4/26 Build Week

[shtraver]

They put the leveling kit in and installed my tires today. Now just have to tint front windows, install center caps and PDI. Picking it up Monday. She's looking good though, I am happy with how it's come out!

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[jperry5835]

Picked mine up this morning and have been on the road all day but did grab this picture for now. Everything looked great on it, I could not find any blemishes on it inside or out. Also no rust on under carriage. I got to say it is an impressive ride and quite the improvement from my 2006 Chevrolet 3500 dually.
I put around 700 miles on it this afternoon and put 27 gallons in it.
Will get more pictures and a better write up once I get home

 

[Roady]

Picked mine up this morning and have been on the road all day but did grab this picture for now. Everything looked great on it, I could not find any blemishes on it inside or out. Also no rust on under carriage. I got to say it is an impressive ride and quite the improvement from my 2006 Chevrolet 3500 dually.
I put around 700 miles on it this afternoon and put 27 gallons in it.
Will get more pictures and a better write up once I get home

Lookin good!

 

[Roady]

They put the leveling kit in and installed my tires today. Now just have to tint front windows, install center caps and PDI. Picking it up Monday. She's looking good though, I am happy with how it's come out!

That's a tough looking truck. Congrats.

 

[minirx7]

Its been a while since i posted.. Picked up my F150 July 30th, picked up my RV AUgust 4th. Drive like a mad man to put down 1000miles in a week to get the truck broken in. Travel Trailer is 7000lbs GVWR. F150 pulls strong, but there is a lot of trailer bounce at highway speeds. Running on an Equilzier hitch. Will see how it goes! Its been a dream to own an RV, and after ordering my F150 Jan 3rd and the RV Jan 10th, i am very happy that the dream came true!

 

[succeed23]

Its been a while since i posted.. Picked up my F150 July 30th, picked up my RV AUgust 4th. Drive like a mad man to put down 1000miles in a week to get the truck broken in. Travel Trailer is 7000lbs GVWR. F150 pulls strong, but there is a lot of trailer bounce at highway speeds. Running on an Equilzier hitch. Will see how it goes! Its been a dream to own an RV, and after ordering my F150 Jan 3rd and the RV Jan 10th, i am very happy that the dream came true!

Congrats, bro. I'm at 550 right now, so you really have been driving a lot. Haha. Nice. Enjoy

 

[succeed23]

Yesterday my gauge cluster kept turning off and back on while I was driving. It doesn't affect the driving, so I'll have my dealer address it when they fix the scratches in my interior.

 

[RidingHi]

My end ETA 08/05 has passed and still no truck. Just talked to my salesman. Truck is on rail car 50 miles west of its distention of Orlando as of yesterday. His tracking has not updated for today. He said he will check over paint and interior for any problems, as I have a 2 hour drive to dealership. He said it would be ready for pick up 2 to 3 hour after they receive it. will not hold my breath on that one.
Also was informed I would receive Ford incentives of $1500 trade in assistance, and $500-$1000 for ordering the truck. Been a long wait, ordered on 10/22/20 .

 

[SaskRiders]

Hey looking for others perspectives. I pick my truck up tomorrow. This is my 3rd new truck and I usually put about 130 - 150KM/80,000 miles on them before trading them in. I did not buy extended warranty on the previse 2 but am seriously considering it with this one. I would buy the Ford warranty if I was going to. What are the rest of you doing? Any comments and thoughts would assist. Thanks!!!

 

[cghall77]

Its been a while since i posted.. Picked up my F150 July 30th, picked up my RV AUgust 4th. Drive like a mad man to put down 1000miles in a week to get the truck broken in. Travel Trailer is 7000lbs GVWR. F150 pulls strong, but there is a lot of trailer bounce at highway speeds. Running on an Equilzier hitch. Will see how it goes! Its been a dream to own an RV, and after ordering my F150 Jan 3rd and the RV Jan 10th, i am very happy that the dream came true!

Congrats, great looking setup.
Is your trailer level after hookup? In the pic it does not look level.
We are trying to get the KMs up in order to head out with our trailer next Friday. Our trailer is only 5000lbs and are using the equal-i-zer hitch.

 

[praveenperera]

Yesterday my gauge cluster kept turning off and back on while I was driving. It doesn't affect the driving, so I'll have my dealer address it when they fix the scratches in my interior.

Sounds similar to the problem I had, try pushing the fuses in, in the fuse box under the hood.

 

[cghall77]

Bedliner done by LineX, cap installed, bedrug mat tossed in the back. All upholstery sprayed with 2 coats of chemical guys hydro thread. Tint going on next Thursday. Krown rust proofing being done next week as well. After that I will install the wheel well liners and gatorback mud flaps.

Great ride so far. Nice and smooth, I was worried that with the max tow it would be a rough ride like the superduty but not at all.

Have the navigation system that was supposed to be a 3 yr thing but all options on our nav grayed out. Also do not have any options to configure alarm. Dealership is looking into it and will get back.

 

[spectre446]

My end ETA 08/05 has passed and still no truck. Just talked to my salesman. Truck is on rail car 50 miles west of its distention of Orlando as of yesterday. His tracking has not updated for today. He said he will check over paint and interior for any problems, as I have a 2 hour drive to dealership. He said it would be ready for pick up 2 to 3 hour after they receive it. will not hold my breath on that one.
Also was informed I would receive Ford incentives of $1500 trade in assistance, and $500-$1000 for ordering the truck. Been a long wait, ordered on 10/22/20 .

My truck is being delivered to southwest Florida and has been sitting in the Orlando train yard since 7/29. It shipped 7/22. I don't know what the hold up is. ETA for me is 8/06-8/12 so I guess I can't complain yet. I've previously read that there's a shortage of truck drivers, maybe that is the hold up.

 

[spectre446]

Its been a while since i posted.. Picked up my F150 July 30th, picked up my RV AUgust 4th. Drive like a mad man to put down 1000miles in a week to get the truck broken in. Travel Trailer is 7000lbs GVWR. F150 pulls strong, but there is a lot of trailer bounce at highway speeds. Running on an Equilzier hitch. Will see how it goes! Its been a dream to own an RV, and after ordering my F150 Jan 3rd and the RV Jan 10th, i am very happy that the dream came true!

Your trailer bounce worries me since I might have to pull a 10,000lb boat/trailer every once in a while. But a boat is very rear heavy as opposed to a travel trailer. Do you have a weight distributing hitch?

 

[dmac]

Hey all - question for you 59ers...

I have the option to take delivery of my original Ramp 59'd order this weekend instead of my reorder which was built today (same truck)!

With rebates and $300 Job 2 increase, the original is about $800- $1300 cheaper.

Do you think the older one is worth it? I'm concerned about the truck sitting for 3 months vs a newer vehicle built with better QC.

Anyone who's taken delivery of a truck that sat waiting for chips - I'd appreciate knowing the condition of your truck when it came in. Thanks guys!

 

[Markl]

Just another note, and not a lot of people know this, but the factory OEM tires are made special for the manufactures. They are not the same as "off the shelf" tires. They typically have a shorter lifespan as the material is softer to give the illusion of a better ride. (for people test driving) This material also is cheaper, allowing the car maker to save some pennies.

While you will never get Ford, Chevy, ect to admit it, there are lots of articles on the internet explaining how and why they do it.

Makes sense, although my 2016 with Michelin 20” lasted me to around 65k, still had a little left too! I was impressed with that! It had a loot of trailer miles on the truck too!

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