2008 Ford F-450 King Ranch
(This truck deserves a big title, because anything smaller just wouldn't suit.)
"If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder."
John Scalzi, Old Man's War, 2005
You might want to take that sage advice before you view the F-450, because the sheer might of this truck might well overwhelm your control of bodily functions. Autoblog's "In The Garage" feature said,
The first time we laid eyes on Ford's new F-450, we knew that we wanted to run one through the ringer. Intended to satisfy those customers who find traditional "one ton" dually trucks to be a bit too limiting, this massive vehicle pegged our more-is-better meter. The F-450 is, in fact, so big as to make the title of this post a complete misnomer, as it takes something more like a barn to house this much truck.
Not convinced? They go on to say,
By the numbers, this truck is quite simply the largest and most capable vehicle we've ever tested. At more than nineteen feet long, over eight feet wide, and tipping the scales right around four tons, we're no longer talking about a casual means by which to commute to work or run the kids to a ball game; no, this truck is intended to do one thing -- moving more material than any other pickup on the market. Ford gives the truck a payload rating of 5,720 lbs, but more impressive is the gross combined vehicle weight of 33,000 lbs. That's sufficient to allow towing a trailer of up to 24,000 lbs for the 4x4 pictured here (2WD fans can add another 500 lbs) - a whopping two and a half tons more than any one-ton on the market, and the answer to any question pertaining to this truck's purpose in life....This, folks, is a lot of truck.
We're offering it right now for $57,850. The odometer is sitting at 27000, no accidents. Someone out there with lots to haul and an eye for quality is going to snap this one up quick-like!
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