DRW F450 crewcab vs SRW F350 Supercab
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DRW F450 crewcab vs SRW F350 Supercab
Hello folks...
I am looking for a little recommendation here.
I have a 2008 F450 crew cab with an expensive Scheid Diesel 1000lbft+ engine. I use this truck to tow one of 28' Featherlite (enclosed), 26' (Sundowner aluminum enclosed), or a gooseneck 4 horse Sundowner trailer with living quarters. Pulling any of these is like nothing.
But I have been thinking about getting a new F350 Supercab/Long bed so make the truck a little more practical. We don't need crew, and I like the Ford Supercab with long bed. The new 6.7 Powerstroke makes enough power. My wife hates my F450 since she smells the diesel and sees a "little black puff" here and there! She worries that the smoke makes the horse sick; I am not sure! We will also be switching to a 2 horse trailer.
A new SRW will be more civilized and will keep wifey in the truck a bit longer. But I am little worried coming down from an F450. Stability, ride, wide track front axle, GAWR, etc...
PS: I have had my CDL for 36 years and so I know a little about tractor/trailers..
thanks in advance...
I am looking for a little recommendation here.
I have a 2008 F450 crew cab with an expensive Scheid Diesel 1000lbft+ engine. I use this truck to tow one of 28' Featherlite (enclosed), 26' (Sundowner aluminum enclosed), or a gooseneck 4 horse Sundowner trailer with living quarters. Pulling any of these is like nothing.
But I have been thinking about getting a new F350 Supercab/Long bed so make the truck a little more practical. We don't need crew, and I like the Ford Supercab with long bed. The new 6.7 Powerstroke makes enough power. My wife hates my F450 since she smells the diesel and sees a "little black puff" here and there! She worries that the smoke makes the horse sick; I am not sure! We will also be switching to a 2 horse trailer.
A new SRW will be more civilized and will keep wifey in the truck a bit longer. But I am little worried coming down from an F450. Stability, ride, wide track front axle, GAWR, etc...
PS: I have had my CDL for 36 years and so I know a little about tractor/trailers..
thanks in advance...
Last edited by Igooz; 05-19-2019 at 12:28 AM.
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Go with a new 450 if you’re going to upgrade to a new Ford. With the wide track front end it’s significanty easier to daily drive than a SRW or DRW 350, and you still have all the safety benefits of a dually.
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Thanks PGas32.
Of course F450 is the way to go, but I was trying to downsize and I am hoping that some folks have done some heavy haul with the F350 SRW... Anyhow, I think that I am overthinking this.
Of course F450 is the way to go, but I was trying to downsize and I am hoping that some folks have done some heavy haul with the F350 SRW... Anyhow, I think that I am overthinking this.
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We have both for work, the SRW longbed tows ok, but the 450 has a better turning radius, and better brakes, plus heavier duty tires (17.5s vs 16" wheels). The 350 longbed is still a big truck and if you can fit the mirrors in the space, then you can fit the DRW as you know. For the car trailers, the 350 or even a 250 with airbags is plenty. The horse trailer, I would think hard about the need for a DRW. Not knowing your distances, speed or weights you're towing on the horse trailer I can't say for sure. Rare you ever wish for less truck when things go bad!
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And in my opinion, there’s no reason for the 350 dually to exist given the advantages that the 450 holds.
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Closing the thread on this one...
I wasted a lot of time thinking about my application and getting a smaller truck to tow my enclosed car hauler. I even thought about a Tundra to pull my car trailer and keep my old F450 for the horse trailer. I read all the specs about tongue weight, GCWR, GVWR, GAWR, ...
At the end, I sold the F450 to a Rancher that lives in a no emission area and I bought a new GMC 3500 dually.
I decided to stay with a dually because: while running northbound towards Cheyenne a few weeks ago I watched a guy in a suburban pulling a trailer develop a problem with his trailer. And I watched this thing fish tail at 70mph. The tail was definitely wagging the dog, and the dude was lucky to not roll over. He slowed down and pulled over and I drove past saw the horror in his face. I think that he may have lost a hub/bearing or something.
I think that I will stick with a dually for the additional stability for those 0.1% of time. I always read about guys hauling their enclosed trailers with lightweight SUVs and I always wish them a safe journey...
I wasted a lot of time thinking about my application and getting a smaller truck to tow my enclosed car hauler. I even thought about a Tundra to pull my car trailer and keep my old F450 for the horse trailer. I read all the specs about tongue weight, GCWR, GVWR, GAWR, ...
At the end, I sold the F450 to a Rancher that lives in a no emission area and I bought a new GMC 3500 dually.
I decided to stay with a dually because: while running northbound towards Cheyenne a few weeks ago I watched a guy in a suburban pulling a trailer develop a problem with his trailer. And I watched this thing fish tail at 70mph. The tail was definitely wagging the dog, and the dude was lucky to not roll over. He slowed down and pulled over and I drove past saw the horror in his face. I think that he may have lost a hub/bearing or something.
I think that I will stick with a dually for the additional stability for those 0.1% of time. I always read about guys hauling their enclosed trailers with lightweight SUVs and I always wish them a safe journey...
Last edited by Igooz; 12-23-2019 at 05:03 PM.