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    2022 Super Duty Orders & Discussion

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    7 hours ago, RecalculatingRoute said:

     

    Thanks for posting! Hadn't seen this before, my truck isn't scheduled to be built until late July (week of 25th) I see this expires on July 5th so won't hit the expiration date I got approved for.  Will it just go back to $500 after that and still be around or does the entire military appreciation disappear on 7/5?  Or is this something my dealer can "hold" for me until my truck arrives since it was ordered in early January.

    I am guessing it will go back to $500 but who knows. You could ask your dealer if they would honor it even if it’s expired. Worst they can do is say no!

    2022 Super Duty Orders & Discussion

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    Heads up for military/vet types: looks like Ford has upped the military cash reward from $500 to $1,000, but only through July 5th. 
     

    I already had a certificate for the $500 but just registered for the $1,000 as well. I’m guessing you can’t combine them, but I will give it a shot when I take delivery.

    2022 Super Duty Orders & Discussion

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    22 minutes ago, NH_Bulldog said:

    My friend had a scheduled build week for the week of June 6th (this week) and his sticker showed up last Thursday June 2nd, with the tracker currently showing “In Production”.  Start looking for your sticker towards the end of this week!

    Got a text from my dealer shortly after posting. Says it’s scheduled to start Sunday the 19th. Is it normal to get scheduled for a Sunday?

    2022 Super Duty Orders & Discussion

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    I want to throw a hypothetical out there. I will caveat this by saying I fully intend to take delivery of my truck when it comes, but is there anything preventing someone from placing an order with a dealer and then essentially selling that order to them rather than take delivery? 
     

    For example, customer places a retail order at msrp. Dealer knows they could sell the ordered truck for 10k above msrp. Could the customer say, “hey I’ll walk away if you cut me a check for 5k.” Dealer makes 5k and customer make 5k for essentially doing nothing. 
     

    Again, strictly asking out of curiosity. I am sure you could sell on the private market for a larger profit anyway. 

    Bedliner: Drop-in v Spray

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    Thanks. That is my hope as well. I am not in a rush so I am okay with the wait as long as it gets built at some point before they stop making MY22s. 
     

    Glad to hear the toughbed is decent quality. 

    1 hour ago, Chrisgb said:

     

    I have the Toughbed factory spray in bedliner in my Ranger. It has more grip than a drop in liner, and won't blow out of the bed at a carwash. Very durable , I can slide in aluminum ramps for my motorcycle without scratching or marring it. Quality is excellent, but I had some minor overspray on the exterior. The dealer was able to buff it out with no damage to the clearcoat.

    Hope your truck isn't held up indefinitely for your bedliner,  they are installed off site.  Mine took an extra day or two, but that was a year ago before all the critical shortages.

     

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    factory SD upgrades or options you would like to see in the future....

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    39 minutes ago, Oldchevyguy said:

    Yeah..... remember the old 3 on the tree......loved driving those old  trucks.    Can't imagine 10 speed.

    As a millennial that drives stick I am definitely in the minority. Had a mustang gt with a 5 speed manual back when I was a single guy with no kids. Definitely miss that car.

     

    I will confess to never having the pleasure of driving the three on the tree.

     

    they say a manual is the best theft prevention device you can have in a vehicle these days.

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    2022 Super Duty Orders & Discussion

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    1 hour ago, bajadrifter said:

    I ordered an F-250 Lariat on Jan. 5th and last week I received an email from Ford saying that they are sorry but they have no idea when my truck will be scheduled for production.  I  have no idea if the dealer (Capital Ford in Charlotte) has the allocation, or even if this matters on retail customer orders.  In any event, I am pretty frustrated with the situation.  I asked my dealer if certain options could be slowing the process and he said that he was aware of any.

     

    Ford email: 

    Thanks again for placing your 2022 Super Duty F-250 Lariat order. While we’ve been busy working to get your new vehicle into production, we’ve run into a few delays.
    Sometimes certain features or options can lengthen the time before a vehicle is scheduled for production.
    We know there’s a lot of anticipation when it comes to getting into a new vehicle, so we’ll make sure to keep you updated. Once your vehicle is ready to move into the production schedule, you’ll be hearing from us again.

     

    My build:

     

    F-250 Lariat

    crew Cab

    6 3/4'’ bed

    Bucket seats/console

    camper package

    front and rear wheel well liners

    spray in bed liner

    4.3 axle ratio

    7.3 gas engine

    Carbonized Grey color

    Black Onyx interior color

    4x4

    bed step

    Supposedly that email went out to all ford customers with outstanding orders. So I don’t think there is much significance.

     

    Not much help, but maybe it’s them trying to communicate on some level which I think is a step in the right direction.

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    2022 Super Duty Orders & Discussion

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    33 minutes ago, traynoral said:

    So curious if there is a common denominator with that email from last night. So far the only things I seem to have in common with others that received that email is the console safe and the Antimatter Blue. Has anyone received that email from last night that did not have those options? I know I am playing detective here, but what else can I do? haha

    I don’t have either.

     

    250 7.3 lariat tremor, star white, ultimate, BAP, UTT, winch, upfitters, garage opener. 
     

    Ordered and confirmed 1FEB. Nothing else until this spam email.

    Dual Batteries

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    37 minutes ago, 787Toolman said:

    Something else that I should have mentioned, and it came to me after reading the last post from Good2eat is if you buy a battery for camping and charge it from the 7-pin trailer connector, you should definitely purchase a deep cycle battery as they are meant to drain down to a low level whereas a regular starting battery is meant for short bursts and then recharge, hence starting battery.  This is another reason to not use a truck starting battery for general high level draining like what will happen for using as a power source for camping.  Deep cycle batteries are often used for boats and trolling motors where you will run it down very low, hence deep cycle.  I'm no battery expert so if I said something that isn't 100% perfect, I guess I'll get called out for misinformation, but it is free advice, lol.

    787Toolman

    Tool,

    Solid insight. Just trying to look at my options to optimize capability, so I really appreciate all points of view.

     

    bpete

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    Dual Batteries

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    2 hours ago, NoPistons said:

     

    Yes. It is called a "smart isolator".

    They are inexpensive and are designed to do exactly that.

    Simple install too.

     

    The diagram shown above, any load on either battery will drain both. If the intent is to use one battery for (insert accessory or attachment here) only while off, and add extra umph for starts, then a proper isolator is the only real way to do it, dual alternators or not.

    Awesome thanks!

    Dual Batteries

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    On 3/1/2022 at 9:50 PM, 787Toolman said:

    bpete,

    see below, this is for a 2017 6.2L gasser with dual batteries, 7.3L will be slightly different and I think with dual alternators, but I think one could isolate one battery and leave one for starting but as soon as you reconnect it to the other battery, the good battery will quickly start charging the drained battery as they will try to reach same potential or equalize.  If you started the truck with the good battery first, and then reconnected the drained battery so not only will good battery start charging the drained one but also the alternators will start charging too.  With the price of a spare battery being about $150-$200, why not just buy a spare battery for camping purpose and use the charging circuit of the 7-pin trailer connector to charge the spare battery?

    787Toolman

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    Toolman,

     

    great points and info. Thanks so much for the insight!

     

    bpete

    Dual Batteries

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    Maybe this is a stupid question, but is there an easy way to isolate one battery if you want to use it at camp or something while the truck is off without running the risk of draining both and not being able to start? It would be nice to be able to do that but still tie them back together when the truck is running for heavy electrical load demands.

     

    I am not an electrical engineer, but do understand series vs parallel etc. 

     

    I am getting the winch and dual batt/alts on my 7.3 order if it ever gets built.

     

    thanks!

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