F350 vs F450

[Grdsman]

Ted

You can tell if your exhaust brake is working by looking at your Turbo PSI while going downhill. When it is working, you will see the PSI read about 4 PSI. As you know, when going downhill with your foot off the gas, you would normally read 0 PSI. The 4 PSI that you are seeing is actually back pressure.

 

[beasleyrl]

Scottyb - didn't mean to scare you off with the insurance. The 450 is a great truck and as Duane indicates with the 3 benefits, there are advantages. I love this truck when I'm pulling my Cyclone. The brakes alone are a huge benefit! I can't tell you how much better they feel than the Silverado 3500 I had not to mention I'm not red lining the transmission every time I go up a hill.

As for the insurance, my fix was to pair the trailer and the truck together with the same company. Poliseek had my trailer policy (Progressive policy). When I called them, the gave me a policy on the truck for less than $500 per year. It's gone up a little over the last couple of years but I just checked and it is about $650 this year. Like I said earlier, they classified the truck as a "motor home" and the policy is written by Progressive. This works for me because the truck sits most of the time when I'm not pulling the rig.

Good luck!