Truck owners argue about a lot of stuff. From brand names, capability, attachments, and fuel economy, there isn’t a thing that truck drivers won’t argue about except for one thing: a truck needs to be strong and versatile. Whether your truck is used for work, weekend projects, or even just occasionally as a camping vehicle to haul your trailer or camper, you rely on your truck to handle anything that comes your way. For many drivers, the standard pickup truck such as the iconic half-ton Ford F-150 is enough to get the job done. For some, though, they need even greater power and capability, and they turn to the blue oval’s next level of pickup trucks: the 2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty.
The three-quarter cousins of the F-150 are the Ford Super Duty Ford F-250 and F-350. When considering the kind of truck you need, any dealership will tell you that these massive machines are not really intended for the faint of heart. Their added strength and performance means they can handle and accelerate much more like a tank than an average driver is ready for.
These trucks are designed to be reliable, hard-working, and impressive machines best suited to commercial use. If you don’t need every ounce of power a Ford Super Duty is capable of, you may be spending money you don’t have to. However, if you need something with unparalleled capability, reliability, and power, here are some reasons the line of Super Duty pickup trucks from Ford are perfect for your next job or commercial enterprise.
Capability
Part of the appeal and reason for the F-150’s great success all over the world is its excellent capability. These trucks aren’t called Ford tough without good reason. Much like the popular F-150, the 2021 Ford F-250 Super Duty is a champion of unrivaled power and versatility. It has the best-in-class horsepower, GCWR (gross combined weight rating), gas power, and payload rating.
The Ford Super Duty trucks excel at heavy-duty lifting, at a level that dwarfs the capabilities of the already impressive F-150. With advanced feature packages such as Trail Control and an available rock crawl mode, you not only get the best-in-class capability of the Ford Super Duty, but you also can take that strength and rely on it no matter what kind of terrain you are on. Trail Control acts much like a cruise control system, which helps you navigate off-road conditions more easily, allowing you to focus on handling.
Rock crawl mode is something featured in performance vehicles such as the Jeep Wrangler and other serious off-road vehicles. This system basically helps calibrate your vehicle’s torque and brakes to tackle uneven and difficult obstacles at low speeds. Not every job site is a leveled, concrete slab. You can’t always rely on the road to your next job being clear and without complications, and Ford has gone through the trouble to ensure that you can take on any job anywhere.
Towing
Towing is one of the key jobs a truck is used for and is something few trucks are better at than the F-250. The Super Duty has a maximum available gas conventional towing of 19,500 lbs. To provide some context, the F-150 can tow a maximum of 14,000 lbs when it is fully equipped for maximum towing. The F-250 is built with a sturdy frame, fully-boxed, made from high-quality materials which leverage incredible strength and flexibility with high-strength steel. Everything from the axles, suspension, drivetrain, and hitching components are designed to work together for unrivaled power and towing strength.
Conventional gas towing isn’t the only way that the Ford F-250 shines. When equipped with the 6.7L Power Stroke Diesel V8 engine, the F-250 can tow up to 22,800 lbs. That is more than enough power to tackle your workday. Whether using gas or diesel engine options, the numbers don’t lie, and they showcase the F-250 to be a powerful upgrade from the F-150 for large-scale towing work, but what about payload?
As you may have guessed, the Super Duty trucks from Ford are impeccably designed for payload as well as they are for towing. The newest models have been keenly engineered to reduce as much of their own weight as possible. By using lightweight materials and increasing the frame’s stiffness, Ford has managed to work a miracle to achieve the best-in-class maximum payload rating of 7,850 lbs on the F-350 Super Duty. While that is the highest that the Super Duty trucks can haul, you are still going to get an amazing 4,260 lbs of payload with the F-250.
Not only do the Super Duty trucks have incredible raw power, but the Super Duty trucks have been equipped with advanced features such as BoxLink, which provides the driver with a suite of incredible tech features. These features include cameras to better see into the truck bed, LED box lights, remote tailgate, and tailgate steps to help load up even the heaviest and most cumbersome of loads. It’s clear from the power and upgraded features that the F-250 is designed to handle real work.
Commercial Versatility
When buying a truck for your commercial enterprise, you want clear and easy big choices with lots of opportunities to customize exactly the kind of vehicle you are getting to perfectly fit the job you have in mind for it. While the Ford Super Duty trucks have fewer engine options when compared to the F-150, the choices presented all work towards the same end goal, which is to be the right engine for your needs.
Luckily, no matter if you go with the available 7.3L OHV gasoline V8 engine or the Power Stroke V8 Turbo Diesel engine, you are getting unmatched power. There is even a slightly smaller 6.2L Flex-Fuel gas V8 engine which is specifically designed to enhance torque at lower rpm levels. Regardless of your engine choice, all of them work together with the TORQSHIFT 10-speed automatic transmission to provide you with unrivaled efficiency and raw strength.
What sets the Ford F-250 Super Duty trucks apart is their excellent integration of easy-to-install attachments useful for all different kinds of work. From plows and trailers to winches, you can curate your 2021 Ford F-250 to incorporate the engine’s incredible power into whatever tools of the trade you rely on to get the job done. Whether you need to upfit your truck for your landscaping business with a specific bed, need a raised fording height, or need attachments for a new job, the Ford Super Duty trucks make it easy to make the vehicle’s strength work for whatever your needs are. Of course, not everything about these trucks is just business. At higher trim levels, it is easy to make your interior a comfortable and luxurious place with high-quality leather upholstery options, advanced tech and infotainment features, and tons of helpful tools that make driving these trucks much easier and provide a confident driving experience.
The Best in the Business
When it comes to the needs of a serious, heavy-duty truck, good enough just isn’t enough. If your lifestyle or job carries any of the demands that only a Ford Super Duty truck can handle, then you can’t risk taking a half measure with any light-duty pickup. Even the remarkable and popular Ford F-150 can’t compare with the outstanding design and engineering the blue oval has constructed in the new 2021 F-250 and F-350, which make them best in class for power, capability, and reliability. When it comes to serious heavy-duty lifting and towing, nothing can beat the strength of Ford Tough Super Duty trucks.
