Posted on 09/18/2023 1:50:21 PM PDT by central_va
Bolt-on components and conversions are a great way to modify just about any vehicle. They’re virtually all made by aftermarket manufacturers, but Ford has a plan to change that. Ford has patented a bolt-on conversion kit to turn an F-150 into a 6×6 off-roader.
(Excerpt) Read more at motorbiscuit.com ...
No, I do not go to tractor pulls and monster truck rallys but still...
I like it, butt not 4 me.
LOL How 'bout a little more lift?
Does it stay in constant contact with a mothership?
Oh good grief. Such extremes - from an EV 150 that can’t haul a load back from the grocery store on one end of the spectrum, and a six-by-six “bolt on” on the other.
For guys who don’t measure up in anatomical ways.
An offroad vehicle that’ll never leave the pavement.
Now add 4 more wheels on the rear and turn it into a Dual Duallly!
Well given the major difference between an F150 and F250 is (or at least was) nothing more than a beefier springs.. why not
Wait ‘till the Taliban sees this one!!!
With its lack of range, who would even think about going off road with this? ie, exactly what would have to happen when you are off road in the middle of nowhere and have no power left in the battery to get you and this truck back home?
THIS is a 6X6 Truck!
But seriously ... Kudos to Ford for trying something cool that would give Saint Greta of Thunberg conniption-fits.
Looks like Nonsense to me with the Avg price of an f150 going for over $65K.
It’s for the gas powered F-150.
” from an EV 150 that can’t haul a load back from the grocery store”
———————30,000 Pound Tractor Pull-——————
The EV responds by pulling the sled a very solid 231 feet. The Rivian uses its torque advantage and a better set of tires – all-terrains, to go a little bit further with a run of 246 feet. Compare that to these truck’s closest ICE competitors – the 6,500 and 5,500-pound stock classes, which range from 220 to 261 feet, and both would theoretically be quite competitive.
Extra barreries required?
“With its lack of range, who would even think about going off road with this?”
Most P/U’s never go off-roading.
Perhaps they could make ohv V8’s with gobs of torque for their f150s again instead of the current shite.
“Perhaps they could make ohv V8’s with gobs of torque for their f150s again instead of the current shite.”
The F-150 Raptor V-8 has 700 hp and 640 pound-feet torque.
The V-6 has 510 torque.
“Perhaps they could make ohv V8’s with gobs of torque for their f150s again instead of the current shite.”
Properly configured the V-6 gets you 14,000 pounds towing capacity.
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