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2023 Ford 500hp and 1200lbs torque…F450 rated at 40,000# towing…where will this end??
 
GBB said:
2023 Ford 500hp and 1200lbs torque…F450 rated at 40,000# towing…where will this end??
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It really is getting crazy. As I said in another thread, I was towing fairly heavy with my '98 GMC 6.5 with a whopping 185 hp and 385 lb.-ft. I really enjoyed that truck, towed well. Then my Duramax was like a different world power-wise, LBZ with 360 hp and 650 lb.-ft.

The numbers on these new diesel trucks are reminding me of the garden tractor hp wars. I was cutting the lawn just fine with a 14 hp single, then an 18 hp twin, but newer tractors were rated at 25 plus hp. Was that what was needed to sell new tractors? I guess so.

No matter what, the numbers are pretty amazing given the engine platforms they are built on.
 
Dave01 said:
It really is getting crazy. As I said in another thread, I was towing fairly heavy with my '98 GMC 6.5 with a whopping 185 hp and 385 lb.-ft. I really enjoyed that truck, towed well. Then my Duramax was like a different world power-wise, LBZ with 360 hp and 650 lb.-ft.

The numbers on these new diesel trucks are reminding me of the garden tractor hp wars. I was cutting the lawn just fine with a 14 hp single, then an 18 hp twin, but newer tractors were rated at 25 plus hp. Was that what was needed to sell new tractors? I guess so.

No matter what, the numbers are pretty amazing given the engine platforms they are built on.
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I have a 33.5hp 3cyl CAT diesel zero-turn mower, but drive a Hemi 3/4ton. Your point. ;)1666881437449.png
 
GBB said:
2023 Ford 500hp and 1200lbs torque…F450 rated at 40,000# towing…where will this end??
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Going to be hard to pull 40K, legally, with a GVWR stuck at 14K and a max payload weight somewhere in the 4000’s
 
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Bcrouse said:
Going to be hard to pull 40K, legally, with a GVWR stuck at 14K and a max payload weight somewhere in the 4000’s
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TFL said the 40K is for the regular cab base truck and the quoted payload was a little over 7K.
 
The1adman said:
TFL said the 40K is for the regular cab base truck and the quoted payload was a little over 7K.
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I believe they quoted 8k for regular cab 2wd F450 with no options. Which would check out if pulling 40k assuming 20% on the ball. Semantics aside that's a ridiculous amount for a truck that anyone can walk in and buy.
 
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