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Originally Posted by petr
The total cost was a slight bit above what a F450 would have cost and he got a better truck that can handle just about any trailer out there and stop it safely.
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Baloney. That's your opinion, but not a fact. The FL50 has about the same weight limits as the F-550.
The Freightliner FL50 is a class 5 truck, equivalent to an F-550. It's made by Chrysler, so in effect it's a big Dodge. Whether it's better or worse than a class 5 Ford or Chevy or GMC is debatable.
But a class 5 truck has its limits, and if it's not big enough, then Freightliner also makes an FL60, equivalent to an F-650. And they make an FL70, equivalent to an F-750. Ford offers numerous versions of Cat and Cummins engines and Allison automatics and name-brand stick shifters in the F-650 and F-750, including an optional two-speed rear axle. So you can spec out a Ford with almost identical drivetrain to the equivalent Freightliners. Including a 300-horse Cat if that floats your boat.
The only advantage the Freightliner offers is that you can order a Mercedes-Benz diesel engine in it, and you cannot order that from Ford or GM. But then again, it's debatable whether the M-B engine is "better" than the Cat or Cummins or International or Isusu engines available in the competitive trucks.
