Simple solution to the greasy ball dilemma. Use a nitrile glove to remove the ball then remove/invert the glove over the ball and everything is contained. You can probably buy a box of 100 nitrile gloves for the price of one pair of those nice leather ones too.
I love the new King Ranch's interior! I want a brand new diesel with a southern cowboy style. I can't decide between the Ford F350 King Ranch and the Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn. What's your guy's opinion of each and what's your preference of brand?
MrTruckTV I have a question about that. Isn't it the Combined GVWR of the truck and trailer v. actual weight that justifies the CDL? I guess what I am saying is that truck with that trailer unloaded required a CDL for someone to drive it correct? Thanks in advance.
C Nevs It is the Combined Gross Weight Rating, so you are correct some police folks would ticket you for towing rig with a GCWR over 26,000 lbs. Very few police folk will pull over a truck towing an empty trailer unless your lights are working or you run a stop sign.
MrTruckTV mass dot finally starting to nail all these overloaded home owners but I guess you probably have farm plates. Of course now you can get them pulled for not having any thing to do with farming. But besides that nice vid oh ps no dot #
I tow a 40' rowing shell trailer with a gooseneck regularly. Definitely prefer the Ford/Reese system, as there are no u bolts to snag plywood sheets as they slide into the bed.
really wish Ford would not have burned me...I do appreciate their style and design. Comfortable trucks as well. (2) lemons, 2012 F350 KR and a 2013 F250 KR was enough money for me to spend and not like the product.
Love your everymans viewpoints mr truck. And is Kelsey available for an internet date? A tall young beautiful woman with country class who can drive a big truck, does her own work and even drive a tractor (bonus points for being a deere) impressive.
StoneysWorkshop Yeah it's the bottom tethers that are missing. The government gives OEM's a choice for top or bottom and the top tethers are cheaper. All the other OEM's have the bottom tethers in their heavy duty crewcabs. Ford has them in Super Duty Super Cabs and F150 Super Crews.
MrTruckTV why not put them all the way around. My eldest daughters booster seat has the latch system on the bottom, making the top latch useless. Why save money when it comes to safety options? Sad really.
MrTruckTV Cheaper for Ford, meanwhile you are spending 65-70k on the truck and they are trying to be cheap. Also, did the Ford box their frames on the 15 model?
Mr truck do you have a day job so to speak or do you only do RUclips? If so what is it. Some of the things you've said in this video hinted that you still do alot of towing and stuff and seeing as you have a dedicated tow rig with the air bags and all I'd imagine you tow alot. I'm curious!
Jake C I'm a full time automotive journalist reviewing trucks, trailers and accessories for RFD TV, You Tube channel, farm and horse magazines and other websites.
You have to touch the greasy ball to take it out and put it in the bag. You have to touch the greasy ball to take it out and flip it over. The only difference I see, is in the bag the greasy stays clean and is ready to tow next time you need it. When you flip it over in the bed the grease picks up all of the road dirt and then must be cleaned and greased next time you need to use it.
if you have to bitch go away, she ain't there to please you. what's wrong with saying that's nice, maybe it's the way she is. if you don't like something, she'll let you know.
Nice Trailer, i have the same make & model just a different version... i got mine with the Hydraulic Dove Tail so 24' of solid deck & 6' dove tail ( 30' total Deck Length ). later when i get a different one i will go with the 40+ ft or so length with air bag suspension, maybe add 1 more axle & lift-able axle(s) when empty... but you got some options on yours that look nice.. that wish i had gotten... never realized that Colorado was so bad about people and trailer hauling.. i have driven fuel tanker semi down there to help out & i live and work in wa. state we have a lot heavier weight limit here but no requirement for someone to have a cdl unless there over 26,000 total weight at the time but on your setup they wouldn't even stop you if you had your tractor on it.. And also wanted to say hi to you.... have see many of Your video's & tell Kelsey hi... nice to see she is having fun driving.. www.komrofs.com/images/20150413_140907.jpg also don't mind the rims on the truck... that's how i bought it.. I ripped those off and put Alcoa's on it with Toyo HT's since it's only 2012 Dodge 3500HD DRW 2WD with a few bells and whistles haha & i also pull it with 2007 Chevy Duramax (LBZ) Silverado Classic 4WD with many addon(s).. Hope you All have a Great Day... ~ Viewer & CDL Hazmat Tanker Driver from Wa. State
One question no one has ever really been able to answer is why do Ford and Dodge trucks with the exact same trailer squat more than a Chevy/GMC? I pull a 40ft Load Max flatbed gooseneck with a 2015 CHevy 3500HD Dually. Other guys working with me pull the same trailer with new dodge's and ford's and they are sagging bad in the rear end. I barely touch the over load springs with just the empty trailer.
+jamesmunster GM went with Asymmetrical springs in 2011, axle is forward of center. That works for them and GM is designed to be level when at max load. Ford and GM at max load will go below level by their design. They all need air suspension like semi-trucks did 40 years ago. Someday they will listen. Ram is at least trying air suspension.
+MrTruckTV Ahh that makes plenty of sense now. I did put air bags on a 2013 GMC 3500HD Dually and it really didn't need them. I was looking at trying the new 2015 Ford F-350 but that is the one thing i don't like is the sag in ford but a simple air ride system or super springs should help it out just fine. Moonlighting at night with the headlights is also an issue when they sag. Have you ever reviewed the Kelderman 4 Link air suspension?? Kinda pricey but definitely looks worthy.
Mr. Truck ... PLEASE stop calling the King Ranch Logo the "flying W" ... it's properly called the "running W". The King Ranch logo is actually a registered brand (like branding cattle).
Doesn't B&W state that if you are hauling a heavy load you will need to remove the ball as it can hit the Diff Cover. Car Manufactures don't want that liability so they make the owner remove it completely and I'm guessing this is why Ford and Ram do it this way...
+M Keoni W (M-Dog) B&W doesn't offer the hitch on Tundra 4x2 because the ball upside down is to close to the differential. I don't know if they do it on all their hitches.
MrTruckTV the video was an install either on a Superduty or Chevy HD by etrailer.com. They recommended removing the ball if flipped and hauling a heavy load to avoid the risk of ball contact with diff. Just thinking there are probably reasons why the manufactures chose the more difficult route? I still agree and prefer the flip approach
The Ford 6.0, 6.4, and 6.7L diesel engines put out an insane amount of power and torque. So does a 1/4 mile dragster. But that power has come out in guaranteed unreliabilty. Ford squeezed too much power out of those motors and its components. Even with religious maintenance they are disaster prone. The Ford diesels are notorious for catastrophic failures. And when they do fail, the cost of repairs are in the thousands of dollars. It is a shame, because they are truly beautiful trucks.
+WAVETUBE84 When they fail they all cost a lot of money to replace and they all fail especially the newer models with DEF. Why connect the 6.7 to the previous engines, it was built to deal with higher levels of power by Ford not IH.
+WAVETUBE84 If you have ever seen the internals of a 6.0 or 6.4, mainly the 6.0 you would see how much effort and money was built into making it powerfull, yet durable. The the 6.4 can handle 550hp easily on stock internals, it wont blow up but it will wear really fast. The 6.0 is truly a marvelous piece of engineering...Its such a great design - but its complicated and new when it came out emmisions system (and shitty head bolts plus only 4 per cylinder) were the only downsides. With $2k get yourself a tuner, intake, egr delete and some headstuds you got a 350~400 rwhp engine that will go 500k miles with ease. The 6.4 is more of a throw away engine becuse of how fast it wears but its very beefy...its connecting rods are easily 2x the size of the 6.7's. If ford really got down with international and released the engines 1-2 years later with all the bugs sorted out, they would be awesome.
Why the repeated nagging over the capacity of the goosneck ball when the quoted (low in your opinion) capacity of 26,000lbs is greater than the towing capacity of the truck? For the truck you are driving, the max tow rating is 23,500lbs. If you had chosen a F350 Crew Cab with 4.30 gears and the F450 front axle (comes as a package), the max tow rating would be 26,700lbs. To get to 30,000lbs max towing capacity you have to get the F450. 14,000lbs GVWR gets you a class 3 truck a.k.a. Light Duty. 14,001lbs gets you a Class 4 truck, a.k.a. Medium Duty. This is a marketing tool through and through. You also may want to take another look at the federal/state requirements for a CDL...
+RUFFSTUFF138 Do you have a CDL? The point I was making and brought out in the video, is the used truck a F450 which starting in 2015 comes with both the 2 5/16 ball and the 3 inch ball. If someone buys this truck used and only gets the 2 5/16 ball and doesn't know it can only tow 26,700 lbs of trailer with that ball may after watching all the TV commercials, think he can tow 30,000 lbs. Or as with most people has a trailer with a 2 5/16 coupler not a 3 in ball (rare) and now after buying the used 2015 F450 thinks he's safe with the smaller gooseneck ball. The Ram 3500 has a 14k GVW, Ford F350 can have a 14k GVW and the Ford F450 has a 14k GVW, so what's your point about class 3 and class 4. All three are class 3 trucks.
+MrTruckTV Understand your point and believe it comes down to consumer education and not marketing. If you look at almost every truck ad you'll see several terms thrown around, payload, towing, fuel efficiency, etc. The catch phrase of choice is always "Best in Class..." blah blah blah. Two things of concern: (1) the specs are very rarely from just one truck i.e. payload from the regular cab gasser, towing capacity from the crew cab diesel with 4.xx gears. (2) In Ford's most recent case, the 2015 F450 is significantly UNDERrated at 14,000lbs GVWR to keep it a Class 3 truck and thus compete against the Dodge 3500 (max towing package). Again, it's mainly about the marketing, though some have found it harder to get insurance on a older F450 due to the GVWR being over 14,000lbs (example: 2010 = 14,500lbs). I'm not hating on Ford, I have a 2010 F250 6.4L and a 2015 F350 6.7L (Platinum because I'm not from Texas!) and I appreciate the overengineering. Do the goosneck balls (!) have a rating stamped on them? I pull a 5er and both of my couplers have the important ratings right on them. If that's the case, I would like to think that someone would check before hooking up 30,000lbs to anything! I tow a 43' toy hauler so I am not required to have a CDL. I live in Georgia so I am also not required to have any special license endorsements. As previously mentioned that it's the GVWR/GCWR ratings for commercial vehicles and not the actual weights that affect licensing. All taking the tractor off the trailer did was to draw less attention. Forgive my rudeness, I forgot to mention that I enjoyed your video and appreciate you and Kelsey hanging out with us... Keep up the good work...
+RUFFSTUFF138 I agree with the marketing verses education. I try to do education which is why I don't take any truck advertising on my websites. I was intending to look at the Ford balls for a rating and forgot to do it. RV'rs have it made with licenses. Which is one of reasons I like Stable Boy which is a conversion that fits the back of a toy hauler to haul horses. The police ignore it where they tend to pick on horse trailers. I've been interviewed by magazines several times about CDL. But I haven't written the article because it's hard to be accurate with all the different state laws that make it difficult to know the law. CDL was suppose eliminate the confusion but didn't. Thanks for watching.
+MrTruckTV And she does a darn fine job! I stumbled onto the TFL vids months ago while researching my next truck purchase and thought I was seeing a new addition to the TFL CREW. I guess I wandered over to your site without knowing it. There are so many channels I don't have the time keep up with it. Now I know why they call you Mr. Truck. When I do finally pull the trigger on a diesel rig I'll be researching the towing end of things and I know where to look. Thanks for all y'all do.
You're missing the point. Putting a greasy ball in a baggy and then in a pouch under the truck seat is ridiculous compared to turning the ball over in the hitch socket like B&W, Popup, Curt and most all aftermarket gooseneck coupler companies.
I was taught when I was finished with something clean it up and put it up. Hearing so much about the greasy ball touched a nerve. Thanks for the reply. By the way it's 26001#. Little humor there.
Way too much yammering , redundant talk. Way too many "nice" words and I lost count on how many times you used the word "greasy ball" . Get to the point, open the hood, get specific on details, ..ie using the manual mode vs auto, using the engine brake etc. Nice folks though. Thanks for sharing.
nuclearthreat545 $6000-$12,000+ per Ford engine rebuild vs buy a dodge cummins once and not have any issues over $2000. I have seen more than one Ford need a rebuild and not just once twice before swapping to a cummins. To bad they didn't do it from the start.
Simple solution to the greasy ball dilemma. Use a nitrile glove to remove the ball then remove/invert the glove over the ball and everything is contained. You can probably buy a box of 100 nitrile gloves for the price of one pair of those nice leather ones too.
Younger Kelsey is so spunky. Nice hearing you point out the family needs the kidseat points to lock.
Just for future reference the King Brand is the Running W, If it was flying the ears would be straitened out not curved.
shout out to Kelsey for checking for baby seat latches, a mom in the making
it's important and she's smart.
Full chain box on the trailer, that’s nice!
Yes
I love the new King Ranch's interior! I want a brand new diesel with a southern cowboy style. I can't decide between the Ford F350 King Ranch and the Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn. What's your guy's opinion of each and what's your preference of brand?
Ford all the way.
gotta love the sound of the diesel, never drove one before but I can tell it is feel like u driving a big rig
We unloaded the tractor for Kelsey to drive without a CDL
MrTruckTV I have a question about that. Isn't it the Combined GVWR of the truck and trailer v. actual weight that justifies the CDL?
I guess what I am saying is that truck with that trailer unloaded required a CDL for someone to drive it correct? Thanks in advance.
C Nevs It is the Combined Gross Weight Rating, so you are correct some police folks would ticket you for towing rig with a GCWR over 26,000 lbs. Very few police folk will pull over a truck towing an empty trailer unless your lights are working or you run a stop sign.
MrTruckTV Roger that thanks for the quick reply.
MrTruckTV doesn't matter what is on trailer it goes by combination g.v.w anything over26000
MrTruckTV mass dot finally starting to nail all these overloaded home owners but I guess you probably have farm plates. Of course now you can get them pulled for not having any thing to do with farming. But besides that nice vid oh ps no dot #
I tow a 40' rowing shell trailer with a gooseneck regularly. Definitely prefer the Ford/Reese system, as there are no u bolts to snag plywood sheets as they slide into the bed.
of the big three, in your opinion what truck handled that trailer better?
C Nevs Ford had the best power towing the trailer loaded up the highway on I-70. GMC stopped and controlled the trailer down the mountain
Another honest opinion from Mr Truck, Awesome video!
Jack Reacher Thanks
really wish Ford would not have burned me...I do appreciate their style and design. Comfortable trucks as well. (2) lemons, 2012 F350 KR and a 2013 F250 KR was enough money for me to spend and not like the product.
I haul RV’s but need to find return loads from somewhere. Do you have know who I can contract with to find loads? Thanks Mark
Thanks for the review, your videos are very educational.
Biker Jim Thanks
Love your everymans viewpoints mr truck. And is Kelsey available for an internet date? A tall young beautiful woman with country class who can drive a big truck, does her own work and even drive a tractor (bonus points for being a deere) impressive.
thegreatga She's married
They always are! Still like your reviews.
I'm really surprised they still havent gotten the LATCH system in there for car seats!
StoneysWorkshop Yeah it's the bottom tethers that are missing. The government gives OEM's a choice for top or bottom and the top tethers are cheaper. All the other OEM's have the bottom tethers in their heavy duty crewcabs. Ford has them in Super Duty Super Cabs and F150 Super Crews.
MrTruckTV why not put them all the way around. My eldest daughters booster seat has the latch system on the bottom, making the top latch useless. Why save money when it comes to safety options? Sad really.
MrTruckTV Cheaper for Ford, meanwhile you are spending 65-70k on the truck and they are trying to be cheap. Also, did the Ford box their frames on the 15 model?
nope
At 13:23 did I hear you correctly when you said that a gooseneck ball is standard in the F-450?
The-Mike-N-Tyty Yes, the pickup version of F450 comes with a gooseneck hitch, starting in 2015 the F450 comes with a 2 5/16 ball and3 in ball
Mr truck do you have a day job so to speak or do you only do RUclips? If so what is it. Some of the things you've said in this video hinted that you still do alot of towing and stuff and seeing as you have a dedicated tow rig with the air bags and all I'd imagine you tow alot. I'm curious!
Jake C I'm a full time automotive journalist reviewing trucks, trailers and accessories for RFD TV, You Tube channel, farm and horse magazines and other websites.
Very cool. What did you do before all this?
Jake C I had a farm, custom haying, backhoe service, wool broker. I was on the farm for 32 years wearing out trucks and trailers.
MrTruckTV AWESOME!!
Im looking for a dually for a slide in truck camper,would you go F350 or F450 2016 or 2017?
TShull f350 has a higher payload vs the f450. but 450 is a tow monster
F350 higher payload and also they have a Camper PKG which +1 or +2 the front spring rates
You have to touch the greasy ball to take it out and put it in the bag. You have to touch the greasy ball to take it out and flip it over. The only difference I see, is in the bag the greasy stays clean and is ready to tow next time you need it. When you flip it over in the bed the grease picks up all of the road dirt and then must be cleaned and greased next time you need to use it.
msd357 I appreciate that view.
Car seat anchors would be the last thing I would look for
cause you're not a mother or care about your infants
I like how the front quater panel badge says lariat, and then the door says king ranch
+Kyle Cherry We get lots of trucks early, that are prototypes.
Kyle Cherry they've been that way since the first king ranch. and the even before then. my old 1987 F250 says both XLT Lariat
Kelsey is awesome.
How many times can she say "thats nice" god damn that's nice!!😂
+Coleton Barnes As many times as she wants
driving a Ford will have you saying "that's nice" a lot, it's a nice truck
if you have to bitch go away, she ain't there to please you. what's wrong with saying that's nice, maybe it's the way she is. if you don't like something, she'll let you know.
*That's Nice x 100. - Kelsey*
I know this is late but what is length of that trailer?
30 ft.
Nice Trailer, i have the same make & model just a different version... i got mine with the Hydraulic Dove Tail so 24' of solid deck & 6' dove tail ( 30' total Deck Length ). later when i get a different one i will go with the 40+ ft or so length with air bag suspension, maybe add 1 more axle & lift-able axle(s) when empty... but you got some options on yours that look nice.. that wish i had gotten...
never realized that Colorado was so bad about people and trailer hauling.. i have driven fuel tanker semi down there to help out & i live and work in wa. state we have a lot heavier weight limit here but no requirement for someone to have a cdl unless there over 26,000 total weight at the time but on your setup they wouldn't even stop you if you had your tractor on it..
And also wanted to say hi to you.... have see many of Your video's & tell Kelsey hi... nice to see she is having fun driving..
www.komrofs.com/images/20150413_140907.jpg also don't mind the rims on the truck... that's how i bought it.. I ripped those off and put Alcoa's on it with Toyo HT's since it's only 2012 Dodge 3500HD DRW 2WD with a few bells and whistles haha & i also pull it with 2007 Chevy Duramax (LBZ) Silverado Classic 4WD with many addon(s)..
Hope you All have a Great Day... ~ Viewer & CDL Hazmat Tanker Driver from Wa. State
What truck does Mr. Truck own?
+BelowMinimums A Ford and a Chevy, looking for a classic Dodge to add to the collection
"That's nice"
can u link the video where she shot the duck? I like to see that.
One question no one has ever really been able to answer is why do Ford and Dodge trucks with the exact same trailer squat more than a Chevy/GMC? I pull a 40ft Load Max flatbed gooseneck with a 2015 CHevy 3500HD Dually. Other guys working with me pull the same trailer with new dodge's and ford's and they are sagging bad in the rear end. I barely touch the over load springs with just the empty trailer.
+jamesmunster GM went with Asymmetrical springs in 2011, axle is forward of center. That works for them and GM is designed to be level when at max load. Ford and GM at max load will go below level by their design. They all need air suspension like semi-trucks did 40 years ago. Someday they will listen. Ram is at least trying air suspension.
+MrTruckTV Ahh that makes plenty of sense now. I did put air bags on a 2013 GMC 3500HD Dually and it really didn't need them. I was looking at trying the new 2015 Ford F-350 but that is the one thing i don't like is the sag in ford but a simple air ride system or super springs should help it out just fine. Moonlighting at night with the headlights is also an issue when they sag. Have you ever reviewed the Kelderman 4 Link air suspension?? Kinda pricey but definitely looks worthy.
+jamesmunster I've seen the Kelderman but like Auto Flex better, www.mrtrailer.com/autoflex_airbag_smooth-ride.htm
Mr. Truck ... PLEASE stop calling the King Ranch Logo the "flying W" ... it's properly called the "running W". The King Ranch logo is actually a registered brand (like branding cattle).
Ron Craft HE is not from Texas i am 30 minutes away from King Ranch.
Where did the tractor go
Doesn't B&W state that if you are hauling a heavy load you will need to remove the ball as it can hit the Diff Cover. Car Manufactures don't want that liability so they make the owner remove it completely and I'm guessing this is why Ford and Ram do it this way...
+M Keoni W (M-Dog) B&W doesn't offer the hitch on Tundra 4x2 because the ball upside down is to close to the differential. I don't know if they do it on all their hitches.
MrTruckTV the video was an install either on a Superduty or Chevy HD by etrailer.com. They recommended removing the ball if flipped and hauling a heavy load to avoid the risk of ball contact with diff. Just thinking there are probably reasons why the manufactures chose the more difficult route? I still agree and prefer the flip approach
The Ford 6.0, 6.4, and 6.7L diesel engines put out an insane amount of power and torque. So does a 1/4 mile dragster. But that power has come out in guaranteed unreliabilty. Ford squeezed too much power out of those motors and its components. Even with religious maintenance they are disaster prone. The Ford diesels are notorious for catastrophic failures. And when they do fail, the cost of repairs are in the thousands of dollars. It is a shame, because they are truly beautiful trucks.
+WAVETUBE84 When they fail they all cost a lot of money to replace and they all fail especially the newer models with DEF. Why connect the 6.7 to the previous engines, it was built to deal with higher levels of power by Ford not IH.
+WAVETUBE84 If you have ever seen the internals of a 6.0 or 6.4, mainly the 6.0 you would see how much effort and money was built into making it powerfull, yet durable. The the 6.4 can handle 550hp easily on stock internals, it wont blow up but it will wear really fast. The 6.0 is truly a marvelous piece of engineering...Its such a great design - but its complicated and new when it came out emmisions system (and shitty head bolts plus only 4 per cylinder) were the only downsides. With $2k get yourself a tuner, intake, egr delete and some headstuds you got a 350~400 rwhp engine that will go 500k miles with ease. The 6.4 is more of a throw away engine becuse of how fast it wears but its very beefy...its connecting rods are easily 2x the size of the 6.7's. If ford really got down with international and released the engines 1-2 years later with all the bugs sorted out, they would be awesome.
My 2006 6.0L running strong at well over 200,000+ only 2 injectors and couple alternators replaced under the hood.
"greasy ball" LOL ..I'm mature!!
Why the repeated nagging over the capacity of the goosneck ball when the quoted (low in your opinion) capacity of 26,000lbs is greater than the towing capacity of the truck? For the truck you are driving, the max tow rating is 23,500lbs. If you had chosen a F350 Crew Cab with 4.30 gears and the F450 front axle (comes as a package), the max tow rating would be 26,700lbs. To get to 30,000lbs max towing capacity you have to get the F450.
14,000lbs GVWR gets you a class 3 truck a.k.a. Light Duty. 14,001lbs gets you a Class 4 truck, a.k.a. Medium Duty. This is a marketing tool through and through.
You also may want to take another look at the federal/state requirements for a CDL...
+RUFFSTUFF138 Do you have a CDL? The point I was making and brought out in the video, is the used truck a F450 which starting in 2015 comes with both the 2 5/16 ball and the 3 inch ball. If someone buys this truck used and only gets the 2 5/16 ball and doesn't know it can only tow 26,700 lbs of trailer with that ball may after watching all the TV commercials, think he can tow 30,000 lbs. Or as with most people has a trailer with a 2 5/16 coupler not a 3 in ball (rare) and now after buying the used 2015 F450 thinks he's safe with the smaller gooseneck ball. The Ram 3500 has a 14k GVW, Ford F350 can have a 14k GVW and the Ford F450 has a 14k GVW, so what's your point about class 3 and class 4. All three are class 3 trucks.
+MrTruckTV Understand your point and believe it comes down to consumer education and not marketing. If you look at almost every truck ad you'll see several terms thrown around, payload, towing, fuel efficiency, etc. The catch phrase of choice is always "Best in Class..." blah blah blah. Two things of concern: (1) the specs are very rarely from just one truck i.e. payload from the regular cab gasser, towing capacity from the crew cab diesel with 4.xx gears. (2) In Ford's most recent case, the 2015 F450 is significantly UNDERrated at 14,000lbs GVWR to keep it a Class 3 truck and thus compete against the Dodge 3500 (max towing package). Again, it's mainly about the marketing, though some have found it harder to get insurance on a older F450 due to the GVWR being over 14,000lbs (example: 2010 = 14,500lbs). I'm not hating on Ford, I have a 2010 F250 6.4L and a 2015 F350 6.7L (Platinum because I'm not from Texas!) and I appreciate the overengineering.
Do the goosneck balls (!) have a rating stamped on them? I pull a 5er and both of my couplers have the important ratings right on them. If that's the case, I would like to think that someone would check before hooking up 30,000lbs to anything!
I tow a 43' toy hauler so I am not required to have a CDL. I live in Georgia so I am also not required to have any special license endorsements. As previously mentioned that it's the GVWR/GCWR ratings for commercial vehicles and not the actual weights that affect licensing. All taking the tractor off the trailer did was to draw less attention.
Forgive my rudeness, I forgot to mention that I enjoyed your video and appreciate you and Kelsey hanging out with us...
Keep up the good work...
+RUFFSTUFF138 I agree with the marketing verses education. I try to do education which is why I don't take any truck advertising on my websites. I was intending to look at the Ford balls for a rating and forgot to do it. RV'rs have it made with licenses. Which is one of reasons I like Stable Boy which is a conversion that fits the back of a toy hauler to haul horses. The police ignore it where they tend to pick on horse trailers. I've been interviewed by magazines several times about CDL. But I haven't written the article because it's hard to be accurate with all the different state laws that make it difficult to know the law. CDL was suppose eliminate the confusion but didn't. Thanks for watching.
Something was scraping against the mic the beginning of the video driving me absolutely nuts.
Josh Leviton Sorry, I couldn't hear that when I reviewed the clip in the field
MrTruckTV listen in around the 1 min mark to get an idea of what I'm talking about
Josh Leviton That's the microphone wind screen rubbing on a shirt
Kelsey "Nice" count.....13 in the first 13 minutes.... :)
ib516 I know, but she's nice
MrTruckTV yes she is
name of driver ?
I don't care if I gotta take the ball out or flip it upside down both ways are simple enough
Who is Kelsey?
+Painter Dood The young lady that helps me in the video's.
+MrTruckTV And she does a darn fine job!
I stumbled onto the TFL vids months ago while researching my next truck purchase and thought I was seeing a new addition to the TFL CREW. I guess I wandered over to your site without knowing it. There are so many channels I don't have the time keep up with it.
Now I know why they call you Mr. Truck.
When I do finally pull the trigger on a diesel rig I'll be researching the towing end of things and I know where to look.
Thanks for all y'all do.
+Painter Dood I appreciate that
shes bae
they spent half the video complaining about the smallest thing possible. -.-"
go watch something else, because those small things can be important.
Greasy balls...are not fun balls. That grease will find its way on your door handles and seats too.
I have never heard anyone cry about grease so much as you. Wear gloves, get a rag, it won't kill you.
You're missing the point. Putting a greasy ball in a baggy and then in a pouch under the truck seat is ridiculous compared to turning the ball over in the hitch socket like B&W, Popup, Curt and most all aftermarket gooseneck coupler companies.
I was taught when I was finished with something clean it up and put it up. Hearing so much about the greasy ball touched a nerve. Thanks for the reply. By the way it's 26001#. Little humor there.
Not sure if you talking about CDL at 26001 Lbs. But for the greasy balls 2 5/16 in, Ford is 26,500 lbs, Ram is 30,000 lbs.
Thanks,
i bet you wouldn't touch it, and yet your here bitching.
60k truck right there
Title of this video should be, "The Greasy Ball".
But then half my video's would be "greasy balls"
The tractor was loaded too far forward
shes kinda cute
kinda, how bout she is.
Damn she is nice! :D
Look harder for the car seat hooks. because they are there. good thing you don't have kids.
Way too much yammering , redundant talk. Way too many "nice" words and I lost count on how many times you used the word "greasy ball" . Get to the point, open the hood, get specific on details, ..ie using the manual mode vs auto, using the engine brake etc.
Nice folks though. Thanks for sharing.
+Kristi Trunnell Yeah, you can tell we're not paid actors
Compare the motor on cost and up keep and that Ford becomes a sack of shit.
please compare it then or do you just randomly spout shit with out backing any of it up?
nuclearthreat545 $6000-$12,000+ per Ford engine rebuild vs buy a dodge cummins once and not have any issues over $2000. I have seen more than one Ford need a rebuild and not just once twice before swapping to a cummins. To bad they didn't do it from the start.
if u dont like why u watching it
Jeffrey Horton I was hopping to see a new engine something like a 5.9L or 7.0L ford has had bad luck with anything with a 6L
+Tinder inc i think there going to stick with the 6.7 because the 2017 model has the 6.7 powerstroke maybe they will put the 7.0
JUST ANOTHER 2015 F350 GAY TRUCK
better than what you have
Look harder for the car seat hooks. because they are there. good thing you don't have kids.
Where? I can only find the top anchor.