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[TTNewbees]

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[fordmantpw]

Wow! Beautiful truck!

[BOBFIDY]

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Kinda like mine...already has the Ford 5th wheel hitch under mounting. All ready for you to upgrade to a 5th wheel trailer.

I love it.

[Beausdog]

Just please dont kill it by putting on a spray in liner

[TTNewbees]

Originally Posted by Beausdog

Just please dont kill it by putting on a spray in liner

What do you propose for a bed liner? Also with the intent to get a 5er, what about bed cover?

Any ideas, products or suggestion?

[Beausdog]

Originally Posted by TTNewbees

What do you propose for a bed liner? Also with the intent to get a 5er, what about bed cover?

Any ideas, products or suggestion?

The reason i say that is that ford puts alot of layers coated to protect from rusting and of a spray on liner is done right.....the installer has to shave it off to bare metal.

I have a $150 1" thick rubber mat. You can cut into the rubber at the fifth wheel pins on the bed then lock in the fifth above it. The mat mat ordered pre cut for the shortbed ford. Works great.

Drop in liner...havent dealt with much but heard its hard to do with a fifth wheel and usually have to remove them

[Beausdog]

Originally Posted by TTNewbees

What do you propose for a bed liner? Also with the intent to get a 5er, what about bed cover?

Any ideas, products or suggestion?

For a cover.....use a rolling or folding one as if you have a fifth then the hard ones don't work. I havent got one yet but did buy a fifth wheel cover to protect the hitch

[fordmantpw]

Originally Posted by TTNewbees

What do you propose for a bed liner? Also with the intent to get a 5er, what about bed cover?

Any ideas, products or suggestion?

I vote for Rhino or Line-X for the bed liner. I had a Rhino with no issues, and my father is on his second truck with Rhino. We've seen no issues with them. Some like Line-X better, but from what I've seen, the Rhino has better non-slip. The nearest Line-X dealer is 60 miles away whereas the Rhino dealer is 2 miles, so I haven't tried Line-X personally.

As far as bed cover, I highly recommend the Truxedo Lo-Pro. I had one on my F150 and have one now on my F250. I love it! It isn't 100% water tight (it can leak in a car wash), but works great for my uses. It's easy to roll up to hook up the fiver, and looks good unrolled and covering the bed.

[ironj]

purty beast ya got there! you will like it...(unless only small parking spaces are available) LOL...

as for spray in liners i wont do them anymore for a few reasons

1. they ALL fade rather quickly unless you have a bed cover, and resprays for "touch up" usually run 100$ or more...

2. when using my truck as a truck (imagine that!) and hauling things in the bed, it takes no time at all to wear through the liner anywhere it sticks up, like bed bolts and such.......again this can be "fixed" with a "touch up" spray....

3. in my old f150, i brough an old engine block home to work on after having the truck about 5 weeks...ONE of the fluids leaked on the liner and forever stained it??

this was a line-x liner that stained, but i have also had rhino as well....same thing if ya ask me, although the line-x i had was colored and seemed a little thicker?

Line-x offers a lifetime warranty, but it does not cover abrasion, uv fading, or discoloration from spills...

im using a bedrug now witha bakflip cover (no 5th YET) and out of my 5 Ford trucks since 97 this is my fav combo. I was a little hesitant to trust a "bedrug" to protect my bed, but dang it if that aint one little tough and nice piece. And if it ever gets too beat up, i can just take it out...no harm to original finish...its hauled a few engine blocks, fire wood cords, heavy fitness equipment and still looks new, save for one little "dent" in the mat from an engine block sitting on it for a week...

either way, enjoy the truck it sould fit your needs nicely.

[grhodes50]

Originally Posted by TTNewbees

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Very nice ! ! !

Silver is one of my favorite truck colors.

Enjoy !

[Beausdog]

Originally Posted by grhodes50

Very nice ! ! !

Silver is one of my favorite truck colors.

Enjoy !

I wanted silver as well, but DW over ruled me on that part ended up on a compromise of the Gray one

[Len & Cheri]

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Very nice! Our trucks look almost identical, except your truck is newer. I really like how your center console goes all the way to the dash. Ford finally got smart with that one.

[Jestercyco]

That is great looking truck! I just completed a 4600 mile vacation from Dallas, Tx to Glacier National Park. There was a lot of hills and some mountains ( NM,CO,WY and MT) I put in 2.5 gals of DEF at 4k miles. It did not show to be below 1/2 tank. My weight at The cat scale was 19,700 #'s, truck weight full was, 8670#'s loaded and full of fuel. I averaged 11.2 for the entire trip using 390 gals of fuel. No problems for the entire trip. As it was our first long trip, I was pleased. I think you will love the truck and how it tows.
Jester

[Beausdog]

Originally Posted by Jestercyco

That is great looking truck! I just completed a 4600 mile vacation from Dallas, Tx to Glacier National Park. There was a lot of hills and some mountains ( NM,CO,WY and MT) I put in 2.5 gals of DEF at 4k miles. It did not show to be below 1/2 tank. My weight at The cat scale was 19,700 #'s, truck weight full was, 8670#'s loaded and full of fuel. I averaged 11.2 for the entire trip using 390 gals of fuel. No problems for the entire trip. As it was our first long trip, I was pleased. I think you will love the truck and how it tows.
Jester

Like you i just returned from a long haul (1400 miles each way) I weighted out at 22,800 and averaged about 11-11.5 even going through the western PA mountains. Truck loaded for me was about 8500 lbs. It hauled amazingly. First time towing that heavy and long (nervous coming down the mountains) but just kept it slower.

[Jestercyco]

Beausdog,
How did you like the engine brake feature? Mine, on cruise would only let you get about 10 miles per over and then engage to keep the speed from increasing while goinf down hills. While not in cruise, I applied the brake a little and it will start down shifting to keep the speed down. I did not hardly ever use the brakes in the mountains.
Jester

[Beausdog]

Originally Posted by Jestercyco

Beausdog,
How did you like the engine brake feature? Mine, on cruise would only let you get about 10 miles per over and then engage to keep the speed from increasing while goinf down hills. While not in cruise, I applied the brake a little and it will start down shifting to keep the speed down. I did not hardly ever use the brakes in the mountains.
Jester

I liked it, the only concern I had was on cruise control. I may be wrong, but this was my thought process. As the cruise control lowers your speed, I was concerned that it was not the engine brake but rather the transmission doing the hard work of slowing my 14k# push. As I said I may be wrong, or they may work the same way but I didnt want to take a chance in damaging my tranny as I was in cruise control, so on decent hills, I handled it manually.

[Beausdog]

and usually was at speed limit unless it was a steep decent grade. I believe the speed limit was 65 mph but there were alot of turns graded at 55 mph on that stretch of highway, so alot of times I was at 55 or 60 more than the 65 as to give myself some reaction time and good slowing time prior to entering the curve.

[fordmantpw]

The engine braking DOES use the tranny to help aid in slowing the truck. It's OK though, it's built to handle it.

[Beausdog]

Originally Posted by fordmantpw

The engine braking DOES use the tranny to help aid in slowing the truck. It's OK though, it's built to handle it.

Well that answers that cruise will be set next time

[TTNewbees]

Not sure if this is appropriate section, but being a first time diesel owner I have a question regarding cetane booster for ford owners.

The dealer handed me a bottle of motor craft cetane booster and instructed to put 4oz per fill-up.

My question to you ford owners is what do you use? Do you buy it from ford dealers? Is their an alternative product or alternative place to purchase this?

Thanks in advance.