Ford has just announced a new F-350-and-a-half, otherwise known as a F-350 Fat Boy. What they've done is taken your basic F-350 LWB 4x4 dually crew cab and added the larger (wider!) front axle, suspension and fender flares from the F-450and voilà ! "Fat Boy!"
Besides the more butch looks, you get an increased GVW, up from 11,500 to 13,000. This GVW (and payload) increase splits the difference between that of the standard F-350 and the F-450...
Even more important is that the Fat Boy gets the 6' tighter turning circle from its bigger brother. So while a 50' turning circle is still big, it's not as big as the 56' turning circle found on the standard F-350. It's also a tighter turning circle than that of comparable models from Dodge and GM.
The Fat Boy option is only available on F-350 crew cab 4x4 duallys with a 172" wheelbase and an 8' bed, and will set you back $470.
Full story here at PickupTruck.com .
UPDATE: Latest word from Ford is that the payload and towing are the same as the current F-350. The main advantage to the Fat Boy option is the tighter turning circle.
The Fat Boy option is only available on F-350 crew cab 4x4 duallys with a 172" wheelbase and an 8' bed, and will set you back $470.
Full story here at PickupTruck.com .
UPDATE: Latest word from Ford is that the payload and towing are the same as the current F-350. The main advantage to the Fat Boy option is the tighter turning circle.
orangutan says:
10:08 AM, 10/27/07
That's damn cheap an option. Why not get it? Also, why not just call it the F-400?
cah11705 says:
10:16 AM, 10/27/07
is there a reason not to get it?
hondacura4 says:
06:16 PM, 10/27/07
I live in central Ky, horse capital of the world, and I see a ton of these things daily.
estreka says:
11:41 PM, 10/27/07
That's extremely cheap.
ateixeira says:
11:32 AM, 10/29/07
The extra width may mean it won't fit in some garages, but I doubt owners will care much.
I was just thinking of reasons why you would not want the extra width.
rsholland says:
12:39 PM, 10/29/07
If it doesn't fit in garages, it's because of the rear dually and not the wider front axle, as that is wider than the front.
desmolicious says:
04:13 PM, 10/29/07
I'm sure they're calling it 'Fat Boy' because of the Harley Fat Boy moto-sickle and Ford and Harley have tie-ins.