Getting close to pulling the trigger on a new truck.

[RedNeckRacin]

Brian,


glad to see that your stepping up to a real truck. I have heard the 4300/4400's are not as well built as the older 4700/4900's but I have nothing to base that on. You will be more than happy though. I went from a 3500 ram to a 4700 Crew Cab with a DT530E and a MD3060 allison and I would never go back for hauling large loads. the only thing I really miss is the 4wd!

 

[brain55]

Brian,

glad to see that your stepping up to a real truck. I have heard the 4300/4400's are not as well built as the older 4700/4900's but I have nothing to base that on. You will be more than happy though. I went from a 3500 ram to a 4700 Crew Cab with a DT530E and a MD3060 allison and I would never go back for hauling large loads. the only thing I really miss is the 4wd! <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=375840"/>

Yeah I really wanted to do 4wd with this truck, but it cut the capacity of the truck down too much to make it worthwhile.

I'm not sure if I can imagine what the step up is going to be like. I thought it was night and day going from my GMC K3500 into my F450. This step ought to be more like a leap.

Brian

 

[RedNeckRacin]

Well, all I can say about the f450 is that my truck dwarfs them. I know it will out maneuver a crew cab dually as well. It handles a 6 horse GN with ease. If you know anything about horse trailer, they are extremely tongue heavy due to the axles being located so far back. Its so much different driving as well, your not reclined in it at all, the airride captains chairs really take the fatigue out of driving although the truck is alot louder than the newer vehicles. Then again its 14 years old and has 100k on it.

 

[aczlan]

When do we get to see pictures ?

Aaron Z

 

[brain55]

When do we get to see pictures ?

Aaron Z

In 8 or so weeks. It's built to order so I won't have it for a little while. It hasn't actually been ordered yet, still working out the financing.

Brian

 

[cre10]

What do you haul?

 

[brain55]

What do you haul?

I pull a 28' gooseneck trailer that contains my mobile shop for doing onsite equipment repair. (Utility tractors, construction equipment, etc.) It weighs about 17,000 lbs.

Brian

 

[cre10]

I pull a 28' gooseneck trailer that contains my mobile shop for doing onsite equipment repair. (Utility tractors, construction equipment, etc.) It weighs about 17,000 lbs.

Brian

Cool :thumbsup:

I've got a buddy that does the same. He got rid of his full size service truck about 1.5 years ago and went to an F450 and couldn't be happier. Hopefully you will be happy jumping to a larger truck :thumbsup:

 

[brain55]

The F450 was definitely an improvement over my 1-ton, but still not enough truck for daily use. Not sure if it is still a chassis size problem, the fragile nature of the 6.4, or the amount of miles, but I'm not willing to experiment any more. Moving to a true medium-duty truck should eliminate my problems and leave me with some equity at the end of my loan instead of a bucket of bolts.

I've worked out of service bodied trucks and hated it. I never seemed to have the right tool. Having spent many weekends at the dragstrip working out of a trailer it was an easy transition. I love the extra amenities that having a trailer allows, like my full sized toolbox, solvent tank, hydraulic press, and drill press, things you just don't get with a service truck.

Brian

 

[BrinkME]

Did you ever find out if the 22.5's will work or if you'll have to go with the 19.5's? If so will you respec the rear gear?