2015 f150

[85_Ranger4x4]

Thing with a trailer is it's another insurance and licence plate payment.

The stuff I have to haul that doesn't fit in the bed usually won't fit on anything other than a rollback anyway.

Rollbacks are pricy enough to make a trailer insurance and license look pretty negligable. A dually will have higher insurance and registration too, toll bridges (maybe tollroads too, never been on one) will ding you more too no matter how much or little you are hauling with your two extra pavement shredding tires.

People do different things with their trucks, it is stupid to clump everybody together. I couldn't stand the clumsyness of one a 8' dually let alone with a Supercrew thrown in there.

 

[dangerranger83]

I have no need for a dually. But having at least a 7ft bed is what I want. I also agree that if I'm going to buy another truck, im going to make sure it's an extended cab, the extra room behind the seat is nice and more room to stretch out too.

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[Mudhound]

Introducing the NEW Ford Tundra, Brought to you by Toyota. (now with 6 lug axles, compliments of General Motors, Inc.) Ugh. I'll keep my old 1987 F150 regular cab, shortbed, 4x4 manual everything EXCEPT steering and brakes, thank you very much. same mileage as alot of the newer trucks, with maybe 15% of the BS headaches.

 

[dangerranger83]

Introducing the NEW Ford Tundra, Brought to you by Toyota. (now with 6 lug axles, compliments of General Motors, Inc.) Ugh. I'll keep my old 1987 F150 regular cab, shortbed, 4x4 manual everything EXCEPT steering and brakes, thank you very much. same mileage as alot of the newer trucks, with maybe 15% of the BS headaches.

That's the kind of truck I would get and want to own if I had to get a full size.

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[85_Ranger4x4]

I have no need for a dually. But having at least a 7ft bed is what I want. I also agree that if I'm going to buy another truck, im going to make sure it's an extended cab, the extra room behind the seat is nice and more room to stretch out too.

I think it is about a wash between my 6.5' F-150 and 7' Ranger, the '150 is obviously wider so you can go more diagonal in it.

Introducing the NEW Ford Tundra, Brought to you by Toyota. (now with 6 lug axles, compliments of General Motors, Inc.)

They have had 6 lugs on the normal ones since 2004 and 7 lugs on the heavy duty ones since '97. Not a new thing at all.

 

[Mudhound]

"They have had 6 lugs on the normal ones since 2004 and 7 lugs on the heavy duty ones since '97. Not a new thing at all. " - 85_Ranger4x4

Shows how long it has been since I actually looked at a new truck....... Last time was the '97 models with the "fat bottom lip" bumper.

 

[stegomon]

can you finally get a stick shift? also i cant wait for the day that some one does ans sas and dove tails the front and back!

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I think it left somewhere around 2008 on the V6, sometime earlier on the 4.6.

Not very common on the '04+ trucks at all.

Manual trans is a dying breed, modern autos get better milage and shift more precisely than most people can muster with a gear grinder.

I am trying to find a 4x4 one for a 4.2 F-150 to put in my Ranger, they are not very common either. It seems most that sprung for 4x4 also sprung for the 4.6.

 

[MastuhWaffles]

My dad told me about when Jimmy Carter was president and due to the environmental regulations and the technology at the time the trucks were fitted with crappy engines with no power so you couldn't tow anything or use the truck for work. But hopefully ford's new 2.7 ecoboost will be able to get close to 30mpg and have decent power, because even after shaving 700 pounds off it's still a heavy truck. And if it is able to get there he will have an excuse to finally get himself a truck again.

 

[Chris_North]

That's actually a pretty nice looking truck IMHO. I'm sure I would be less impressed looking at it in person, but that is typically the case with most of these newer vehicles. Seems like everything is built to last ten years then be replaced. $30k+ is not an amount I feel comfortable with for disposable. Everything does seem really efficient though, but not enough to justify everything else.

Thing with a trailer is it's another insurance and licence plate payment.

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From what I've been led to believe here in PA the trailer is covered under the towing vehicle's insurance when hooked up, and homeowner's when not. Registration is only $20 IIRC. I prefer loading and unloading anything on the trailer over the truck too; it's a good 18 inch height difference.

The stuff I have to haul that doesn't fit in the bed usually won't fit on anything other than a rollback anyway.

Rollbacks are pricy enough to make a trailer insurance and license look pretty negligable. A dually will have higher insurance and registration too, toll bridges (maybe tollroads too, never been on one) will ding you more too no matter how much or little you are hauling with your two extra pavement shredding tires.

People do different things with their trucks, it is stupid to clump everybody together. I couldn't stand the clumsyness of one a 8' dually let alone with a Supercrew thrown in there.

I've never understood the people driving around in the longbed quadcab diesel-powered dually trucks. I only ever see one once in a while, but every time they're completely empty, with nothing in the bed and no trailer. Seems like an awful expensive option to drive the kids or just yourself around. The exception being the guys that do the horse and buggy rides at work that pull a fifth wheel horse trailer. Anything that big can't be of any use off road because they barely fit on the road.

I nearly crapped myself when I was charged the bridge toll crossing in the company box truck (which is single axle but I guess looks dually). $6.50! Car toll is $1, with trailer $1.50.

 

[tmcalavy]

All good points. People nowadays pay more for a new vehicle that I have paid for houses...sheez, dontcha love Obamer bux? And the sweet part is...pay $45,000 with today's deep discount, and first thing tomorrow morning it's worth $20,000 sittin there all shiney in your driveway. How do I get into this depreciation business...got alotta bills to pay and crackers and dog food to buy.

 

[bigmark303]

I've never understood the people driving around in the longbed quadcab diesel-powered dually trucks. I only ever see one once in a while, but every time they're completely empty, with nothing in the bed and no trailer. Seems like an awful expensive option to drive the kids or just yourself around. The exception being the guys that do the horse and buggy rides at work that pull a fifth wheel horse trailer. Anything that big can't be of any use off road because they barely fit on the road.

Like any vehicle there are always people who buy them not for their intended purpose and like something else about it. As for a Crew Cab 8ft bed you would have to be around roofers, landscapers, arborists, and some other lines of work.

Roofing was convenient with that type of truck for the reason of piling three or four guys in with tools and small supplies not delivered to the job. The best part about the crew cab 8 foot bed was the fact we could fit all our ladders on the truck and full sheets of plywood in the bed. Was able to do most jobs without the tool trailer because everything fit in the truck along with the crew.

Landscaping was another area the crew cab 8 foot bed came in great use. three to four man crew, trailer with equipment, and an 8 foot bed boxed off for grass clippings, leaves, brush, sand, mulch, whatever you need to bring in or take out for the job.

Arborist load the crew and gear, tow the chipper, have the 8 foot bed boxed off for wood chips.

Plenty of use for crew cab 8 foot bed. I really and ive been in a lot of fields have never seen anyone make use of a 4 door pickup with a 4.5-5ft bed besides looking cute pulling up to the job and taking their toolbox out of the bed because they don't want to put dirty tool in the cab.

 

[country0001]

I love my wifes 2012 F150. It has the ecoboost. It will work, it has pulled trailers, had goats in the back and trash.

My work truck is an 2012 ext. cab with the 5.0 in it. I'm equally pleased with it. Its bare bones, but does have electric windows. Still very comfy. Theses trucks have no problem working.

Now you get up in those Platinum editions, that's just showing off.

 

[Chris_North]

I'm not denying that that style has its uses, just that I've rarely seen them being used for what they're best equipped for. Most of the landscapers around here use 1/2 or 3/4 ton trucks, arborists those enclosed back cherry picker trucks with a wood chipper trailing, and the only roofing company I've seen uses vans and 1/2 tons. I think the trend now is for smaller vehicles and smaller crews. Even when a tree fell through one of my neighbor's house into his kitchen I think the crew that showed up was only three guys in two Dakotas and a car.

I'm sure they have their calling, but around here they're rare and look like Mr. Big Shot's attempt at ruling the road. Personally I think they're ugly.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Like any vehicle there are always people who buy them not for their intended purpose and like something else about it. As for a Crew Cab 8ft bed you would have to be around roofers, landscapers, arborists, and some other lines of work.

Roofing was convenient with that type of truck for the reason of piling three or four guys in with tools and small supplies not delivered to the job. The best part about the crew cab 8 foot bed was the fact we could fit all our ladders on the truck and full sheets of plywood in the bed. Was able to do most jobs without the tool trailer because everything fit in the truck along with the crew.

Landscaping was another area the crew cab 8 foot bed came in great use. three to four man crew, trailer with equipment, and an 8 foot bed boxed off for grass clippings, leaves, brush, sand, mulch, whatever you need to bring in or take out for the job.

They still pull seed tenders, hay carts, and shuttle wagons/grain carts just fine. Usually there is a diesel tank in the bed to refuel equipment in the field and a toolbox.

Arborist load the crew and gear, tow the chipper, have the 8 foot bed boxed off for wood chips.

Plenty of use for crew cab 8 foot bed. I really and ive been in a lot of fields have never seen anyone make use of a 4 door pickup with a 4.5-5ft bed besides looking cute pulling up to the job and taking their toolbox out of the bed because they don't want to put dirty tool in the cab.

I can't think of a single farmer that has a duallly. Lots of diesels but standard cabs are thinning as they like to be able to haul their kids/grandkids with them at times. Stock racks have long since fallen out of favor and you can't hardly load a planter out sacks anymore so really 8' beds on the farm have really lost their punch.

Except for horse people. Horses must be heavy, I know guys that haul livestock for a living with SRW trucks but if they have a horseshow in town every one of the triple axle horsetrailers (that only hauls one or horses) has to have a 50' long dually with all sorts of swirly graphics and fiberglass add ons.

Even the local landscapers don't really run them, their trucks also double as snowplows in the winter so maybe that has something to do with it. (tractions and manuverablity) Usually they are standard cab longboxes.

Tree trimmers have a flipnose truck that incorporates a bucket truck with the shredder box.

Now you get up in those Platinum editions, that's just showing off.

A few years ago I saw a Lincoln Mark LT (older version of the Platinum) pulling a rusty crusty $200 tops fifth wheel livestock trailer. It looks hilarious, mint perfect fancy truck pulling a nearly worthless livestock trailer. Maybe if we got an XLT we could afford a new trailer?