Ford F150-I'm Done.

[downsizingnow48]

Guess I missed that statement???

There was a post that said 1/2 t pickups were only good for suburbanites and housewives. Gone now though.

 

[ovrszd]

There was a post that said 1/2 t pickups were only good for suburbanites and housewives. Gone now though.

Someone recanted???? Wussies.....

 

[roadhunter]

I think you missed my point. No worries here. As Aaron said, it makes for clean, cheap used trucks.

Your point about snow only happening twice a year or your point that a receiver rack on a suv is just as good as a truck bed with a cover for hauling deer. LAffin

You points made no sense and are quite frankly wrong. Snow happens a lot more than twice a year and a receiver rack is a sorry way to carry something you plan to eat. People have thier reasons for the various bed covers. My brother has one that can be slid back so the bed is open in just a couple of minutes. I think it seems to work pretty good for him. coobie has his reasons for the covers on his trucks. Why you can't understand that is not my problem. Try to keep up.

 

[ovrszd]

Your point about snow only happening twice a year or your point that a receiver rack on a suv is just as good as a truck bed with a cover for hauling deer. LAffin

You points made no sense and are quite frankly wrong. Snow happens a lot more than twice a year and a receiver rack is a sorry way to carry something you plan to eat. People have thier reasons for the various bed covers. My brother has one that can be slid back so the bed is open in just a couple of minutes. I think it seems to work pretty good for him. coobie has his reasons for the covers on his trucks. Why you can't understand that is not my problem. Try to keep up.

Whoaaaaa big fella......

Maybe you can tell everyone what my points were??? When you can do that then you can judge whether they are frankly wrong or not.

You can cover your whole truck if you like. I'm very happy you cover your truck and that everyone else covers theirs. Not sure why you imply that I think it's a problem.

I'm afraid it's you that needs to keep up Sir.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

There was a post that said 1/2 t pickups were only good for suburbanites and housewives. Gone now though.

Yeah, my reply is gone with it... My bad. Ridiculous statement, either way.

 

[ovrszd]

Yeah, my reply is gone with it... My bad. Ridiculous statement, either way.

Honorable thing for you to do. Very manlike. Thank you.

 

[sld]

When I bought my last 2 F250's, they were actually cheaper than a F150 configured the same. I don't put a lot of miles on my truck so I was happy to get more truck for less money and don't care so much about mpg.

There is a lot of argument that newer F150's are better than F250's of just a few years ago. Considering everything that goes into a successful towing trip I don't know how much I believe that...unless you go back 20 years or more. Superduty's have been around since 1999 and they are a very stable towing platform. Raw power is far from the only thing that means safety in towing.

I should get an F350 and then say that F250's are only for women and suburbanites!

 

[ovrszd]

When I bought my last 2 F250's, they were actually cheaper than a F150 configured the same. I don't put a lot of miles on my truck so I was happy to get more truck for less money and don't care so much about mpg.

There is a lot of argument that newer F150's are better than F250's of just a few years ago. Considering everything that goes into a successful towing trip I don't know how much I believe that...unless you go back 20 years or more. Superduty's have been around since 1999 and they are a very stable towing platform. Raw power is far from the only thing that means safety in towing.

I should get an F350 and then say that F250's are only for women and suburbanites!

Good one!!!!

Next truck I really want to step up to a F450. There's definite change in that.

250 versus 350 isn't so much.

The original owner of my 250 put 350 springs on it. All it lacks is a badge change and it would be a 350.

 

[roadhunter]

Whoaaaaa big fella......

Maybe you can tell everyone what my points were??? When you can do that then you can judge whether they are frankly wrong or not.

You can cover your whole truck if you like. I'm very happy you cover your truck and that everyone else covers theirs. Not sure why you imply that I think it's a problem.

I'm afraid it's you that needs to keep up Sir.

I already have repeated you points and the posts are there for anyone to read. BTW, I dont' have a cover on my truck so you must be once again mixed up. Nice try though. Do better next time. LAffin

Lets see a pic of your heavily used truck bed? Sounds like it must be really impressive.

 

[TSO]

Next truck I really want to step up to a F450. There's definite change in that...

Be careful what you wish for... My F450 rides likes a freight train with square wheels. So dang rough. Between the 300 or so rear leaf springs (slight exaggeration), and the load range G tires @ 110 psi (not an exaggeration).... Your kidneys feel every bump on the road.

On the positive side, the 8000lbs payload is handy, and it's extremely stable for towing.

Always a trade off......

 

[ovrszd]

I already have repeated you points and the posts are there for anyone to read. BTW, I dont' have a cover on my truck so you must be once again mixed up. Nice try though. Do better next time. LAffin

Lets see a pic of your heavily used truck bed? Sounds like it must be really impressive.

Here ya go. :confused3:

 

[Citydude]

Maybe not to southerners but further north its' nice to keep snow out of the bed and secure things yet still allow the use of the bed for tasks that require an open top. I used to give my brother grief about his but I must admit it is nice when we are out hunting to have everything out of the snow yet when we are done hauling the deer we can go wash out the bed at the carwash. Try that with an SUV.

I have an SUV and pull a trailer for dead animals in the back. No car wash needed....

 

[ultrarunner]

I love having a topper. When it comes to hunting and fishing everyone is asking for me to drive. It's easy enough to take off for hauling dirt, gravel or mulch but I have a trailer for that.

I don't tow much more than 5k anymore. With this truck, it's stress free towing at it's finest. I love it!

This is my 70k mile 2007 F250 V10. The more I look at new trucks the more I love the one I have!

What a nice truck...

It's nice to have what you need and need what you have!

 

[Steve1300]

These conversations get difficult for us as our egos are on the line. As soon as we get defensive, we go on the offense to compensate.

I have always been a Ford man (Except for a '62 C-10 which I used to carry my dirt bike). I have gone to the Cummins diesel Titan truck in order to haul an equipment trailer with my tractor on it. It takes some adjustment to switch over to the diesel engine, but I love the torque. It also gets better mileage than my old F150's. The Ram would have been an option had Consumer Reports given good reviews in the past. I think they are cheaper as well.

I know, I am in the minority here. We all buy what we think fills our needs, right?

 

[Shaneard]

Here's my 2 uncovered beds, pay no attention to the excess safety chain. Just bought a new gooseneck and haven't shortened them yet.

 

[ovrszd]

These conversations get difficult for us as our egos are on the line. As soon as we get defensive, we go on the offense to compensate.

I have always been a Ford man (Except for a '62 C-10 which I used to carry my dirt bike). I have gone to the Cummins diesel Titan truck in order to haul an equipment trailer with my tractor on it. It takes some adjustment to switch over to the diesel engine, but I love the torque. It also gets better mileage than my old F150's. The Ram would have been an option had Consumer Reports given good reviews in the past. I think they are cheaper as well.

I know, I am in the minority here. We all buy what we think fills our needs, right?

Yep.

I've never did a mathematical test of mileage on my F250 7.3L Powerstroke. The overhead hasn't been reset for 120K miles. I'd conservatively say it's probably closer to 15mpg. But pretty good for a truck that will pull 25K Gross weight all day long and never turn more than 2500 rpms. Love my diesel. There's no replacement for displacement.

 

[ovrszd]

Here's my 2 uncovered beds, pay no attention to the excess safety chain. Just bought a new gooseneck and haven't shortened them yet. View attachment 491854View attachment 491855

Is that what those chains on my GN are for??????

 

[downsizingnow48]

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[downsizingnow48]

Been waiting for thread showing pickup beds. The corner tie downs are useless for my purposes but with chains added can put ratchet straps where needed for any load. Started doing this on my F350 in 2004.

 

[ultrarunner]

I'm surprised at how many are down on the F150 and quite a change from earlier threads.

To me reliability is paramount... so getting stranded or having unexpected costs would be a big problem.

Went through the decision process earlier this year... the specs said the F150 would do everything needed but in the end couldn't pull the trigger and opted for a factory order F250 Diesel...

Time will tell but the last 9 months have been sweet... effortless pulling and suitable to take the family out with the crew cab...

Still have the 1996 F150 that I gave to my nephew... not a dent in the original paint factory bed... bought it from a retired guy that bought it new to go fishing...

Can't say how it will look with a new driver teenage boy behind the wheel...