New Ford Commercial
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New Ford Commercial
How many of you guys have seen the new Ford commercial, where a 150 with the 5.4L 3v engine lifts a semi off the ground, and above it? I think thats a awesome commercial, the best one I've seen in a while from Ford. What do you guys think?
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yep!
It is like the one where the F-150 is suspended mid air by a frame bolt. Doesn't really mean a dam thing, but boy does it ever look impressive.
The commercial I really think looks great is the Tundra driving out from underneath a giant meteor strike, fully intact, shinny, scratchless, red paint-flawless condition. It truely is meteor-proof.
The commercial I really think looks great is the Tundra driving out from underneath a giant meteor strike, fully intact, shinny, scratchless, red paint-flawless condition. It truely is meteor-proof.
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The commercial with the truck hanging from the bolts does have a meaning...it's supposed to show the public that the Ford truck is built the strongest...right down to something as small as the bolts holding on the bed.
I havent seen this new one yet...
I havent seen this new one yet...
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yes i realize that. but not without some effort. i have pulled 13,000 with my 5.4 and with that weight there is not enough traction and the wheels start slipping and the engine howls loud in 1st. the truck in the commercial had zero noise and zero tire spin on a glass like surface , i think there was a lot of editing done or it was all computer generated.
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Ahhh....I figured there was going to be some sort of exception
...I still went ahead and said it.
...I still went ahead and said it.
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You can do a lot with pulleys. Put enough of them in there, and you can lift that truck by hand (well, almost).
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Exactly Nasa
The commercial flashes a shot of one pulley, but not the entire pulley system being implemented to raise that peterbuilt by the little F-150. By the way, with the sleeper and cat motor/18 spd tranny it probably weight close to 17,000#. Still it is an attention getter with the 'BUILT FORD TOUGH" at the end.
I'm not an engineer, but the commercial lifting the F-150 off the ground using a 7/16" grade 5 frame bolt in tension doesn't mean a dam thing. What do you thing the tensil strength of that hard 7/16" frame bolt is? Now if they had placed that bolt in shear to lift that truck, well different story. But it is visually an effective attention getter with the "BUILT FORD TOUGH" slogan at the end.
And the Toyota Tundra driving away from underneath a meteor storm unscathed really means nothing either. How many meteor storms have you seen on planet Earth lately? But it is an attention getter.
I'm not an engineer, but the commercial lifting the F-150 off the ground using a 7/16" grade 5 frame bolt in tension doesn't mean a dam thing. What do you thing the tensil strength of that hard 7/16" frame bolt is? Now if they had placed that bolt in shear to lift that truck, well different story. But it is visually an effective attention getter with the "BUILT FORD TOUGH" slogan at the end.
And the Toyota Tundra driving away from underneath a meteor storm unscathed really means nothing either. How many meteor storms have you seen on planet Earth lately? But it is an attention getter.
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The thing I like about the commercial with the F150 Hanging in the air is a the bottom of the screen it says "DONT TRY THIS AT HOME" . And the Honda Ridgeline with the bear standing it the road and the guy gets out and throws the fish, right in line with the windshield wipers it says "DO NOT ATTEMPT". I always look for the stuff like that on these commercials. I have only seen the semi one once so I haven't looked for the fine print but I'm postive it is on there. There was another one I can't remember what it was for but it had an SUV driving out of the ocean and at the bottom of the screen it said "VEHICLE NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDERWATER TRAVEL" or something to that effect. I still love the commercials though!
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Originally Posted by jsutton
And the Honda Ridgeline with the bear standing it the road and the guy gets out and throws the fish, right in line with the windshield wipers it says "DO NOT ATTEMPT".
An even better commercial would show a SD pulling a Dodge out of the mud with ease, and have the Ford guy say to the Dodge guy, "That thing got a Hemi?"
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Originally Posted by ford390gashog
yes i realize that. but not without some effort. i have pulled 13,000 with my 5.4 and with that weight there is not enough traction and the wheels start slipping and the engine howls loud in 1st. the truck in the commercial had zero noise and zero tire spin on a glass like surface , i think there was a lot of editing done or it was all computer generated.
For those who think its some kind of TV magic, look for the small print, there is none. No fancy pulley system, no computer graphics.
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So that must be the new magnesium frame and engine option that Peterbilt is offering? I haven't seen the commercial, but even a modestly equipped Peterbilt would probably weigh 18k. But then again, you sure can do alot with leverage and gearing. After all, a girl like me can lift a 53' 90k trailer with the dolly crank in first to line it up with the 5th wheel on my Freightliner ...
The F350 that pulled the ship through the ice probably wasn't real nor was the GM ad where the truck pulls a piece of pipe out of the ground which drops a water tower a half mile away but I liked those ones, so I'm looking forward to seeing this one too!
The F350 that pulled the ship through the ice probably wasn't real nor was the GM ad where the truck pulls a piece of pipe out of the ground which drops a water tower a half mile away but I liked those ones, so I'm looking forward to seeing this one too!
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The commercial I really think looks great is the Tundra driving out from underneath a giant meteor strike, fully intact, shinny, scratchless, red paint-flawless condition. It truely is meteor-proof
just thought about did they mean "DO NOT ATTEMPT" to feed the bear, or pull a boat on dirt road with a ridgeline! LOL