F450 Trade In Value

[bbuchanan2]

I am considering going to a 2008 F-450 and was curious about future trade in value of a f-450 vs a f-350. Considering the price differential between the two is 1K or so, I was wondering of the f-450 might offer a higher trade in 2 or 3 years down the road. Of course this question is purely speculative, but I am curious. I could get by with a 350 with 430's but why not go ahead and get the 450.

[TLG]

Just my opinion. The 350 seems to be the most popular series, so in therory, the dealer would have a quick turn around on the trade. The 450, on the other hand, has a limited market, those who two heavy, etc. I would guess, down the road, you would probably do just as good on trade with the 350. But, that being said, with the price of fuel, who knows what the market will be in a couple of years.

[mattmeyer05]

If you are getting by with a 250 right now what would you need the big 450 for?

[bbuchanan2]

i am looking at a bigger truck, mostly so I can get a larger 5th wheel. I currently only have a 32' and I really want to get a KZ Escalade Sportster which is way to heavy for a 250. Even a 350 with 373 or 410 gears is not enough. I was looking at Ford's website and it looks like I would need a 350 with the 430 or a 450 to comfortably pull that trailer.

[reveye]

I just traded in my 2007 F350 CC dually with 4.30's and got the 2008 F450 with 4.88's. I am very happy I did. I have a 36ft. Sandpiper 5er which gross's out at 14,000lbs.

Rev

[SmokeyWren]

Originally Posted by bbuchanan2

KZ Escalade Sportster ...

Yep. Three different models, all with 20,000 pounds GVWR.
http://www.kz-rv.com/escalade_sp/specifications.html

So you need a tow vehicle that can tow 20,000 pounds without bumping up against any weight limits.

The Job 3 F-450 pickup is your baby. 33,000 pounds GCWR. 4.30 rear axle ratio for decent unloaded cruising comfort , but enough oomph to drag a 20,000 popund trailer without getting too close to the manufacturer's weight limits. 14,500 GVWR, which is plenty to load the truck down to 10,000 pounds without the trailer, then have 3,600 to 4,000 pounds hitch weight of the wet and loaded trailer, and at least 500 pounds of extra payload capacity for "just in case".

For that trailer, the F-350 DRW is not an option. The biggest, baddest F-350 TowBoss has only 26,000 pounds GCWR. That's not enough for a 20,000 pound trailer - you'll be overloaded when the trailer is loaded for bear. But the newest (Job 3) F-450 pickups have 33k GCWR. That's enough for 20k trailer plus 10k tow venicle and 3k left over for fudge factor.

So stop worrying about the nickels and dimes. If you can afford a new KZ Escalade Sportster toy hauler, you can surely afford enough truck to pull it with.