Code54
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330,000 sure cant complain about that!
F350 vs competition
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330,000 sure cant complain about that!
Code54
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- Joined
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- Kubota MX5100, Kubota BX25D,1957 Farmall Cub Lo-Boy Kubota KX91-3, BCS 853
330,000 sure cant complain about that!
gilraine
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to everyone who is complaining about the 4.30 gears in the Ford, if GM or Dodge offered lower gears form the factory, they would have tested them with them. Fact is Ford offers 4.30s in their 1 ton, the other two don't.
dodge man
Super Star Member
I wonder what most of the Fords roll out the line with? Like has been said by others, the test was stacked and Ford knew it.
fordmantpw
Veteran Member
Explain why the test was stacked. How exactly was it stacked? Seriously, there was no stacking. Ford picked the vehicle with the highest tow rating from each of the big 3. The HIGHEST TOW RATING IN THE 1 TON CLASS FROM EACH OF THE BIG 3! The best each had to offer. There was no stacking. Simply, in order to get a better tow rating, Ford offers 4.30 gears. The others do not. So, if you want to tow the most, are you going to pick a Ford with only 3.73 simply because the others don't offer it? Or are you, the customer, going to pick what gets you the best.
Seriously, this isn't rocket science. The only ones saying it was stacked are those that are miffed because their brand lost. Get over it. Your brand doesn't offer 4.30 gears. That's not Ford's fault.
Fordman1981
Platinum Member
So, if you want to tow the most, are you going to pick a Ford with only 3.73 simply because the others don't offer it? Or are you, the customer, going to pick what gets you the best.
I don't think this is the most accurate statement. The ford at least from this test may be the fastest but isn't the ram still rated to tow the most?
fordmantpw
Veteran Member
We don't know since this is a 2015 F350. The tow ratings haven't been released, but my money is on it beating the Dodge. But, nit-picking aside, let me rephrase my question:
"So, if you want to tow the most the fastest, are you going to pick a Ford with only 3.73 simply because the others don't offer it? Or are you, the customer, going to pick what gets you the best."
Fordman1981
Platinum Member
So did ford do a complete redesign for 2015? The reason ram obtained those numbers is by a whole new 50,000 psi frame and new suspension. If ford rates their truck over ram without a new frame everyone with the older under rated ford 1 tons should call bs.
fordmantpw
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No, it's not a complete redesign. Why should the owners of older trucks call BS? Ford is upping the power of the PowerStroke, updating the torque converter, and making other modifications. There are probably a few frame updates as well, but it's not an all-new truck. It doesn't have to have a whole new frame to increase tow ratings...
Fordman1981
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No, it's not a complete redesign. Why should the owners of older trucks call BS? Ford is upping the power of the PowerStroke, updating the torque converter, and making other modifications. There are probably a few frame updates as well, but it's not an all-new truck. It doesn't have to have a whole new frame to increase tow ratings...
How long has ford used the same frame and continued to increase the ratings. I have a 2011 250 a 2008 f 350 and a 2011 F450. If the ratings go up for 2015 with the same frame and suspension I call bs because I can't haul that with my older models. Because ford either under rated the old ones or is over rating the new ones. And don't say it's engine or torque converter related because the 450 I have has a v10 in it and if it'll haul that weight in a 450 frame it can haul it in a 350 frame.