F150 vs F250 vs mud hole

[howl]

Is the 3/4 ton any worse off-road?

The F150s are so big now I feel like I may as well roll the 250. The F150 is too big to be as limited for hauling as it is versus the 3/4 ton.

I do see mild off-road use. Sometimes the mud hole is deeper than I expected.

 

[basstracker89]

Well, first you will need a spring fed pond.......

 

[wildbill1973z28]

Is the 3/4 ton any worse off-road?

The F150s are so big now I feel like I may as well roll the 250. The F150 is too big to be as limited for hauling as it is versus the 3/4 ton.

I do see mild off-road use. Sometimes the mud hole is deeper than I expected.

Both will get stuck in wet grass if you don’t approach it right

 

[basstracker89]

I'll tell you like I told a friend. He used to pull his bass boat with a F150. He was lookin for a new truck. I told him you won't wear out a 3/4 ton truck. You might put a motor and trany in it, but not much else. He bought a F250, he's still driving it today. I don't know how old it is, but it ain't new. And he's yet to do any major repairs I know of. He also bought a larger boat.
You will pay more ins. and tag fee. They recognize it as a commercial vehicle. I had an F150 back in the day. I bought an F250 and I'm still driving it, a 94. Been a service vehicle most of it's life. Only major thing I've done is replace the trany a couple times. The whole drivetrain is more heavy duty. Since I started buying 3/4 tons, I've never sold another truck. Now you will spend more on fuel. Usually a larger engine and such. Also, you'll almost never worry about weather you're truck can handle a load or a trailer. Same drivetrain as a 1 ton. Just one leaf spring and extra rear wheels are the difference. I used to haul stuff for a living. Then pull trailers in my off time. I don't know much about these new trucks, but my older ones are rock solid. 94 F250, 460 cu in. 02 GMC 2500, 496, Allison trany. And a 05 Dodge 2500, 6.9 Cummins. All 4x4 and automatic. The first two are big block gas. Love the Allison and Cummins. Nothin wrong with the big blocks. But if you're doing a lot driving, it will save money on fuel. And you don't have to stop as often. Ford is the only one making a big gas engine anymore, the 7.3 Godzilla. If I were buying gas, I'd look real hard at that. The old 5.9 Cummins for the win though. Big truck performance with small truck fuel mileage. I say the 5.9 because the new ones use the Blue Def and a larger engine. The engine is due to the loss in power over the Ultra Low Sulfur fuels the government makes you buy now. The old engine will give you better mileage and no Blue Def to deal with. The heavy duty trucks probably don't handle as well, but they'll do a lot of work for a long long time. I can say the GM handles the best of the 3. Off road, the Ford's twin I beam is awsome. That's no longer made. The new ones are a solid axle

 

[4ssss]

I have an F 150 and a Ford Excursion, which is built on a F 250 chassis. EVERY time I drive my Excursion I say to myself, "boy I love this truck", and I've had it almost 22 years now.

 

[basstracker89]

Both will get stuck in wet grass if you don’t approach it right

You must not have the right tires or a posi axle. The tires that come on the new truck ****. Best all around truck tire I've found are the BFG All Terrian. I get 50-60K miles out of them on the Ford and Dodge. @ 25K on the GMC, it likes tires for some reason.

 

[BIKER13]

If you try you can stick any of them anytime Dont matter if 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. 2wd vs 4wd. 4wd gets you stuck further on down the trail

 

[medium187mph]

Buddy of mine has a 2024 F450 that’s pretty spiffy

 

[wpalm00]

I just traded my 2017 F350 single rear wheel but the only time it ever got stuck was when I had 15k lbs worth of gooseneck and John Deere behind it working like an anchor. That was only 1 time in 120k miles.
Tires have so much to do with it.

 

[howl]

Well, first you will need a spring fed pond.......

Saw a fella stick a F150 in a pond once. That's what happens when you're spending grandma's money, I guess.

I feel like the heavier truck needs a wider tire to float the extra weight.