Maxed Out! Can the New, 500 Horsepower 2023 Ford F-450 Super Duty Diesel ACTUALLY Tow 40,000 Pounds? 

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can submit a claim in 8 clicks or less without having to leave your couch. For more information, go to ForThePeople.com/TFL

Can't wait to finance this truck for 15 years and daily drive it to work and back 😂 *Edit* for all the people I triggered, I was just being sarcastic with my comment

A Class 8 semi grossing 80,000 lbs has a 20,000-pound truck and 60,000-pound trailer. So the trailer is 3 times the weight of the truck. Towing a 40,000-pound trailer with an 8000-pound F450 has a 5:1 trailer to truck weight ratio. I'd get a bigger truck to handle that much weight to avoid being pushed all over the road by the trailer. Out in the real world there is more to towing than just weight. There is also trailer size. The demonstrator trailer that Ford had was weighted with dense material, allowing the frontal area of the trailer to be smaller than the truck. Not everybody hauls steel. If you're towing something like an intermodal shipping container that has multiple times the frontal area of the truck the powertrain will be working hard all the time, even on flat ground. And in crosswinds the trailer will push the back of the truck around badly.

I would never tow this much with a pickup, but I have to say the standard cab dually is one of the best looking trucks made.

That 6.7 is an absolute beast we have them in all of our tow trucks and even towing two big ol lifted trucks at the same time you can't even tell they're there just pure power quick off the line and definitely incredible stopping power Love them. I keep it to the rug all day everyday it don't care

Good info about transmission temperatures. The guy said it was designed to run all day at 257 degrees which would freak most people out.

Nice to see a classic single cab.

They've underestimated this truck's capabilities because I was able to tow Puerto Rico closer to the United states just yesterday. I don't have any numbers to provide, but just accomplishing that alone is impressive.

At that weight, I'll just spend the extra $ and get a medium duty. Still an impressive display of towing capability by Ford.

I wonder how many of us would take half the power, half the capability for twice the reliability.

can we talk about those absolutely massive stock rims. They look amazing

Anyone else think 40K is too much for the consumer? I foresee some people getting in way over their head with this. Luckily very few will ever approach towing 40K. What will be sweet is that high output motor in an F250 or 350 towing a big 5th wheel travel trailer like it is nothing. Consumers will appreciate that.

Seriously impressive machines. But I agree with other commentators here, the ratio of trailer weight to truck is a tad scary even if it CAN do it.

If you plan to regularly tow 20 tons it may be better to just buy something like a Freightliner M102.

This channel is quickly becoming my favorite channel on YT. It was your video review on the F-150 Powerboost that sold me on getting one. All of the information on Ford engineering in these videos really sparks my interests.

The way that break a way cable is hooked up, scares the hell out me.

Not sure why anyone would tow that much with a small truck. Nice to have that kind of power, but control of the load would be difficult over a long haul, especially in a NON-Controlled environment. Appreciate the video.

Hopefully everyone took notice. That regular cab, 2WD, base model is the one with this towing capacity, now the crew cab 4WD lariat you really want...:)

5:18.. sounded like a rocket. Amazing power, should haul all the groceries for the week

Love that F450 regular cab pickup. Only thing I would change is make it a 4X4.

Three things. First: in the United States any combination grossing more than 13 tons (26,000) requires a CDL. Getting caught without the appropriate license, plates, and permits is serious fines and in some states could be vehicle confiscation or worse. Second: Ford as a manufacturer has stated that any continuous temperature reading of the transmission fluid over 240* is causing significant wear to the transmission, anything over 250 is permanent fluid breakdown along with the seals and internal frictions. Third: If you are thinking of buying a truck to get anywhere close to this weight, at current market most medium duty will be cheaper to operate and easier to repair.

You guys need to take that truck with 40k behind it and do the ike gauntlet test. Now that will truly show what that truck is capable of

The ambulance chaser ads in the middle of the video are annoying.

I have a 2021 f-450 licensed at 40k. I pull all over the US. Different weights but a couple stand out. 1 load 3 10ft tall 17k lbs total 38k lbs arched steel panels for huge holding tanks. denver Colorado to Western Utah hwy 70 used for the trip. 2nd over weight load 2 armored with 50 cal turrets. Load weight 22k lbs total 43k lbs. Southern Illinois to Northern Michigan. 3rd oversized load fuel tank for fuel stations. 19,500 lbs for a total weight of 40,500 lbs. North Dakota to glacier national forest Montana. This 2021 f-450 6.7L holds its own flatland or mountains!

Wow! I still wonder if a person would be better going up to a non CDL medium-sized truck. I'd love to see how the conventional setups did....but, all in all, pretty incredible numbers on the 450.

Impressive but I feel that 40k is just too much weight for a small single axel truck.

Thanks, Andre! ...very impressive! ...was hoping you'd stop on the steep grade, accelerate and also stop going down the steep grade to see about braking performance! ...a fast/sudden stop on level ground would also be good to see. I have a '99 F-550 7.3 dump truck and part of weekly driving is having to stop harder & sooner than expected because of cars jumping ahead of me (into the large cushion that I like to have) and the braking/turning. Of course, this happens when I am empty at 11,800lbs AND when I am fully loaded with stone and equipment and trailer at 22-32,000lbs.

Nice max tow number. Especially if you're going to tow 20-25k lbs. Will pull with ease.

If you remove the cab and passenger seat you can tow an additional 600 pounds

A 2 seat short F-450 truck, wow. It was beaitiful

Honestly that’s an awesome looking truck

Excellent impressive video guys-well done--THE FAST LANE TRUCK.

glad to hear them clarify what to do for downhill

That’s impressive! Crazy! I’m wondering where this will end by DOT rules?

Getting 40k moving is one thing getting it stopped is a whole different game, no one mentioned the braking, they mentioned exhaust brake but that is not the primary braking

I ran 600,000km of daily towing a 50 foot deck trailer hauling upto 24,000LB loads. Load/Trailer combined being 35,000LBS. I did this with my 2012 F550 with its 6.7 and it handled it amazingly, and yes i was legal weights as i regularly ran the scales. Only major repairs that truck ever needed was 1 rear end at 500,000km, a water pump, an alternator, and a couple of turbos(the stock ones were very weak). Overall i think ford makes a very good work truck and that 6.7 is a great engine all around.

The powerstroke is nice and all, but what we really need to see is the 6.8 minizilla in action.

U gonna need a class A license to haul that

You never went back and asked Mr. Truck for his thoughts! Fun Video!

Mr. Kent and Andrey. My favorite FLT presenters. Best wishes boyz

That is a hell of a lot of weight. It's enough that one might be better off looking at a medium duty F650-750 truck though. I can see sooner or later in these tow weight wars between the truck makers that someone makes a factory standard three axle 1 ton or 1 1/4 ton truck just so you have another axle worth of brakes and contact patch.

imagine a hybrid truck with regenerative braking, how much energy can it recoup with 40000lb load

Hi Andrey, can you please ask if you can convert your High Output to Waterless Coolant and would that void the warranty or damage the engine? Please and Thank You 🙏

Regardless of everyone’s comments on price / reliability with loads that heavy / etc….. can we all just give credit where due - the fact that a pickup truck can even sniff this kind of weight is an incredible feat. That’s semi-truck weight

What a beast of a truck. Nice job Ford

See you on the Ike!

After waiting for F450 Limited since last Oct, 28th, I made the decision to pick up 2023 Ram 3500 DRW HO 6.7 Cummins , 4.,1 Gear Night Edition. I have lot less drama.. It comes with Auto Rear leveling and TPMS. Tire is wide enough to drive as is. It rides more smooth and quiter.. I love Ford, but Ram impressed me as well. Full body PPF and Nano ceramic installed.. Nothing more needs to be done to the truck. I can drive it as is.

I LOVE the aluminum Alcoa style wheels they went with!!! Totally gets brownie points from me for that!! None of that simulated CRAP duallys normally come with.. this is REAL Solid wheels.

Definitely need to do Ike Gauntlet.

8,000 pounds pulling 40,000 pounds would make me nervous.

WOW, OK I missed you guys again you came to the Michigan test track and no heads up for us

5:18 I thought my tornado sirens were going off. LOL

Another prime example of, just because you can doesn't mean it is the right thing to do. Nothing against the guys at TFL. Except for leaving out any real world breaking tests, the video seemed to offer a fair assessment of the new drive train.

ford is always ahead💯

How are the brakes controlled in such setup? Does the truck control trailer ABS, or does the trailer has it's own brake computer?

Man, a Max Tow rating of 20 Tons, is mind blowing!🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Good luck getting 40k moving with a light 2wd truck on a steep hill in the rain

Trucker here, I wouldn't tow 40,000 with a pickup truck.thats why we have class 8 trucks to handle it.🤔

Is that new gooseneck chain hookups I see? I'm curious why they changed them from the single puck to the bar between two

If you had to can you park the truck on that 7% grade? Is the parking brake and park position in the transmission all that's holding or does the trailer have some kind of parking brake? 46 or 47,000 lbs GVW is a lot for 1 axle with four tires to hold on a hill.

As a truck driver I'm impressed, but wouldn't trust it.

I want to see a drag race with the high output diesel engine.

My 04 ram w/24v cummins pulls that much weight w/no problems 100% stock!😮

Very cool video

I’m sure chevy and ram can’t wait to buy so they can make their copies.

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should 🤦🏻‍♂️

what is the diff gear ratio? what would the towing capacity be with a crew cab 4x4?

I know someone who towed a 110,000 lb work-over rig with a 3/4 ton dodge pickup

Pushing the limits of hydraulic brakes

That is an amazing truck. That compression ignition engine has more torque than any other that Ford used in any of their vehicles. There's no way on this planet that the competition will win against it. How could the knowing that the torque is at twelve hundred foot pounds? This torque is possible because of that CGI block. Ford said it was the first used in the North America market. Yes, that's absolutely incredible. What's CGI? Compacted Graphite Iron. How could those two metals exist together? Apparently, quite well. I hope the four of you are having an excellent day. It's great seeing my favorite auto company doing so well. B'bye

The F450 crew cab pulling conventional trailer at 30,000 lbs with Gen-Y hitch. I’m I missing something according to the Ford towing info if you use a step down adapter in the 3inch receiver it’s no longer rated for 30,000 lbs and the towing example in the video they would be breaking one of their own rating specs ????

They had to use an adaptor sleeve on the pintle hitch on the limited?

At 40,000 lbs, are you required to have a CDL? If so, that's kind of funny.

Super impressive I presume you need a CDL to drive a rig like this on public roads

The trailer gotta have a hell of a braking system

Ok.. if you guys need to know if this F450 is a beast when it is time to tow, let me give you all my personnal and accurate review. I've bought a Lariat F450 crew cab in last november. It is a brand new 2024. I've bought this because I've also bought a 17500lbs, 43 ft long and 13.5 ft high fithwheel the week before. And I've planned to hit the road a lot ... 30k KM a years with the truck, half of that mileage with the RV hooked on it or all my other trailers. Since then, I made 2 times Montreal to Miami l, and of course we came back here both times. Both of those trip was in snow (from montreal to a bit passed Albany), and I have passed throught the Adirondacks, we can all agree that it isn't an easy road... especialy in snow. My RV hits now 20k lbs with full fresh water, luggages, all the bikes, thinks for the kids, all the options i've hadded to the fifthwheel. For those who wonder what the hell I was doing in snow with a full setup like this with fresh water on board.. lets say, we can do a lot to find hot weather! The truck just handled this like a freaking champ... both time. It isn't a 40k lbs trailer, but anyone who ever drove a big rig like this knows that it will push you real hard, it will dance a lot, and if it is really high, the wind will be an issue. When I was climbing down steeps roads, the kind of "Jacob" braking system was just amazing. I was saving a lot of braking pedals. I was loosing speed quite a lot without using brakes. When climbing roads, it was a charm too.. and to be 100% honest, I was staying in left lane, the speed was realy good. Last thing, last week Ive made a tougher trip, in QC province Canada. It was in Charlevoix. Sometimes your can hit 500 meters descending roads with 17degree, with all the warning pannels on the top of the slope. Again... a charm. So easy, no overheating, no brakes heating, you don't feel the weight we were pulling ..I've owned 9 pickups trucks, GMs, Fords, Dodges, I've never experience that can of power when pulling before.. neither when climbing down long slopes with 20k lbs pushing you straight down. So bottomline, 40k gooseneck trailer evenly packed with a the new F450? Hold my beer, anytime... (don't worry, I don't drink and drive loll)

so why do we need these?

Ford does it again. Another awesome truck that only 5% of the population can afford.

Can or can it not regardless; For how far and how long are questions I'd want to know if I'm seriously buying one of these and what's the upkeep on it..

I wish y’all would talk more about rear axle ratios…

I like how the video started in front of the letters BS.

You forgot to go back and compare thoughts with Mr Truck

Of course it can tow 40k lbs!! Legally, did it one time with a 2017 F-350 6.7 dually 4:10 rear end with a 38 ft.11k lb trailer with 26k lbs on the deck and the truck did that load up and down mountainous highways with relative ease on a 3 hour drive. Ford makes the most capable trucks in the business and they should considering the money they spend on their truck division and the amount of profit they make from it.

If I have to tow at that weight I'll get a proper class 5/6 truck. It's not the power, it's the chassis...

Just buy a day cab Peterbuilt probably cheaper

The safety factor is DO NOT TOW 40K with any pickup truck.

U still need cdl to drive around weights like that right?

I'm curious how well it stops. Are the Brakes all Drum? And I wonder why they made the Engine brake to where you just had the option to Full on or auto instead giving you a low or high?

Ford builds the best Trucks hands down !!!! Better than the garbage GM is producing !!!

The first question that comes to mind about the HO engine is longevity, actually, the manufacturers have thrown reliability out the window in their engine design. The bigger the number the shorter the life.

Just out of curiosity, what is the payload of that particular configuration? And do you know what the pin weight was? I imagine it’d be some impressive numbers with a gross trailer weight of 40 k

9,500lbs more than I’ve ever towed, and in a truck that’s 15 years newer. We sure have come a long way.

Thank you 🙏 🛻🛻👍👍👍🎥the road was waiting still waiting for you 👏👏👏👋

Let’s see one EV truck do that, oh wait…they can’t!

I don't think I'd want sleezy ambulance chaser lawyers sponsoring me... Thumbs down for this one

Is 40k the weight of the trailer and Load. Or the weight of the whole setup includding the truck?

I remember back in1985 working at Alamo Steel company all our F250 and F350 were gasoline engine 300 in line six cylinder pulling gooseneck trailer load with steel rebars up to 20.000 to 25.000 lbs and those 300 in line six cylinder with a 4 speed standard transmission would pulll great all that weight they use more gas back then gasoline was cheaper

That's getting real close to semi territory and damn I'm very impressed good damn job Ford. 👏👏👏👏👏

Impressive!

What kind of gooseneck hitch does it have? All the 3" balls I've found are rated to 30,000 lbs.