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New Ford F150 is aluminum body and bed OK

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2023-02-06          201470

I am looking to pick up another Pickup and am wondering if a used F150 with the Aluminum parts is a good deal as it wont have nay rust at least. Ford started making the beds of aluminum in 2015 so we have some history. If you have one are you loving it? Can the bed standup to droping stuff in it ?

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2023-02-24          201494

I am not a fan of the Aluminum truck beds, even though steel can rust out until it does it is a more durable choice. Plus I would put a liner in it anyway and steel is 2.5 times stronger, and most are galvanized anyway. IMPO ....

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2023-03-13          201522

My brother has two F150's with the Aluminum beds, but he is a very fussy light user, very gentle use and has had abosolutely no issues and is just a maddly dedicated FORD guy. No GMC RAM Chevy or Toyota fromhim period. ....

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2023-03-19          201535

I’ve been flying aluminum airplanes for more than 40 years, flying in them nearly 20 years longer than that.

The weight or type of cargo is moot, as long as it’s loaded correctly. I’ve flown aircraft with more than 30 tons of payload, still way below its rated capacity. No issues.

Now in the hands of someone my grandfather would have described as “someone who could break an anvil with a rubber hammer”…… all bets are off.


Best of luck.



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2023-03-19          201538

I’ve been flying aluminum airplanes for more than 40 years, flying in them nearly 20 years longer than that.

The weight or type of cargo is moot, as long as it’s loaded correctly. I’ve flown aircraft with more than 30 tons of payload, still way below its rated capacity. No issues.

Now in the hands of someone my grandfather would have described as “someone who could break an anvil with a rubber hammer”…… all bets are off.


Best of luck.



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2023-03-20          201540

I see many farmers around here with newer F150s 250's &350's many beds are great shape others are banged up. Steel boxes on Govt Motors vehicles are much the same.

If you misuse it will show. Now me I did 20+ years in US Army an discovered give a GI a cannon ball and Crocket Mallets the cannon ball will end broken. ....

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2023-03-21          201541

I remember when Ford first made the change to aluminum, GM ran an ad campaign showing radical abuse of the Ford truck bed showing that steel is better. One example was having a tool box drop off the side rail into the bed. On close examination it can be seen that the tool box must have been full of concrete when falling into the Ford, while the one for the GM bounced around like it was empty. Also dropping concrete blocks from about 4 + feet is a bit harsh. Simply sliding a 3/4 inch sheet of plywood into either truck bed would go a long way towards enhancing the longevity of either truck bed.

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2023-05-02          201593

Ford announced great earnings that indicated solid F150 sales.

May 2 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Tuesday posted robust first-quarter revenue and profit, thanks to strong demand for trucks and SUVs, but issued a measured full-year outlook tempered by continued losses in its electric-vehicle unit. ....

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