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Construction Equipment
2017 Ford Super Duty overtakes Ram 3500 as towing champ
There’s a new Heavyweight Towing Champion of the World. Ford announced Monday a towing capacity of 32,000 lbs. for its revamped 2017 F-350 Super Duty, unseating the former tow champion, Ram’s 3500, by 800 pounds. “This is the best heavy-duty truck we’ve ever made,” says Doug Scott, Ford truck marketing manager. RELATED >> Ram says […]
July 19, 2016
Construction Equipment
This Ford F-150-shaped corn maze is neat, but the real star is its F-450 pumpkin cannon (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Each year the folks at Leaders Farms in northwest Ohio choose a theme for their famous corn maze. This year, Brad Leaders got a bit of inspiration from the new Ford F-150. After all, he’s been using a Ford as his primary pumpkin firing apparatus for years. “Brad was reading a magazine last winter and […]
October 29, 2015
Construction Equipment
Ford unveils 2017 Super Duty trucks: redesigned aluminum body, better tow/haul, ton of tech (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
No. 15 Story in 2015 « Intro No. 14 »  We’ve seen more of Ford’s new Super Duty trucks before their actual unveiling than any pickup in recent memory. First there was the prototype that exploded in Death Valley during testing last August. Then there was that leaked photo of an F-250 in all its chromed out glory […]
September 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Ford retains best-in-class heavy duty pickup towing despite F-450’s move to stricter standards
By changing the way it measures the 2015 F-450’s payload and towing ratings, Ford has thrown the latest punch in an ongoing debate with Ram over which brand of heavy-duty pickup has best-in-class towing. Ford announced today that the newest F-450’s maximum towing rating now adheres to the SAE J2807 towing standard. Ford also announced […]
September 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford dealer gives away shotgun with the purchase of a pickup
A lot of car salesman will tell you they “shoot straight,” but the ones at Muscatell Burns Ford recently gave that phrase a whole new meaning recently. For the first two weeks of March, the Hawley, Minnesota-based Ford dealer gave away a Remington 870 Express shotgun with the purchase of every new or used F-Series pickup that it […]
March 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford reveals 2015 F-Series Super Duty and King Ranch pickups with class-leading power (PHOTOS)
No. 10 Story in 2014 « No. 11 No. 9 » [imagebrowser id=38] Today, Ford introduced its 2015 F-Series Super Duty pickups, saying that the new heavy-duty trucks once again offer best-in-class power thanks to upgrades to its PowerStroke V8 engine. The second generation 6.7-liter turbo diesel engine in the F-250, F-350 and F-450 has […]
March 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford drag races the F-350 against Chevy, Ram with 20k pounds in tow
Ford’s pretty happy with its new 2015 Super Duty models. Specifically, it’s happy with the improvements made to the 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 diesel. The Power Stroke has been upgraded with the larger GT37 turbocharger, allowing the engine to produce more than 400 horsepower and 800 lb.-ft. of torque. So what better way to show […]
October 14, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ford unveils 2015 F-450, King Ranch Super Duty with more powerful 6.7L V-8 turbo diesel (PHOTOS)
Early Thursday morning, Ford took the wraps off its newest F-Series Super Duty models, announcing both the 2015 F-450 and the 2015 F-250 King Ranch Super Duty. Those attending the State Fair of Texas in Dallas will get the first in-person look at these new pickups. Both trucks will feature Ford’s 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 […]
September 26, 2013
Business
Does it pay for contractors to run a truck or fleet on natural gas?
Remember when diesel was $2 a gallon and you could drive your big trucks without gasping at the cost of a fill-up? Those days may be coming back, although it won’t be diesel that’s costing $2 a gallon, but natural gas. Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling techniques developed in just the last decade, domestic petroleum […]
April 1, 2013
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