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rick johnson nm

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  1. Step1: Pick a cab size; regular, super or crew.

     

    Step2: 250 or 350? Gasser? You are only showing the 350s, so I assume you are leaning that way.

     

    Step3: SRW, 4x4?

     

    Step 4: long or short bed.

     

    Step 5:GVWR. look for GVWR pkg with payload 0f 3200 lbs or more. Might shoot for something a little higher for crew cab if you often have passengers.

     

    Example: Crew cab, f350, SRW, 4x4, long bed. The GVWR pkg of 10900 lbs (probably a gas engine) has payload capacity of 3890 lbs.

     

    Hope this helps.

  2. It happened to me while camping this summer with my large Lance truck camper in the bed in the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming. At first I thought it was from our movement inside the camper as it only alarmed once that evening. Second night, different site, it went off twice so I disabled it. Third and forth night, I went to perimeter setting. Now home for two months camping along the way and it has never happened again. I wonder if it was a large moth or something that caused motion to be detected motion inside the cab. Puzzlement...

  3. From other online trucks for sale, I'd say it should be worth it. Looks to be well taken care of.  I have the 2019 version of the 6.2 l engine, 6 speed automatic and the 3.73 rear end on my f350 dually which I only use with my heavy truck camper. It performs great. I just never try to be in a real hurry to get anywhere.

     

    Rick

  4. My 6.2l manual says never use anything less that 87 octane. Quote:

     

    Some fuel stations, particularly those in high altitude areas, offer fuels posted as regular unleaded gasoline with an octane rating below 87. The use of these fuels could result in engine damage that will not be covered by the vehicle warranty.

  5. My small town dealer in 2018 had little experience with Super Duty orders. I ordered a 2018 in late April and a month later, I was asked if I would accept a 2019. It turned out that orders for 2018 Super Dutys were closed off in March 2018. I was lucky that there were no part shortages back then. Still, it set back my build date almost a month. I got my truck in August, 3 days before I had to leave on a long-planned trip. Small dealerships just cannot be detail order experts across the broad line of vehicles offered by Ford.

  6. My dealer was required to install new flaps upon delivery of my new dually. They have the dealer's Logo, of course. They work fine.

     

    If you are thinking  replacements, I ordered off the internet to replace failing flaps on a previous truck. Lot of choices but I don't remember what brand I bought.

  7. Yes, it happened to me in 2018. Since model changes are minor most years, it should have little effect on your order. The order backlog is normal every year. Production is usually shut down in June for the change over and you should have yours go down the line in July, soon after the line starts up again. That assumes the chip shortage this year gets fixed soon. On the bright side, your model is gonna carry the 2022 designation. 

     

    Rick

     

  8. My 2019 F350 Crew Cab Dually only had the dummy connectors for the two wire bundles that are from my tailgate. Fancier models with cameras everywhere, etc. and more wire bundles may require more dummy connectors. They just keep water and dirt out of the truck-side connector. Actually water gets in wire side of the truck connectors no matter what is connected but that is another story. 

    Rick

  9. My 6.2L with the 3.73 rear end has a 6 speed tranny as ordered by me. My calculations showed that 6th gear with the 4.30 was almost exactly the same as 5th with the 3.73. So the 4.30 was just lacking a slightly better combo for easy hauls. With the new 10 speed trannys, I suspect there is even more reason not to get the 4.30. No one can only haul uphill all the time.

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