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  • Yes it can!!!!! Go to your Ford dealer and buy yourself a real truck!!!

  • it cant tow 11000 poudes by its self it can braak its self though

  • the box frame is nice and all but there a trap for mud and road salt. now if any of you have an old truck or car you know rust dose fuck fenders and door botoms, cab corners. thats from mud and shit siting there

  • This guy looks like Ernest P Worrell.

  • They should have shown the truck actually pulling the trailer :P

  • WHO IS THIS FAGGET?????????? MIKE.... whoe the hell gives a shit what you think???He annoys the hell out of me, everytime he comes on I change the channel and if I see him in street somewhere I will beat the crap out of him 

  • @tootsiejoon You mad bro?

  • BULLSHIT!!!

  • Ford has got some of the best looking trucks on the road. But I hate this guy they have on their commercials. Why do all companies have to have some idiot figure head them. the vehicles should stand for themselves. Besides This guy sounds like a con artist and he needs a bath.

  • sorry, I'm alergic to bill board bullshit

  • ford and chevy are the best followed by dodge but i prefer ford aver all in my opinion they are th ebest of the three and they are th ebetter looking

  • i prefer ford over gm trucks but i like them both. c mon guys we gotta stick together against these damn jap companies!!! haha

  • There is a damn good reason why ford is being the number one truck seller for 31+ years. Watch truth about trucks AND WAKE UP THE THE REALITY OF THE GARBAGE THAT gm IS PUTTING OUT.

  • going over bumps.. yeah the ford did look the best i aint gonna lie, i call it how i see it.. i have an 08 duramax, these were gassers,with a load, chevy would do best hands down..congrats ford u win goin over bumps..yaaaa..ha

  • @arispe04 if chevy cant even look good going over bumps. then how do u thing they look going over something bigger than bumps... SHITTY

  • is ford serious.. a 1500 gmc or chevy can pull that.. this was dumb..

  • And yet they never actually pulled anything in this video.

  • 11000? haha is that amazing or something? my dodge can do that in its sleep. ford is WAYYYYY behind. Mopar baby!

  • A 1500 Ram couldn't pull 11000 pounds down a hill.

  • Technically i'm not "running my mouth" because I'm typing. The new Ram with a Hemi can't pull 11000 pounds. How is Ford wayy behind if the 5.4 Ford can pull up to 2000 pounds more with a smaller motor? So far behind it got 2009 Motor Trend truck of the year? So far behind it's been the best selling truck for 30 years? Hmmm...seems like you just lost that arguement. Thanks for coming.

  • best selling for 32 years

  • Not to insult your inteligence but you are pretty damn stupid.

    First you should know that there is not a towing standard so anyone can make up their tow figures.

    Second this F150 commercial came out RIGHT after the Tundra came out. A week before the F150 was rated 9800.

    Third the 09 RAM is rated 10400 by SAE.

    4th my dakota has towed 11,3 on my farm

    5th its all marketing, stop fucking ford in the ass, your comments are very unintelligent.

  • @Spywell Well said. It is marketing. In fact, there was a test done in Chicago, the F150, Ram 1500, GM 1/2 Tons, and the Tundra can actually all tow over 12,000 standard lbs on a real trip. They just can't do it day in and day out. That's a LOT of stress on a machine. HD's are a different story though. Go nuts, the frames and suspensions can handle it all day.

  • Exactly, you are right on.

    I just hate it when some internet moron goes through an negatives everyone with a different viewpoint especially since we are both 100% right.

    I mean... really he is just making himself look much more like a moron.

  • @PowerLiftingMenace It's not the engine that hinders the new Ram, it's not even the transmission or the brakes. It's the Suspension. Engines only don't make towing, a full package does. Chrysler focused more on comfort and livability vs. all out numbers. The suspention balance of the F150 is what gives it the towing capability. But I would not want to tow 11K with ANY of those half ton trucks. Get an HD. 1/2 tons are rated for it but with how much security?  Not that much.

  • wow. the fact it got up the hill at all, loaded or otherwise is what caught my attention.

  • eh, its really no prob..i'm used to pulling fords up a hill with it when they cant make it. ford is over rated..last weekend it was me and my bud, he has a 2008 ford f-250..we were goin up a huge muddy hill and he had to put it into 4wheel drive and STILL couldnt make it up..my 1500 ram on the other hand...went up the hill with 4wheel drive and didnt spin once...what a suprise...dodge out doing a ford..something you see EVERYDAY! hes lucky it didnt break down while tryin to pull it,.

  • ah, anecdotal evidence... gotta love it. Even if your story were true(wich i doubt) what does having the traction to go up a muddy hill have to do with the brand of truck? Thats more tire type, ride height, and driver input than truck brand. As far as facts go, that 08 ford would pull far more weight than your ram on pavement. That is a fact. Your story is just that, a story. I too know a man who knew a man who knew a man... but telling such tales does little for your credibility.

  • didn't the ford fusion out sell the entire chrysler line this summer? Wow that is bad. That means Dodge, chrysler, and jeep.

    Jeepers!

  • josh, the fusion did out sell a few of dodge's cars that because all the pussy guys and chicks went out to buy it and are now regreting it. Mopar FTW!

  • mopar ftw...lmfao! Thats gold dude, really thats...oh, wait... Your werent kidding.

  • next time have a 11000 pound trailer my dad 30 foot weights 8000 pounds and it larger than the one in the commercial

  • The new future CEO of ALL the car/truck companies; Prez Obama, is going to make all frames out of ' paper mache' so the the trucks get 40mpg and are absolutely worthless for work needs

  • That communist wont ever own Ford.

  • Chevy and Ford still do and always will make the BEST pickup and heavy duty pickups; the new Tundras and Titans are made of puny aluminum and plastic

  • Right on!

  • amen

  • The titans are fucking hilarious though. Who would have thought nissan would try to make a full sized truck?

  • Key word "try"

  • I actually seen one today, it was taller than a Silverado.  Looked wider too LOL

  • Strange thing is that those are new Silverados and they too have fully boxed frames. So the point is moot. A properly equipped Silverado can tow 10,700lbs so an extra 300lbs is nothing.

  • Make that 16,700 if you have a 3500HD

  • and even more with a gooseneck

  • i replied to your comment that mentioned a 3500 being able to tow 16,700; with a 5th wheel gooseneck it would be even more

  • i maxed out the capacity with 2005 f150, it towed like a champ. Except there was so much weight the back was lower than the front lol

  • Thats what I did with my truck. Instead of towing it though. I had weight in the bed of it. 25 boxes filled with paper. Each box weighing in at 50 lbs. You do the math. The truck had Off-Road Suspension. Going over bumps felt like a damn Lincoln Town Car LOL

  • y is it that when a truck in a commercial tows it's maxuimum capacity it doesnt have a trouble accelerating but in real it has problems accelerating

  • Eh eh eh,the Chevy can hual that,but not Dodge trucks

  • The new Tundra has had a lot of recalls and is like Apple computers, all for show, not function. It is geared high and only powerful at high RPMs. They also classify in a class lower than it belongs so they can boast power.

    If you are racing get a tundra, if you are towing or working, or anything practical, get a Ford.

    Dodge's Hemi is OK, but mounted poorly with only a 2 bolt main. Dodge's quality is horrible. The Ram is VERY cheaply made.

    This test is real, my uncle helped research

  • finally!!!!!! someone that knows thier shit!!!!!!!!

  • @MLZaccaroCT  who wants a truck for racing if u wanna go racing get a car mustang or some other car in ford linup i dont see the point in having a fast truck you wouldnt take a car to a constrution site to haul your lumber in would you y take a truck to a race track

  • @MLZaccaroCT Don't be stupid, Apple computers are perfectly functional. If not more so than Windows. Seeing as windows has all sorts of security holes in it that Microshaft just really isn't fixing. Oh did I mention that they can run MacOS and Windows in Coherence. Not to mention running linux on the side.

    Oh right, but Apple computers are worthless. right. Of course.

    You can't do anything with them. You can't even right click! <--false.

    Name it, an apple can do it.

  • imports are like tampons every pussy has one get an american truck fuck toyota

  • F150 versus Tundra, I'd go for F150. But when it comes to 4x4 SUV, 4 Runners & Land Cruisers are way better than Exploders. The Tundra is designed & engineered in US, while the Japan made & engineered 4 Runner & Land Cruiser have real fully boxed frame. Land Cruiser is an offroad legend. Get to know it.

  • im mexican i preferred driving american trucks than import trucks

  • You can tow 13,000 pounds with a 1500 RAM~I do it all day~Also 3,000 in the bed~WHATTTT~!!?@?@ PISS ON FORD

  • its not the max amount u can tow, u have to include safety too.

  • What both of the

    Ford VS Chevy fight ignores is that both are losing in the marketplace vs Toyota and other transplants. When gas is $4/gal, and likely to be $6 in two or three years and $10 a similar time after, who wants a gas hog truck?

    And, yes, the 'foreign' brands are mostly American made now. At least for vehicles sold in this country.

    Sean

  • Toyota SUVs and trucks no more gas efficient than American Brands, this is a myth based on their small cars.

    The Ford Ranger i4 is the most fuel efficient truck on the planet

  • I agree, the Ranger is.

    Funny how the average consumer doesn't read the read the fine print.... for those of u that don't know they are talking about the lowest end model. The 2.3L 4cyl 2wd single cab.

    P.S. Please people keep buying them so I can keep my job ;(

  • I knew that it was bottom line when I posted that, are you saying the toyota commercials viewers are jaded to fine print or that I am?

    an Don't worry, my whole family owns 5 Fords and a Volvo ;) and they are great.

    Plus, toyota's may be reliable, but when they do break, parts and labor are SOOOOOO expensive.

    My Ranger has almost 200,000m and I have never had any major repairs.

    Keep burning rubber ;)

  • actually put it this way, the US makes the fastest street legal car in the world. tell me if you can prove me wrong.. gimme proof!

  • Hey come on

    Ford is American...

    Dodge, and Chevy, and Ford... They are american, and thats why they fuckin rock!

  • american vehicles are awful...

  • American vehicles are awful?

    Lets see, the "big" Toyota Tundra Dooley, has an 8.0L Hino diesel in it, and the p.o.s outputs 600 lb-ft of torque. The DURAMAX (Made by Isuzu, made famous by GM) 6.6L puts out 660! WTF is the point in having a big motor if it doesnt work worth shit???

  • Toyota cars are good truck i dont know

  • I would rather drive a ford than a crapy Tundra or any other car thats not from the U.s!

  • Strixt, the Tundra is has a higher domestic parts content % than the Dodge Ram.

  • you stupid ass ford people need to understand that mosts fords sell more becuz they are affordable,not becuz they are good

  • How ture is that!

  • Hey Chevyman! hows that blown-out tranny of yours? swell? Good because my FORD Country Squire hasn't gone out on me yet!

  • Wtf are you talking about? I never had my truck in for something like that, All I had it in for is an oil change, and some other stuff. FORD SUCK! My friend has a chevy prizum not sure if I spet that right but I raced my other friend that has a 2002 F-150 and the chevy is a V4 it has four cylinders and that car is a 1985 or something like that and blew him off the road!! And it was a LONG run. same thing with my chevy SMOKED HIM! Face it FORD SUCK!!!!

  • Ford are really happy with the new boxed frame, Toyota had the technology of boxed frames 25 years ago.

  • then why dont they use it now?

  • they do, maybe not in the american tacoma or the tundra but the hilux have boxed frame since the 80's

  • I agree, but Ford made the boxed frame much better and stronger. Toyota didn't worry about making the their frames strong because they didn't have the power to haul or pull heavy loads!

  • what ever FORD, is still sum american piece of cheap shit

  • American products will always be better, get over it. Take your ass to china or japan if you dont like American.

    Fuckin ricer fag!

  • haha i'd love to, at least japanease don't shoot eachother like maniac's, americans they go like this. omg there is a man knocking on the door, i guess i'm gonna shoot him in the head. Yeah i love rice, it's healthy, not all the fucking humburger shit, that makes you fat like a pig.

  • Are you mad because you don't have the right to own guns? Hell, you probly haven't even shot a gun LOL!!!

    Quit hatin on American's you BITCH BOY!!!

  • why would i want to own a gun, when police supposed to protect, american use guns cuz they are savage pussy's that can't fight with out a gun, so your the bitch boy not me. And yes i've shot gun's but not here in europe.

  • HAHA!!! Youy are a funny little bitch!

    Your mom should have swallowed you LOL!!!

    Denmark HUH? Hell, you've probly never even been in a fight! What a bitch, get a life and quit acting hard over the keyboard, you and I both know that you are only a pathetic waste of life!!!

  • so what just becuz i live in denmark,im not strong ? shit listen to yourself bitch. wtf you gonna do smart azz huh ?? tough guy ?? and sorry i do have a life, you need the a new life not me. Bitch boy.

  • so what you gonna bring your ak-47, riding in a ford f-150 listing to country music. shiit im scared boy, scared of a damn farmer.

  • You should be.

  • Wow, Kid, Shut the fuck up. The Ford F-150 has been the best selling VEHICLE in the America's for 26 years, and the best selling TRUCK for 30. Just because you're favorite vehicle's cant topple our American cars, doesn't give you the right to hate on them. I have a 1995 Crown Victoria that would smoke anything you brought up to it, stock of course. V8? thats right.

  • crown victoria ? you must be kiddin me, that ugly car used by the cop's, my god you suck,

  • Now you're raggin on my Panther? It's not like you own a Lambo, so seriously, fuck off. Nobody cares for you're comments, I know that I don't, and I don't think Steven does either. Bring what you bring, and I'll smoke you.

  • no i don't own a lambo, neither do i own a crown victoria claimed to be a muscle car, i Own A 200 SX, and im working on it.

  • Stock for Stock, a Crown Victoria would smoke a 200SX, and you know it. Stop hatin' on other peoples cars because your's can't beat em.

  • yes but the point is, that what is speed without control ? it's rubbish it's like having a bus having 1200 BHP and it still handels like a bus. btw im about dropping a V8in the 200SX,when i get a decent v8, so your CV won't be that fast, cuz my car weight's less and have the same power if not more, and the handling is al000000t better

  • What the hell V8 are you dropping in a 200SX? That thing will be a foot out of the hood, even for a smallblock. Major cowl.

  • what you meaN ?

  • I mean that it will either never fit, or you're view is going to be majorly compromised. Once you get your V8 200SX, drop me a line and race my 86 SVO. I'll still win. American cars > Jap Scrap

  • who said it's american v8 ?

  • i'll drope a bmw v8, a merc v8 or a 4,2 audi Engine v8. i don't need american crappy engines, The problem with Jap car's are, that they are not powerfull enuff, and i dont like Turbo'ing a fucking 1,8 Motor,

  • You do know that all engines can be classified under small & bick block, right? BTW, Mercury is Ford, douchebag.

  • Mercedes dumbass, not Mercury

  • it doesn't matter what all you chumps say, no matter what its been the top seller forever

  • Is that an extended cab or a regular cab F150?

  • ford is the best

  • Correction...it's the SAE, not ASE.

  • Again about the ASE thing. One topic that came to the attention of the ASE was how the f150's towing and payload capacity increased by over 1,000 lbs. from 2004-2007 just with the addition of beefier leaf springs, and no frame or engine changes.

  • Here are the facts! The chevy does a fully boxed frame, up to the rear spare tire carrier. Then, it goes to c-channel. The ford's is boxed from front to rear. BUT...the f150's frame is hydroformed only in the front. The chevy's is hydrofromed throughout the entire frame, and it has been proven that the silverado's frame is a million times stronger than the f150's.

  • Funny, how they showed the silverado but it has a fully boxed frame as well. and truckchamp is right, u have to get the 2wd, 2 door f150 with every towing option, and only 1 person in the truck to tow 11,000. the silverado is the only half ton that can tow 10,500 lbs, with a crew cab 4x4. F-150 crew cab 4x4- tows barly 9,000 lbs and same with the tundra.

  • Correction, the Silverado does NOT have a fully boxed frame and is a piece of garbage. we have one at my work and it has 40,000 miles on it and just had a new tranny put in, because its a piece of garbage. my father owns an independent research company and The f-150 fx-4 crew cab they tested can tow just over 10,600 pounds with 2 people in it. GM, Chrystler, and Toyota make inferior trucks. Don't get me started on 2500 and up

  • if u actually do some reading you will find out that chevy does have a full boxed frame. they have paragraph's about it in their brochure.And if you do some more reading you will find out that ford can only tow 9,100 pounds in a crew cab. on their website it says Crew Cab 4x4- tows 9,100 and payload of 1,800. chevy same model 10,500 and 2010 payload. just cuz u have a ford doesnt mean its the best thing out there and u can make up the stats!

  • your the man, thanks for trying to tell these people what junk those other trucks are, now if only they would listen....

  • I'm with you there buddy we drive a 2008 silverado at work and it got hauled in on tuesday with a snapped driveline, he tried to pull a s-10 out of the ditch, if a 2500 HD chevy cant pull out a S-10 thats rediculous. they are just making crap and throwing it all into there trucks. But as far as the frame goes its not the sturdiest "Heavy Duty" in the world, too much flex and give.

  • 1% of all F150's can actually tow 11,000 lbs. its like the regular cab long bed with every single tow option possible. and it maxes out top #'s at 11,000. So sure it can do it. But its not a truck anyone here would buy...

  • FORD RULES!!!!!!!

  • Haaaa. Ford Truck Spokesman. It's a dirty job. Who better than Mike Rowe to do it??? Oh, the irony. I guess he's used to swimming in sewage and handling large pieces of crap.

  • Well... when i watch that commercial I don't hear anything about the truck.

    I just see Mike Rowe. <3

  • So did the 2004 F150 have the fully boxed frame, and the same engine. Wasn't it the same truck as the 2007?

  • I'll have you know the the ASE is conducting a mission to force all pickup manufacturer's to test their trucks for payload and towing under strict guidelines, so that when they advertise them, they will be correct.

  • Search; Ford F150 vs Chevy vs Toyota - Bed Bounce

    For the true about frames!!!!!!!!!

  • That has nothing to do with frames, just the suspension. I've heard of guys with new f150s (04 and up)with the fx4 package and they say their bed shakes alot. If the chevy had the street package like the ford did, it would perform better.

  • Yep thats why I dont care any more.. Go buy your glued Chevy...

  • accually there is a vid to prove that wrong...the chevy has a worse (bed bounce) than the ford....the tundra is in the vid too...butt the tundra sucks

  • For my bow ties... Death rating per million.. Chevrolet Blazer (two-door), 308 Mitsubishi Mirage, 209 Pontiac Firebird, 205 Kia Rio, 200 Kia Sportage (four-door), 197 Chevrolet Blazer (four-door), 190 Ford Explorer (two-door), 187 Chevrolet Camaro, 186 Mazda B series, 185 Chevrolet Tracker, 183 Chevrolet S10, 182 Chevrolet Cavalier (two-door), 168 Chevrolet Cavalier (four-door), 162 Kia Sportage, 162
  • What dos it matter? With your attitude someone is going to shoot you anyhow.

  • LOL ya rigth.. I would love to meet someone rigth now.. Because your a pussy your going to get butt fucked...

    Good job.. Why does your bitch ass rigth to me?

  • What does it matter... Well you stupid..

    The worst cars ever made in the US... Ford hits 1... GM hit 9/14.. And still do today...

    LOL low I.Q. fuck stick~!!!!

  • Yup, and I'm, the low I.Q.

  • LOL yep.. Drunk off a six pack of Keystone....

  • Yup, and while we're at it, why are you asking why my bitch ass is writing to you when you're the one commenting on my profile.

  • LOL how old are those comments.. Damn I thought you would of said something about the right... LOL damn your a pussy!!

  • I was talking about the ones you left a week ago. If I wanted any more lip out of you, I'd jiggle my zipper. Accept defeat and move on.

  • LOL Really what are you try'n to prove? You never write back.. This is a frist, LOL drunk keep drunking your Keystone and move on without writing a other comment but not reply'n to anyone.. But keep talking shit becuase your a pussy... You still have no video and your most likey 12 years old.. Happy.. Fucking idiot..

  • No one consider's you're computer typed bullshit real video's anyhow. You're just a little boy hiding behind your computer thinking you know everything anyhow. POSER!

  • LOL fruit cake.. Like my comment I could add 100+ but I'm having a good day.. New 2006 Chevy will not start and getting towed.. Sliver piece of shit auto..

  • I kinda thought that my typing back to you and hitting "post comment" meant I was responding to you.  Do you see the places where I have typed back to you? It's hard to argue with idiots!

  • Not my fault your stupid..

  • Do they have to tube feed you?

  • im sure that video was sponsored by chevorlet. see the new commercial of a ford truck and the 2 ton cliff drop? its an actual test. chevorlet makes aweful, cheap, ugly trucks. My works silverado has 60,000 miles on it, the transmission just went. Dodge is even worse. my f150 has 245,000 on it and has had very little problems. people are ignorant and retarded. Fords turbodiesel v8 has strongest axle, most hp, torque and payload. its a fact, not debatable. shut up and get a ford. retards.

  • no ford has the most false advertising then anyone out there.  suprised the fucking zeros didnt make a commercial saying they won truck of they year...

  • OOO god, you pussy.. Why does every little pussy "Bow Tie" never write back.. LOL its funny shit..

    God your a bitch 4 life!

  • Hey bow tie.. Out of 14 of the wrost cars ever made in American how many do you think GM hit?

    9 out 14 go Chevy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • why did u run off ballsucker, was ur mom calling you? you knew u were outnumbered so u left i know, its a different story when drunkenmaster and i are outnumbered we keep commenting but when u get outnumbered u leave u them pussy.

  • hey ballsucker is back... well ballsucker im back too. funny video to bad chevy is fully boxed and i would love to see that ford tow so it could squat like a piece of shit, just like the rest of them. i love when people have pretty much nothing in the bed of the fords and they are squatting

  • LOL you little bitch.. New Chevy a piece of shit and you know it.. Dont be a bitch about it.. The bumber jumps around like a school girl.. You should know.. I can smell it form here..

    And you idiot its not "even in Hell is it not fully boxed" Its Tig weild... I will tell you that you stupid son of a bitch.. I hate you...

  • search " 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO FORD F150 " and watch the 2 videos and then try saying this video is true..by the way the f-150 got pwned

  • One queston why is every little Chevy pussy talking shit? Because they think their trucks better or is it because they all have very very little dicks?? What you think?

  • tell em bro!

  • Compensating, I'm sure. I had to go to a Chevy dealership to see the "new fully boxed frame" That jreily1988 was bragging about... It's not boxed beyond the rear spring front mount. Right where the stress of pulling a trailer is exerted!!! Hmmm. not "fully boxed" then???

  • ford sucks

  • One more dirty job mike has to overcome.

  • LOL your all stupid GM got sue more times then any other company for false advertising like "build like a Rock" and many others.. So it will be the day Chevy ever sue Ford.. Because Ford has sue GM several times.. SO has Dodge..

  • WTF are you talking about? Ford has NEVER sued GM for false advertising. Plus, let's see your proof that GM has had more false advertisements than ford.

  • LOL your stupid.. I even gave you what they sued GM for.. God...

  • No you didn't give me what ford sued GM for you idiot. I want to see proof, not just something you assume.

  • Ok then why don't they use Chevy build like a Rock? Because Ford and Dodge was going to sue them, but GM settled out of court and paid millions to hide it.. Funny shit..

  • Also, what the hell do you mean that chevy puts shit up on youtube? They don't do that, other people do you fucking idiot! They advertise their products on TV just like everyone else to get people's attention. Also, no ,this commercial is NOT true, because the new silverado DOES have a fully boxed frame.

  • Didn't it happen at a Chevy dealer?? Ya shut up you stupid son of a bitch..

  • search " SILVERADO VS A FORD F150 " and see who wins... this commercial is crap

  • And thats crap, ford didn't get suited for this because this true, Chevy on the other hand puts shit up on Youtube.. because if they put it on T.V. they would get suited... Funny ya.. LOL true Chevy fan..

  • LOL love it.. Good job Mike... He is not a bow tie wearing 160lbs guy..

  • Ford has been advertising about fully boxed frames for YEARS now. If they haven't been sued out the ass yet, why will Mike Rowe's commercial suddenly put them over the edge?

    Yeah. That's what I thought.

  • test comment by emily

  • Anyway... Apples to Apples... This Nissan can outpull this Yugo... No kidding? really!

  • Sorry, I should have read farther into the specs. Chevy's isn't fully boxed according to the Silverado home page though... Ford's is only HF in the front thanks for the correction!! But I still think apples to apples tests are better.

  • The new GMT900 silverado frame is fully boxed. My mom has an 07 suburban with the same exact frame. It is fully boxed and fully hydroformed up until the rear spare tire carrier. THEN, it becomes C-channel. The F150's frame is fully boxed from front to rear, I think, but because only the front of it is hydroformed and the rest is welded, it is no where near as strong as the new silverado frame, which again, is fully hydroformed, and everyone knows hydroforming is far stronger than welding.

  • I was just conveying what the Silverado's web page says- a three section frame with hydroformed front and rear sections. Chevy's frame still isn't as rugged as Ford's 2 section frame because Ford's crossmembers are tubular through-frame units.

  • This is what the GM guy told me. Frame stress tests were done to prove the durability of the frame. First, they put a ford f150 in between two rails. Then they put a certain amount of weight, squeazing the frame until something happens. The ford was completely destroyed with the frame twisted and the windows were all shattered, and the doors blown off. The silverado just had its bed shift about 1/4 in. with the same weight.

  • STUPIDDOG63275,

    the new silverado's frame is completely boxed up until the rear spare tire carrier. Also, it is hydroformed in the front and the rear. The F150 is only hydroformed in the front.

  • According to Chevrolet's specs on the 1/2 ton only the front section is fully boxed and hydroformed... The problem with all advertising is that it isn't apples to apples. Chevrolet's Half-ton two wheel drive with the small engine IS only rated to tow half of what the Ford with the big engine is rated to tow. We'd probably find out that all the trucks are pretty much the same for cargo and towing.

  • rackfocus,

    no, I know him from another message board. Plus, again I know it is just a commercial, but a commercial can help a vehicle's sales so very much, but I just cannot stand watching Ford sell more trucks based on these lies, and it seems everyone is believing everything they see on TV now.

  • It isn't that simple. If what they were advertising was false then they could be sued for false advertising and easily end up losing the case.

    But think about it, is it really a surprise that Ford can tow the most in the 1/2 category when it already blows away the competition in the heavy duty category? I think not.

  • joemuscle52,

    I'm sorry to tell you but GM already beats ford in the Heavy Duty category as it has done in the past. Ford claimed a 15,000 lb. hitch towing capacity with the 06 and 07 f350, yet it barely pulled 12,000 lbs. when edmunds tested it and the chevy was the only one with more power to make it up the hill. Now, ford is saying 12,500 lbs. for hitch towing and chevy has 13,000 lbs. in that category.

  • Was the F-350 a Single Cab, Short Bed, Dual Rear-wheel with a 4.10 Axle ratio, the 6.0 Powerstroke diesel, and Ford's Torqshift Transmission in it? I doubt it. All those together = 15,000 or whatever the claim was then. Now, you obviously have to subtract the weight of the driver as well as anything else you have in the vehicle. Same goes with any truck. So unless Edmunds met those criteria (which I am confident that they did not), the test doesn't prove anything.

  • Yes, the only reason that I came to youtube to watch the commercial is because Mike Rowe is in it and I would watch paint dry if Mike Rowe was in front of it..

  • I think you're missing the point here. That's Mike Rowe. MIKE ROWE. Nobody cares about the Ford behind him. LOL Yeah, I know. Girly girl only watches the commercial for the hot guy.

  • Did you have the GM rep on speed dial, jreilly?

    Sue for false advertising. Tell GM to get in line behind every competitor who has ever been mentioned in a commercial.

    The guy you called an idiot is an actor. He didn't do the scientific research. He just read a script. Good job, spanky.

  • Yes I know it's a commercial, but that commercial is false advertising because both of those silverados have fully boxed frames.

  • Don't call him an idiot. It's a commercial...geesh.