On my F450's that's an easy answerMr_Roboto said:My thought is just this - You take a heavier Light Duty tow truck, and try to give it Medium Duty power, then what breaks next?
anything that was directly a Ford item broke or burned up. Got real good at swaping out cabs from firewall issues to wiring nightmares and ultimately the spotwelds pulling apart. 890k on the chassis will do that As far as the frame and suspension, you couldn't buy a tougher setup. Probably the F450's best kept secret. Looked and smelled like a overgrown pickup to a city beat cop but could haul like a IH4700. Just don't be totally obvious about it when in wieght restricted areas