2017 Ford F-450 Super Duty Diesel 4x4 - The difference between the statements “I drive a truck” and “I drive truck” is literally just one letter. But the implied meanings couldn’t be more different. The latter indicates a vocation spent behind the wheel. The former, on its own, implies ownership of a pickup truck for daily driving, work, or play. When it comes to the Ford F-450 Super Duty, a 9140-pound dualie, it’s almost as if either statement could apply.
Ford F-series trucks generally offer myriad sizes and configurations, but the F-450 comes strictly as a crew cab with a long bed, diesel power, and dual rear wheels (DRW). Between its eight-foot bed, six aluminum wheels, 266.2 inches of length—that’s more than 22 feet and 96.0-inch girth, it is intimidating and pretty much bigger than any other daily-driver rig on the market. General Motors and Ram sell larger-than-one-ton trucks, too, but neither offers a package as similarly luxurious as Ford’s King Ranch, the model tested here, let alone the Platinum trim level that tops the range.
On the surface, that the F-450 is 100 better than the F-350 isn’t readily apparent. Both the 350 and 450 dualies carry the same bumper-tow rating (21,000 pounds), similar fifth-wheel-tow ratings (31,300 pounds for the F-350; 32,500 for the F-450), and the same 14,000-pound GVWR. If you’re towing more, hire a pro.
Digging deeper into the specs reveals where the 450 differs from the 350, besides the badge. Aside from a standard 4.30:1 axle ratio (4.10 gears are the optional upgrade on the F-350), the F-450 gets larger-diameter disc brakes at all four corners, 10-bolt wheels (versus 8-bolt units), and a wider front track. That may not sound like much, but these changes are there to fortify the towing credentials.
Brake rotors measuring 15.4 inches in diameter on the coil-sprung front and 15.8 inches on the leaf-sprung rear axle up from 14.3 all around on the F-350 are sized more like those found on a high-performance sports car. Here they are tasked with making reliable stops with a fully loaded truck without fade. Six Continental HSR commercial tires, sized 225/70R-19.5, and those big pie plates haul an unloaded F-450 to a stop from 70 mph in 209 feet. Long for a car but strong for this much truck.
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