SHERIFDUDE, welcome to FTE! That's quite the monster you have there. What is the pin weight?

 

Dry hitch weight is 3380lbs.

 

Got mine in early August

 

Nice, I like the color.

 

This is the truck I had when I bought the 5er

First truck

 

Second truck

 

If that Mobile Suites (an excellent brand) fiver is typical of the brand then it surely exceeded the specs of that red F250; maybe even pushing some limits on that white F350 DRW.
'My personal comfort zone' would suggest an F450 (and yes, even though its specs may be lower in some categories the F450 is still -in my opinion- a stronger overall vehicle).

I've not yet heard anyone complain that they've got too much truck.

 

the F350 DRW is spec'd for more payload. That was the main reason I got the F350 DRW. I think even with the new models it is still the same, but closer with the newer drive trains.

 

As I recall the F350 has an additional 400 (or so) pounds of capacity over the F450; that's due to the fact that the F450 is heavier with its stronger frame, larger brakes, larger tires, wider front steering, etc.

Even though I didn't need all that I would have purchased one if I could have found one within 250 miles; I'd have had to travel out of state to get one.

 

i got a f350 this time gor same reason...unfortunately i traded one of my 450's for it...never again...got the sales pitch...close to same specs....blah blah blah......i will going back to all 450's again....the turning radius in a 350 is terrible

 

 

That is a Very Dark Red dually.
Which AF bus do you operate? Former Army ATC.

 

 

Thank you for your service. Hope you got a nice military discount on both. Ford had a $1000 discount for about one month last year when I bough mine. Please report back on how you like the Hensley. I have a B&W, and will either add a Trail-Air pin box or sell it and go with the BD5.

 

So far we love the BD5. It was between that and a Companion 25K that we were looking at. The Trailersaver beat the Companion on every pro/con list we could come up with except for two things.
1: Price. The quote from the stealership on the 25K was a little more than $1600. The Hensley was $3100 2 day shipping to a warehouse up the road. So a little less than double the price.
2: Weight for removal. The Companion breaks into two pieces that makes it much easier to move around and install. The BD5 is one piece so is much heavier and at least a 2 person job to install (or maybe one person with an engine lift).

Other than that, the BD5 wins every head to head comparison we could come up with. And the ride, oh man is it nice. There were times I forgot the trailer was there. I am not sure if the wear and tear maintenance on the truck/trailer will ever pay for the difference but I believe it is noticeably easier on both. My father has a Companion for his Montana and it is a great hitch. But I am definitely happy I decided to go with the BD5.

We drove from major interstate highways, to two lane country highways, to two lane torn up roads on our drive from the dealer. It handled them all very well and it was really cool to watch it work. I will report back after a few more trips but I am very pleased so far.