5.5 vs. 6.5 bed on S-CREW
03-02-2015, 12:54 AM
#161
Senior Member
Really?!!! I am a carpenter and I probably haul and pull more in a month than you do all year long, and I make that 5.5 bed work every time. I can't afford a house with an over sized garage, and my crewcab fits with inches to spare in the house I have. But I guess I'm a dumbass because I want to protect my 40000 investment. Threads like this make no sense to me. I think all the fords look good and all the engines choices are great ones, and ford does a tremendous job giving people options for how they want their truck to be. No truck company gives you more options than ford. I would think that we would all be able to agree that everybody has different purposes for there trucks, but some
tards can't seem to keep their opinions to themselves. My grandma had a saying, if you don't have anything nice to say than keep your mouth shut.
03-02-2015, 12:59 AM
#162
Senior Member
It's a truck, not a person. Parking it outside will not destroy it. Wash it, wax it, maintain it, parking it inside your garage is not going to exponentially increase the longevity of your vehicle.
If your home purchase hinges on whether or not you can park your truck in a garage, that's pretty backward.
Maybe you should listen to gram.
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03-02-2015, 02:57 AM
#163
Go Broncos
https://www.codot.gov/travel/winter-.../products.html
I don't think you know the facts of your own area too well. Congratulations on your 1st garage, but it's not as crucial to a newer vehicles appearance in just 5 years like you really think it is. Some of us realize it's a pickup, and not a Ferrari. lol
A garage does help keep a vehicle looking newer, longer....but salt and corrosion is going to happen in any northern snow state where salt is used. Everytime you drive into your garage and that salt and snow melts, and begins the humidity it leads to increased corrosion in the garage then it would if it stayed outside.
Come look at used vehicles in Colorado then go look at some in Michigan or New York and you'll see a drastic difference in rust after only a year or two. If you want to get technical go ahead, but they don't "salt the roads" here like they do elsewhere. Mainly liquid de-icers such as Magnesium Chloride.
This is also an area with some of the lowest average humidity values in the country outside of AZ and NV so as long as your garage is ventilated those issues are non-existent. I've been here over 20 years (with a garage
) and I've never experienced corrosion on a vehicle I've owned.Basically your sarcasm is completely off base.
03-02-2015, 04:04 AM
#164
No sarcasm here.....
I just noticed a bit of holier then thou arrogance in your posting about your garage use making you special and others not as special. Kinda laughed actually.
Magnesium Chloride is extremely corrosive by your own States CDOT studies.
You can deflect like a champ all day with what is "Worse" here or there, but the reality is Magnesium chloride corrodes metal just the same if not worse. So you parking a truck with snow and MC on it , where it can melt and create more moisture ......leads to far more corrosion under the truck.
The east coast is far more brutal in winters. Then of course there's the salt water humidity exposure......Apples to Oranges comparison from Denver. Not even remotely the same.
Me being from Chicago my entire life and living through the winters for many decades now, I'm no stranger to corrosion. I drove a company 1995 Sierra RCLB from 2001-2011. The truck NEVER Got washed....and I mean NEVER. Took the brake lines about 15 years to break down. Oil lines went after 14 years. Those were bare steel....no poly coated, and like I said....NEVER washed. Newer vehicles can easily handle the winters outside.
I just noticed a bit of holier then thou arrogance in your posting about your garage use making you special and others not as special. Kinda laughed actually.
Magnesium Chloride is extremely corrosive by your own States CDOT studies.
According to a long winded 2 Phase study done by CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) the difference in the corrosive effects between the Mag. Chloride and Sod. Chlorides were quite different. After studying their test, it was clear they came up with 2 very different conclusions. To make a long story short, the 2 studies both showed that the two chemicals were very hard on metals of all types.
But where each one differed was which was worse. It all came down to the environment they were used in. In the wet stage, the magnesium was more corrosive and in the immersion stage the sodium was. Since both solutions are used on the roads in Colorado you can figure out for yourself that your vehicle is in trouble since the majority of you vehicle is made up of some type of metal.
Mechanics have noticed severe rust build up on the brake shoe table called rust jacking by brake engineers, and it is causing break linings to deform and work boots to crack and break. They are also finding break lines that weren't 50% worn, but were cracked and showed uneven wear.
In press releases and product brochures, these chemical companies promise these chemicals are less harmful to metals that rock salt. Most professional drivers disagree. Seasoned truckers say these chemicals eat away wheels, housings, and gas tanks and are rusting the truck where it pits the paint.
As a professional car care specialist for over 24 years, we saw the beginning of the use of Magnesium Chloride, and we've seen the effects. Not sure at first if our hunch was right, BUT, the past few years proved it was. You may notice little rust looking spots on your expensive rims and chrome or paint chips rusting over night. Mag. Chloride is the cause. It is also thicker than sodium chloride, so it sticks to your cars finish and is next to impossible to wash off. Even by hand!
http://www.aautodetail.com/code/magchloride.html
But where each one differed was which was worse. It all came down to the environment they were used in. In the wet stage, the magnesium was more corrosive and in the immersion stage the sodium was. Since both solutions are used on the roads in Colorado you can figure out for yourself that your vehicle is in trouble since the majority of you vehicle is made up of some type of metal.
Mechanics have noticed severe rust build up on the brake shoe table called rust jacking by brake engineers, and it is causing break linings to deform and work boots to crack and break. They are also finding break lines that weren't 50% worn, but were cracked and showed uneven wear.
In press releases and product brochures, these chemical companies promise these chemicals are less harmful to metals that rock salt. Most professional drivers disagree. Seasoned truckers say these chemicals eat away wheels, housings, and gas tanks and are rusting the truck where it pits the paint.
As a professional car care specialist for over 24 years, we saw the beginning of the use of Magnesium Chloride, and we've seen the effects. Not sure at first if our hunch was right, BUT, the past few years proved it was. You may notice little rust looking spots on your expensive rims and chrome or paint chips rusting over night. Mag. Chloride is the cause. It is also thicker than sodium chloride, so it sticks to your cars finish and is next to impossible to wash off. Even by hand!
http://www.aautodetail.com/code/magchloride.html
The east coast is far more brutal in winters. Then of course there's the salt water humidity exposure......Apples to Oranges comparison from Denver. Not even remotely the same.
Me being from Chicago my entire life and living through the winters for many decades now, I'm no stranger to corrosion. I drove a company 1995 Sierra RCLB from 2001-2011. The truck NEVER Got washed....and I mean NEVER. Took the brake lines about 15 years to break down. Oil lines went after 14 years. Those were bare steel....no poly coated, and like I said....NEVER washed. Newer vehicles can easily handle the winters outside.
The liquid salt gives the trucks the dreaded green wire disease. I would say that it is at least as corrosive as regular salt.
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03-02-2015, 07:33 AM
#167
Senior Member
If you could float me a loan I could buy some property and build a bigger house and garage. Unfortunately you have to get everything approved through the city where I live and they won't allow me to add a third car garage on to my house. We will just say that cost wise it's way cheaper to just buy a truck with a 5'5" bed.
03-02-2015, 09:17 AM
#169
misses 3 on the tree
If want a truck just because men are "supposed to drive trucks", get the 5.5'. If you actually bought a truck because you need a truck, get the 6.5'.
On a side note: I think it's funny when I see a dressed up white collar guy driving a brand new 4WD with big tires, super clean, not a single thing in the bed, and an untouched trailer hitch receiver. Tag should say "COMPNS8N".
On a side note: I think it's funny when I see a dressed up white collar guy driving a brand new 4WD with big tires, super clean, not a single thing in the bed, and an untouched trailer hitch receiver. Tag should say "COMPNS8N".
I think it's funny when people paint with a broad brush.
I wear a tie to work daily, boss likes it that way. Generally when commuting to work I don't haul mulch, gravel, quad or a lawn tractor, so the bed is empty. And I don't even have a trailer to haul. I also like to keep my 4x4 super clean.
Glad to be on the road for your amusement.
03-02-2015, 11:08 AM
#170
Senior Member
If you could float me a loan I could buy some property and build a bigger house and garage. Unfortunately you have to get everything approved through the city where I live and they won't allow me to add a third car garage on to my house. We will just say that cost wise it's way cheaper to just buy a truck with a 5'5" bed.