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Not sure why to bother with a 3/4 ton. The 1 ton is only about 1200 more. Had my f350 about 3 weeks now. Its nice. Mb Payload is bigger in the 3/4 ton as it weighs less. One tons get heavier rear axles for increased towing capacity, at the cost of payload.
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I've got a 2022 GMC with a 6.6 L and it's the best pickup I've ever had. On occasion I'll pull a trailer with a Bobcat on it. It's a load, but it'll pull it. Not sure if I'd want to drag a Bobcat 240 miles back and forth with it though. Gas mileage runs 12.5 mpg under normal situations, but about 18 or 19 mpg on the highway. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/oGfzTzpl.jpg) The route we have to take between the 2 properties has minimal hills and is 2 lane, so high speeds are not needed. Not sure if that impacts your thought on a skid steer with the 2500? It pulls fine with plenty of power. But to me, I'd like to have a heavier truck if I was pulling a 10K lbs. trailer for 240 miles.
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Gas mileage runs 12.5 mpg under normal situations, but about 18 or 19 mpg on the highway. Highway speed? Interstate speed limits here on the prairie are 75-80 depending on what state you're in. I'm typically driving 4-5Mi over. If I could get a 3/4 gas that'd make 15MPG @ 80 empty I'd be very interested. Yes, it gets about 18 or 19 mpg on the interstate driving at about 75 to 80 mph.
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I've got a 2022 GMC with a 6.6 L and it's the best pickup I've ever had. On occasion I'll pull a trailer with a Bobcat on it. It's a load, but it'll pull it. Not sure if I'd want to drag a Bobcat 240 miles back and forth with it though. Gas mileage runs 12.5 mpg under normal situations, but about 18 or 19 mpg on the highway. 8 speed trans or 10 speed? I can't remember if it was 2022 or 2023 when the 10 speed came along. It's got the 10 speed and it shifts very smooth.
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I have aches n pains from a decade of military service and a decade runnin dog teams, building river boats and handsplitting firewood.
Youd have to be a spineless, soft, prissy sack of sht to be concerned with how a 1 ton truck rides.
Every 1 ton I've ever owned, the leaf springs get upgraded to bigger spring packs.
On 3/4 ton trucks: don't forget to install air bags and a maxi-pad dispenser.
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Not sure why to bother with a 3/4 ton. The 1 ton is only about 1200 more. Had my f350 about 3 weeks now. Its nice. Mb Payload is bigger in the 3/4 ton as it weighs less. One tons get heavier rear axles for increased towing capacity, at the cost of payload. Where are you seeing that? Apples to apples SRW F350 has a greater payload capacity than the comparable F250. 4,246 lbs for the 4x2 F250 regular cab with the 7.3L gas vs. 4,391 for the 4x2 regular cab F350 according to Ford. 3,863 for 4x4 F250 vs. 4,433 for the F350. It is the same advantage for the F350 in all comparable configurations.
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That wouldn’t make sense would it? Upgrade to f350 and haul less
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity.
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I have aches n pains from a decade of military service and a decade runnin dog teams, building river boats and handsplitting firewood.
Youd have to be a spineless, soft, prissy sack of sht to be concerned with how a 1 ton truck rides.
Every 1 ton I've ever owned, the leaf springs get upgraded to bigger spring packs.
On 3/4 ton trucks: don't forget to install air bags and a maxi-pad dispenser. Guess you didn’t notice where bunches traded everyone’s financial future for an experimental shot . It was a choice between that and going mono y mono their immune system vs a cold. 😂
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25.
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25. Maybe you should check who I was responding to.
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25. Maybe you should check who I was responding to. And Magnum Bob was responding to the OP.
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25. Maybe you should check who I was responding to. And Magnum Bob was responding to the OP. Lol, almost there
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25. Maybe you should check who I was responding to. And Magnum Bob was responding to the OP. Lol, almost there Not sure what you are getting at, but you were the one that took it a different direction that what the OP was asking and what Magnum Bob was suggesting.
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25. Maybe you should check who I was responding to. And Magnum Bob was responding to the OP. Lol, almost there Not sure what you are getting at, but you were the one that took it a different direction that what the OP was asking and what Magnum Bob was suggesting. Bob asked a question and I answered it. Kinda the whole idea here. You having a bad day?
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25. Maybe you should check who I was responding to. And Magnum Bob was responding to the OP. Lol, almost there Not sure what you are getting at, but you were the one that took it a different direction that what the OP was asking and what Magnum Bob was suggesting. Bob asked a question and I answered it. Kinda the whole idea here. You having a bad day? You answered it out of context, but if that satisfies your position in your mind then carry on.
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It was all about gvwr when I bought my 2019.
The heaviest gvwr package available was the 10k lb in both 250 and 350. The 350 had a rear axle that weighed 400lbs more than the 250 and that was the only difference between the trucks with same cab and engine.
The 350 had higher tow ratings across the board and the 250 had higher payload capacity. Maybe that was the case when you bought a 2019, but the OP was asking about a '24 or '25. Maybe you should check who I was responding to. And Magnum Bob was responding to the OP. Lol, almost there Not sure what you are getting at, but you were the one that took it a different direction that what the OP was asking and what Magnum Bob was suggesting. Bob asked a question and I answered it. Kinda the whole idea here. You having a bad day? You answered it out of context, but if that satisfies your position in your mind then carry on. Buck up little feller, your day will get better.
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Nobody need to get mad at me. My 23 sc , 8' box, 4wd has 11, 900 gvwr so does the 25 f350 srw. 3/4 tons are less than 11,000. Bought mine to tow my 30' bumper pull tt and my atv in the box which mandates the 8 ' box. Buy what you want i did. Mb
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