I just bought a 2021 f350 in December .single/regular cab 4x4 , 7.3 gas , 4.30 differential gears, gooseneck / fifth wheel prep installed, 11,400 gvwr. Single rear wheel. Stickered at 4666lb payload. For my use was exactly what I'd been looking for. Use it for my daily driver which is only about 10,000 miles/year. Without going over the CGWR can pull my tandem dual gooseneck which weighs 8k and my Volvo ec60e excavator at just under 13k . Just occasionally pick up a job where I need to move it off the farm. Around town , short mile usage I'm getting about 12/13 mpg which is only about 1 mpg less than my previous 2500hd Chevy 6.0. For the 30% increase in tow capacity I'll take that any day. Like the fact just a old school big block no need for turbo cause they gave the engine enough displacement to get the job done, thanks Ford. So far for my use/needs fits the bill perfectly . Check out The Fast Lane videos where they test out and compare the latest PU pulling up the Ike gauntlet. Now for someone that pulls more often , long hauls , heavier, dually diesel absolutely, but for a lot of people I think Ford hit the nail on the head with this one.
