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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 1928401" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Well, since you've not mentioned weight yet, especially with a Harley on-board, I'll go so far as to recommend something like mine. We tow a luxury fifth wheel (38 1/2-feet long) with a GVWR of 18,500 lbs with our 2008 Ford F450. It has the 6.4L engine, and I've not really been seeing much of a problem with it. Since it is a 2008, it has the 4:88 rear differential ratio and can pull that trailer just about anywhere I want to take it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">While we've not towed ours for all that many miles, when I do tow that 18,500 lbs, the F450 seems to act like there is nothing behind it. If you look around, used F450's can be still had, even as old as the 2008 models. Back in 2010 (I think), Ford cut the F450's down a bit to get better mileage. They have gone away from the 19.5 inch wheels down to 17 inch wheels and have lowered the truck's GVWR from 14,500 lbs to 13,300 lbs. Other than that, the F450's are still rated with a GCVW of 33,000 lbs for both the truck and trailer.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Back when I was researching for our truck, neither Dodge nor GM could match the towing capacity of the F450, even with their 4500 series trucks. I should mention that we don't tow our fifth wheel all that much because we live in ours full-time and are still working and not quite ready to retire.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Our "baby:"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Our_20New_20Home_DSC_6461.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">If you aren't quite that heavy, even with 42' and a Harley, any of the 350/3500 series trucks should work OK. While I have a pdf file for a comparison of Dodge, Ford, and GM 2011 trucks, it is just over 1.2 meg in size, so it can't be attached to the forum. If you will send me a private message with your e-mail address in it, I'll e-mail you that document. Again, it is for 2011 and compares the F350/3500 GM and Dodge series trucks.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 1928401, member: 7900"] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Well, since you've not mentioned weight yet, especially with a Harley on-board, I'll go so far as to recommend something like mine. We tow a luxury fifth wheel (38 1/2-feet long) with a GVWR of 18,500 lbs with our 2008 Ford F450. It has the 6.4L engine, and I've not really been seeing much of a problem with it. Since it is a 2008, it has the 4:88 rear differential ratio and can pull that trailer just about anywhere I want to take it. While we've not towed ours for all that many miles, when I do tow that 18,500 lbs, the F450 seems to act like there is nothing behind it. If you look around, used F450's can be still had, even as old as the 2008 models. Back in 2010 (I think), Ford cut the F450's down a bit to get better mileage. They have gone away from the 19.5 inch wheels down to 17 inch wheels and have lowered the truck's GVWR from 14,500 lbs to 13,300 lbs. Other than that, the F450's are still rated with a GCVW of 33,000 lbs for both the truck and trailer. Back when I was researching for our truck, neither Dodge nor GM could match the towing capacity of the F450, even with their 4500 series trucks. I should mention that we don't tow our fifth wheel all that much because we live in ours full-time and are still working and not quite ready to retire. Our "baby:" [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Our_20New_20Home_DSC_6461.jpg[/IMG] If you aren't quite that heavy, even with 42' and a Harley, any of the 350/3500 series trucks should work OK. While I have a pdf file for a comparison of Dodge, Ford, and GM 2011 trucks, it is just over 1.2 meg in size, so it can't be attached to the forum. If you will send me a private message with your e-mail address in it, I'll e-mail you that document. Again, it is for 2011 and compares the F350/3500 GM and Dodge series trucks. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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