Ford Diesel Trucks

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Doug I believe trkyslyr(chris) has a tundra. You may try and contact him and see how he likes it. If you buy a lifted half ton with oversized tires your mileage will drop significantly. I would steer away from the half ton dodge. We have put new rearends in every single one of them at work between 70k and 120k. The f150 is a solid truck. I would be in a toss up between those and a tundra. I agree with what others say that if you don't need a diesel it's very expensive to maintain one, especially if you start having issues.

I agree 100 percent with this. My father has a new (2013) f150 that does everything he needs from driving down logging roads to towing an 18ft alumaweld, never feels to big in tight spots but never feels to small either.

Buddy is on his second tundra, currently a 2014 and he loves it to death. To me it's expensive for what it is but its a great truck, I've personally driven it with a 24 ft bay liner and an 8x16 enclosed trailer behind it that was stuffed and never felt it was lacking.

I don't know about diesels as I've never had one and don't ever see myself needing one, especially with the capabilities of the gas trucks now, I just don't own something that requires that type of towing. And I'm not gonna spend the money just to say I have a diesel.

 

[LandYacht]

Had a 2010 Tundra Crewmax with the 5.7 and currently have a 2011 F150 Screw with 6.5 bed and ecoboost. I loved my Tundra, but my F150 is even better. You get the power and go whenever you want it and the 19 mpg thst you'll never get with the Tundra.

5.5 foot bed was not for me. Both tow great, but the eco has even more grunt than the 5.7.

I'd check out an eco with the max tow, you'll have as much truck as you'd need. Add the payload package and you are well into 3/4 ton truck territory.