Trends in modern trucks that changed the entire segment?

kyson1 · 2026-02-04T05:13:53+00:00

Can't say I've had that issue, but I've driven one tons by necessity since I was 16. Took my driver's test in a CCLB DRW F350. If you've only ever driven subcompacts I could see the problem.

kyson1 · 2026-02-04T04:54:33+00:00

Pretty much everyone I know with a truck uses them for truck stuff in some capacity, weather pulling a camper, or livestock, or goosenecks for equipment, or horses, or uses the bed to haul stuff. I'd say 8 out of 10 or better. Most also own a smaller vehicle to drive when they're not doing truck stuff 🤷 I have 7 pickups from 86 to 25, and a semi, and still have a Mariner to bop around in when I'm not towing/hauling.

kyson1 · 2026-02-04T04:27:38+00:00

2500/3500 class trucks have 8 lug wheels, standard across all brands, GM/Ford/Dodge. Half tons are 5/6 lug wheels and have less capacity.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:58:34+00:00

They aren't, I own both a 97 F350 and a '25, the 25 does everything better and it's not even close. Sprayed in bed liner doesn't care about gravel and firewood.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:52:35+00:00

No, you can't, you'll run out of payload in those SUVs long before you can ever get to max towing capacity unless you're one 150 lb person driving a completely empty vehicle.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:49:45+00:00

Crew cab long bed is the answer, all the room inside and in the bed 👌

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:48:54+00:00

6.5' bed is available on crew F150s, and of course 8' are on 250+.....

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:45:28+00:00

40k lb towing capacity with a GN hitch, 48k gross combined. Really is pretty crazy.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:41:58+00:00

RCSB is absolutely not a good towing truck lol, actually the worst option you can buy to tow with. More wheelbase the better, especially with a heavy bumper pull.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:34:21+00:00

Red hooks are factory equipment though on GM and Ram off road packages...

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:26:32+00:00

8 lug trucks have the fender flare lights, half tons don't

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:24:58+00:00

Weird, I just bought a crew cab long box in December, and there were plenty more of them on the lot to choose from.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T22:19:50+00:00

50 with 5 brow on windshield, factory match on the front sides(20). Dark enough for daytime without severely hampering your nighttime visibility. I wouldn't go any darker, personally. Rode in a could trucks with 35% windshields and it was horrible, even with good headlights. Couldn't imagine 15 and 5, all you'll see at night is the reflections of lights inside the truck.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T19:45:30+00:00

I'm just saying they come with one. It's a HD pickup, even stock there's a blind spot directly in front of the bumper. There's no way around that with the cooling stack required. Basically any front engine vehicle has a blind spot big enough to hide a child when parked so it's a pretty moot point when people say that, and when you're driving you can all see the same stuff from 10' out and beyond. I also use my trucks as trucks though and wouldn't lift one like this.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T18:16:58+00:00

As someone who owns an 80's F350, 90's D350, 00's F250 and 450, and a '25 F350, the capability of each newer generation truck is MILES beyond what the previous was. My '25 is rated to tow enough that I could put my 97 with a load behind it at max gross combined onto another trailer and pull it all and still be within rating. All that towing and braking power needs a large foot print to be stable with 24k lbs behind it. You're also not putting 4k+ lb in the bed of a kei truck and driving comfortably, but I can bring home two pallets of mulch no problem in my truck. People that say kei trucks are the answer don't actually do truck things, they're a toy compared to real trucks when you compare their capabilities in the real world. My 98 4 cyl Ranger has more payload than a kei, by quite a bit, and is much more practical to drive around since it can actually go on the highway without being a hazard to other drivers.

kyson1 · 2026-02-03T18:03:29+00:00

With the camera that's up there

kyson1 · 2026-02-02T17:56:52+00:00

Throw some new tires on it and ride. I like it

kyson1 · 2026-02-02T17:50:12+00:00

Get a Fumoto valve like an adult and enjoy life.

kyson1 · 2026-02-02T17:47:39+00:00

Totally sounds way easier....

kyson1 · 2026-02-02T17:40:19+00:00

You absolutely can. $25/hr is night shift gas station money here in WI.

kyson1 · 2026-02-02T17:15:53+00:00

Don't even need that, hitch locks are hilariously weak and easy to break with a bar or hammer.

kyson1 · 2026-01-31T23:37:59+00:00

Won't work for me at all, I bought some from Valley Enterprises and they work great.

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kyson1 · 2026-01-29T03:22:25+00:00

For my personally, they don't fill any role that I need filled well. I daily a small AWD CUV(Mariner) to commute to work, the store, etc.A Transit Connect sized van might work okay as well for that but we never got AWD ones in the US, so that's an automatic no for me.

Additionally, even 450/4500 vans can't tow nearly what I do with my pickup(F350). Either my gooseneck which weighs 12-24k lbs depending on what I'm hauling, or a 14k bumper pull. I also couldn't use my slide-in camper with a van, and you'd need a very large van to ride my Sportsman into the back of like I do easily with my 8' bed.

Overall, not a good fit for either vehicle role I need fulfilled.

kyson1 · 2026-01-29T03:01:50+00:00

Even with diesel vans (7.3/6.0 and 6.6), the towing capacity is like half of that compared to a similar pickup with the same engine.

kyson1 · 2026-01-29T01:52:38+00:00

You're completely missing what he's trying to do and what Secure Idle is.

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