Flamesuit on.

 

Yeah, trust me, I am sure it rides nice and has awesome power with that 6.4 TT, but if you were to hook it up to a trailer, hands down the Cummins would pull it better and get better mileage doing it. Sounds like you had fun though!

 

I'm all about the Cummins, no doubt. It's peak torque comes on quite bit sooner than the 6.4 if I remember (the 6.4 peaks at 2,000RPM). But I don't have anything to compare the Ferd to, so I just had a blast romping around with it :-D

 

LoL but good luck getting good customer service from Ford reps when it has a hiccup sometime. I'm sure they will be better to you because it is a company work truck but from my family's experiences with Ford Motor Company I advise everyone to stay away I would sooner drive a Toyota Tundra than a Ford anything. And Tundras are about the ugliest looking trucks I have ever seen!

Btw, did you just rattlecan paint your steel wheels?

 

Not to Jack the thread, but I was thinking about posting the highlights of my day too....SO I got to go to a Sonic drive-in for the first time in my life (Exit 69 Garden State Parkway), it was so good and there were some pretty good lookin girls there too (ya know the servers on skates). I had to use the bathroom and traffic was backed up the on-ramp to the rest area cause a Nissan Maxima burst into flames ( No one injured I believe, thank God)...and beat an Acura TSX rolling at 45 mph...so yeah...nd I thought id be stuck home again =P