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Looking for some advice on what truck f350 or f450. Need to tow a 46 ft 5th wheel 16000 dry 20000 pounds loaded. Will be using the truck to tow the camper from New York to Florida and as far as Alaska. Need a truck that will back this camper up in tight Rv parks. This truck will all so be used as a daily driver. What I’m looking for in order. 1. Tow and stop 2. Comfortable 3. Ability to back up in tight spots 4. Good on fuel. What do you think?

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F450 all the way.  The tighter turning radius on the F450 will make a world of difference backing up in tight RV parks, as well as navigating parking lots easier since it will be a daily driver.  Fuel economy will suffer a bit over an F350 when empty, but likely will be the same (or even slightly better) when towing.

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1 hour ago, akirby said:

 Be aware that F-450s are hard to come by lately.  Some orders are taking 2 years.

 

F-450 availability may be more difficult today, but the OTD (Order-to-Delivery) timeline has traditionally been much, much longer than the F-350 due to order specifications, supply chain issues, plant capacity, etc. The F-450 also serves a different customer base with heavier duty requirements best matched to the F-450. For consumers desiring or requiring F-450s, those customers place retail factory orders primarily due to the low availability of F-450 stock inventory which won't change. The F-450 availability is also impacted by demand from commercial and government-based fleet accounts.  

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On 1/14/2025 at 11:07 AM, ice-capades said:

 

F-450 availability may be more difficult today, but the OTD (Order-to-Delivery) timeline has traditionally been much, much longer than the F-350 due to order specifications, supply chain issues, plant capacity, etc. The F-450 also serves a different customer base with heavier duty requirements best matched to the F-450. For consumers desiring or requiring F-450s, those customers place retail factory orders primarily due to the low availability of F-450 stock inventory which won't change. The F-450 availability is also impacted by demand from commercial and government-based fleet accounts.  

 

Since F-450 is also built at two plants, I guess it depends on your order rank. I cannot confirm, but I believe most F-450 production is at Avon Lake as Chassis Cab models.

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I would not only judge the purchace on the turning radius.. When backing in that 45’ fiver, the tuning radius will more than likely not come into play too often. The 2 trucks have a very similar payload capacity, and the 350 will be more than capable of doing its job for your needs. 
 

Now, this is only my opinion and I am sure there are many that will argue my point, thats ok…If you wanna gamble and wait for a new 450 order, or find one at a dealer and pay MSRP thats okay..  I have seen many deals on 24 F350 DRW’s online. 

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