Spending this much on a rig to tow a 4-5t boat seems pointless. If you can afford the 500k+ for the rig you might as well just buy a place on the water and not have to tow your boat around🤷🏽♂️
If someone has the money to spend 500k on a rig to tow a boat I’m sure they have a house on the water already. As he said it’s going to be set up for touring
I've seen a family do it with a HR and trailer. The truck half was a complete fold out camper (including the pet bird). The trailer had a vitara, tinny, and full workshop in it. Some sort of engineer/fabrication. They were travelling full time.
Little guy with porn-star moustache frothing lol. How will it go on tracks where generations of standard width 4wds have been going? Outside the track line, destroying bodywork, paint, and the environment.
While this looks fantastic, it's no good driving around town, pretty much useless offroad, won't fit down any tracks unless you want 500 pinstripes from the scrub, needs 20m to make a turn, accessing stuff in the canopy would be a pain, need a 2 stage ladder to get to the RTT, put 40+" tires on then hang the exhaust down too low, looks good but just impractical.
@@theexplorelife Cool, can't wait to see the big girl get stuck and break the winch trying to get the elephant out😂, Keep Nav away from it or you you may never see it again 😂, Don't get me wrong it looks beautiful, but I would take your Ram over this in a heartbeat.
As an american I agree 100% I almost never see these f250+ diesels offroad on trails unless they are towing buggies, they are too big and heavy, I think if it had a big camper on the back it would be worth it to get out and camp in luxury
My only complaint is I'm not rich enough to have one of these. So glad these liquid spring & dually to single rear wheel along with the front track correction kits from EOG in the states have made it to Australia. If i ever run into this guy on the road. I'll probably reck his paint job, I'll be drooling so much, ( providing I have a step ladder 😂 ).
Sorry boys your channel used to be awesome, used to be relatable and enjoyable. Now it is one big Ad that's unrealistic and unrelatable to the everyday Aussie into 4x4ing 😢 especially with the state of our country rn with cost of living ect. This is bad timing and bad taste. Sold out boys. It's an unsubscribe from me
this truck should go on a wet muddy full of mud bogs with the guys from 4WD-24/7. that would be one hell of a trip adventure and one hell of an episode.
Surprised that the government let you have one of those. The "shocks" are genius, allowing you to get back to legal ride height when you hit the road. Practically half the trucks running around the US are F250/2500's, towing capacity is essentially whatever you feel like. Dudes have 32' boats and 6 ton equipment trailers like they are giving them away. It would take a truck like that to stick out at all.
Does more money err um equal more performance and value for $$ or is it bigger the chassis bigger the tyres? My $55k everest with 33” all day and we will both arrive safely
The F-450s and 550s come with the Dana Super 60 front axle which has a high pinion differential. That allows for the tight turning radius of the truck.
The 350s and 250s came with the Dana 60 (M256) up until part way through 2023. They did not get the wide track version which is what sets the F450+ apart.
@@theexplorelife must have got the car for a bargan. Dont see them for under $250k n i know mods would have run 100k easy. Maybe abit more than half yeah? Remember we dont have sponsors n need to pay retail and labour costs.
The future? God I hope not. One of the things I love about Australian rigs is that they are a reasonable size. Those things are just stupid. Way too big (living in Canada, I share the road with trucks like this and no thanks.)
Most of these comments are negative crazy!!! And people are just jealous and don't appreciate what a vehicle like that can do! Who cares not your money not your problem
Those rims and wheels are useless onroad they are only rated to 100km/hr Plus the rear super single conversion can only be done at buck-stop in Denver Colorado there is no one in Australia that does it
@@ECOFFROAD Those tyres and the Michelin and the other brand are rated to 100 and no there is not other companies doing the SS conversions its Buckstop in Colorado.
These huge trucks push out more than 3 times the heat that a small sedan does. Blame global warming on over-sized vehicles; especially if they mostly use them like ... small sedans.
My base model '24 F-250 gas, 4x4 locking rear diff, 4 door was $48k USD, I feel bad these cost you guys so much. Mine is a base model, but still a nice truck. Wish I could get a 70 series here.
Thank you guys for the beautiful build... And everyone reading this, these builds don't have to be $200k-$300k plus cost-to-build Buy used, Stateside we have a surplus of these (big girls) For $10k-$20k Maybe used/ abused, and some miles, but it can get you into the build process... Or a good story around the campfire LATER... Cheers Love from Virginia
Nice rig. But who wants to spend that kind of money on a build plus you also need to get your truck licence. Seems like a good tow truck but as someone else said you could buy a house on the water or even pay to leave your big boat parked up and still have food at hone 😆
Note for this money u could buy a semi tailor, and tow 50 ton Yet, u dont get a four-wheel drive ect, ect Nonetheless not just here prizes of trucks as such these days so expensive, its a cut throat world and we people trying to get ahead, battle, money has the answer the Bible says for all things from the book of Ecclesiastes chapter 8 i believe, well done great truck
This will probaly cost under $US 200k in the US while in Aussie their getting tripple the price for the same truck😂😂😂 that is some marketing genius from Ford US and most US Truck makers cashing in on the Aussie cravings for US trucks and wont make them RHD,that is the great US market dominace over the Aussies
Seen this at the brissy 4x4 show the horn rekt my day as im deaf in 1 ear and i get tinitus bad the guy honked it inside a building as i was standing next to it. It was painful
We have 2 F-250 6.7 Powerstroke, bought them in 2023 with some miles. The previous owner had already put on lift kits with air suspension, 37", beadlocks on 23", etc.. These trucks cost us 115 k (usd). One truck came with a canopy whith liftable roof, cost another 20 k. These guys are Euro 6 d, so they run on Add blue (Diese. Exh. Fluid, DEF)..... Towing ? 7.9 tons.....regular maintenance every 10,000 km, that is it. The F-150 is a huge seller in the US, and it is available with a small 3l diesel...
F150 doesn't have the diesel anymore here in the states. The EPA has made it almost impossible for diesel engines to pass testing. The f150 diesel was only available for a very short time, I've never even seen one.
I saw this one at the Brisbane 4x4 show. Its a bloody monster. Credit to EC crew for a brilliant build
Love this truck that suspension is the ducks guts and you have the same power as the ram eater pretty much. Brilliant.
Looks mad well done
What an unbelievable waste of money. 😂
Are you kidding? That thing is a beast. Why not, if you can?
Spending this much on a rig to tow a 4-5t boat seems pointless. If you can afford the 500k+ for the rig you might as well just buy a place on the water and not have to tow your boat around🤷🏽♂️
If someone has the money to spend 500k on a rig to tow a boat I’m sure they have a house on the water already. As he said it’s going to be set up for touring
Once we have the money in 50000000 years, the point will be clearer hahaa
I’ve found Lots of people nowadays are selling up homes to do their trip around Australia. This is a potential solution for the bigger towing needs
Can't beat life on the road
Meet a guy who built a bus to go around Oz for a year, 12 yrs later him and his wife were still going around. There's a buyer for everything.
F450 and F550 are proper pickups!
Won't be long now, someones going to buy a road train and trun it into living quarters 😆
😂😂
😂
I've seen a family do it with a HR and trailer.
The truck half was a complete fold out camper (including the pet bird).
The trailer had a vitara, tinny, and full workshop in it. Some sort of engineer/fabrication.
They were travelling full time.
@@punk46664 Ha ha, brilliant
Its been done already🤗
Little guy with porn-star moustache frothing lol. How will it go on tracks where generations of standard width 4wds have been going? Outside the track line, destroying bodywork, paint, and the environment.
New dream build
Just buy a bus at this point.
😀😀😀😀😀
What a weapon
While this looks fantastic, it's no good driving around town, pretty much useless offroad, won't fit down any tracks unless you want 500 pinstripes from the scrub, needs 20m to make a turn, accessing stuff in the canopy would be a pain, need a 2 stage ladder to get to the RTT, put 40+" tires on then hang the exhaust down too low, looks good but just impractical.
The suspension let’s it lower down an inch lower than factory. We’re taking it to cape York so we’ll find out all those questions 👌
@@theexplorelife Cool, can't wait to see the big girl get stuck and break the winch trying to get the elephant out😂, Keep Nav away from it or you you may never see it again 😂, Don't get me wrong it looks beautiful, but I would take your Ram over this in a heartbeat.
As an american I agree 100% I almost never see these f250+ diesels offroad on trails unless they are towing buggies, they are too big and heavy, I think if it had a big camper on the back it would be worth it to get out and camp in luxury
My only complaint is I'm not rich enough to have one of these. So glad these liquid spring & dually to single rear wheel along with the front track correction kits from EOG in the states have made it to Australia. If i ever run into this guy on the road. I'll probably reck his paint job, I'll be drooling so much, ( providing I have a step ladder 😂 ).
I met him over at the boat ramp at redland bay a month ago , he was putting his boat in . The Truck is an absolute monster.
the best part was at 18.20…..” you don’t have to touch these things, that’s where you save a bucket load of coin”……haha, meanwhile $400 g notes later!
Yea na. Too big,too expensive, and way too american. Imagine trying to drive this down a tight track.
Looks cool but give me a Unimog any day of the week over this. Fraction of the price and Probably better on fuel As well
I have one. Definitely cool and bigger but slow, noisy and very basic interior even modified. 21-25 l/100km for my Unimog is definitely not too bad.
What a work of art!! If you can afford it why not. 😮
Sorry boys your channel used to be awesome, used to be relatable and enjoyable. Now it is one big Ad that's unrealistic and unrelatable to the everyday Aussie into 4x4ing 😢 especially with the state of our country rn with cost of living ect.
This is bad timing and bad taste.
Sold out boys. It's an unsubscribe from me
Also is that a super cab or crew cab and what wheelbase is that, possible to do a similar setup with a shorter wheelbase?
can we stop trying to normalise spending insane amounts of $$$ on rigs like this, this is sheer madness.
Each to their own!
this truck should go on a wet muddy full of mud bogs with the guys from 4WD-24/7. that would be one hell of a trip adventure and one hell of an episode.
Probably would be too big for them to get it out of a bog hole
I would say it would more suited to do a trip with All 4 Adventure
@@thebobbersidecarbuild2770love to see it on tight narrow tracks... But for wide open tracks and beaches, what a weapon!
Surprised that the government let you have one of those. The "shocks" are genius, allowing you to get back to legal ride height when you hit the road. Practically half the trucks running around the US are F250/2500's, towing capacity is essentially whatever you feel like. Dudes have 32' boats and 6 ton equipment trailers like they are giving them away. It would take a truck like that to stick out at all.
Does more money err um equal more performance and value for $$ or is it bigger the chassis bigger the tyres? My $55k everest with 33” all day and we will both arrive safely
Love to be 6’5” just to check the oil ha
Well u can do the same in a suzuki sierra. & u paid 55k for a Everest
Weights aren't a big secret when they're on the side of the truck. 🤣🤣🤣
😂
How ridiculous.
Dumb
I have a feeling this is one those, if you have to ask how much it costs you can't afford it
I wouldn’t be frothin trying to find a car space to park it.
Make your own mate
Good to see someone who isn’t 5 foot stepping out of one of these.. seems to be the go 😂
Reading the comments, i see so many flattened egos hahaha
So jealous, great job!
Alright this is getting out of hand now 😂
in the states VERY expensive to insure and most insurance companies wont touch ...lmk if you know different . GREAT BUILD LOVE IT
Not always. When we purchase the vehicle, the insurance part is one day. They usually don't ask about aftermarket stuff.
I run an F450 in Maryland and it is not more expensive to insure than any other $100k vehicle.
The F-450s and 550s come with the Dana Super 60 front axle which has a high pinion differential. That allows for the tight turning radius of the truck.
The 350s and 250s came with the Dana 60 (M256) up until part way through 2023. They did not get the wide track version which is what sets the F450+ apart.
6.7l V8 still need a tune to tow a boat. That rather disappointing. #salty
Definitely doesnt need it from standard, but with tyres that big you’d expect it
Mmm only if you need a manhood extension
Frothing? Hardly. Would go well with his moustache
Best part is ..its junk...will be in shop for reapairs constantly
At the end of the day it’s just a Ford. 😂
I get it, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But my eyes hurt when looking at the proportions of this thing.
Accent and attitude so reminds me of AUS love it
What a massive waste of money!.
Yeah its the answer for the few who have 600k to drop on a car.
Half that
@@theexplorelife must have got the car for a bargan. Dont see them for under $250k n i know mods would have run 100k easy. Maybe abit more than half yeah? Remember we dont have sponsors n need to pay retail and labour costs.
Silly
The future? God I hope not. One of the things I love about Australian rigs is that they are a reasonable size. Those things are just stupid. Way too big (living in Canada, I share the road with trucks like this and no thanks.)
Most of these comments are negative crazy!!! And people are just jealous and don't appreciate what a vehicle like that can do! Who cares not your money not your problem
Too big!
Too expensive.
If you go big you need to go F series. Ford has big locked down to a science.
Yeah bro just whip down to woolys and grab some milk ..or not
Its not the biggest Ford F truck here , we built a F-750 early last decade. You can look down into a Kenworth cab.
Sick truck, would not fit down hardly any tracks I frequent
Correct a beach going rust bucket
why?
I'll shout you 20ltrs of petrol if you'd like to burn it.Steaks & snags are optional.
Anything over 8t GVM sees you pulling into every weigh bridge, even if you did get a F550, you’d want to limit it to 7.9t yeah ?
Correct 👌
The weigh stations are not a big deal. I have a Unimog (12t GVM) and it never bothered me.
@@AJsGU I’ve had my dealings with them in a former life, there’s not much love there for them.
That's one big girl❤😂stunning
Try Yukon gear and axle company. The best of the best.
My Lanta, what a truck!
Excellent machine all quality very very nice indeed, that's a truck, no car man!
Won't last long in the bush. White elephant
it'll only cost you $500k.
The back end looks crap. Canopy ok but that flare and sigle tyre look shit
Third🎉
I'd like to see this verse a MOG
A mog will be universally slower, less in bed cargo, universally better off-road.
Those rims and wheels are useless onroad they are only rated to 100km/hr
Plus the rear super single conversion can only be done at buck-stop in Denver Colorado there is no one in Australia that does it
Tyres are rated to 110kmhr, we have done a few super single conversions. There is also many others doing SS conversions. Not just buckstop.., 👌💪
@@ECOFFROAD Those tyres and the Michelin and the other brand are rated to 100 and no there is not other companies doing the SS conversions its Buckstop in Colorado.
Seen this thing on the m1 today absolute beast and its white now.
Dumb…
These huge trucks push out more than 3 times the heat that a small sedan does. Blame global warming on over-sized vehicles; especially if they mostly use them like ... small sedans.
Heat 😂
Second 🧐
Cool truck but I think Matts ram looks better than his rig
My base model '24 F-250 gas, 4x4 locking rear diff, 4 door was $48k USD, I feel bad these cost you guys so much. Mine is a base model, but still a nice truck. Wish I could get a 70 series here.
Thank you guys for the beautiful build... And everyone reading this, these builds don't have to be $200k-$300k plus cost-to-build
Buy used, Stateside we have a surplus of these (big girls)
For $10k-$20k
Maybe used/ abused, and some miles, but it can get you into the build process...
Or a good story around the campfire LATER...
Cheers
Love from Virginia
Nice rig. But who wants to spend that kind of money on a build plus you also need to get your truck licence. Seems like a good tow truck but as someone else said you could buy a house on the water or even pay to leave your big boat parked up and still have food at hone 😆
Isuzu nps 300 hino 300 etc
Daily 4x4
Note for this money u could buy a semi tailor, and tow 50 ton
Yet, u dont get a four-wheel drive ect, ect
Nonetheless not just here prizes of trucks as such these days so expensive, its a cut throat world and we people trying to get ahead, battle, money has the answer the Bible says for all things from the book of Ecclesiastes chapter 8 i believe, well done great truck
As an American I love that Aussies are driving these toys. I'm personally prefer GM/Chevy, but this Ford is well built! Enjoy it!
Love it, this is the way to go now days
As an American it's pretty cool to see our domestic vehicles getting exported and appreciated around the world.
This will probaly cost under $US 200k in the US while in Aussie their getting tripple the price for the same truck😂😂😂 that is some marketing genius from Ford US and most US Truck makers cashing in on the Aussie cravings for US trucks and wont make them RHD,that is the great US market dominace over the Aussies
AUS needs to quit voting in all these fun police politicians. USA has the same problem 😂
Is it legal to delete your truck in Australia? that would finish this truck off 100%
41s look small on that
Qld police frothing over the tyre protrusion happening here.
Registered as a truck it’s legal.
Seen this at the brissy 4x4 show the horn rekt my day as im deaf in 1 ear and i get tinitus bad the guy honked it inside a building as i was standing next to it. It was painful
From what I got was the states do it best
lol 350k plus for a truck to just drive on a high way. There’s a reason they don’t work out here in in Aus!
Spot on… many klms on the bitumen before reaching the dirt destination.
Nice to be able to build it when u run it as a write off for a company
Mize well just buy a second hand earth roamer, would cost the same 😂
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Hey, Baker! Watch it with the Bloody Nora's!! That's my mum's name!!!
tyre width looks like 33, for appiarance is smaller
What wheels?
This will NEVER be the norm here. Too heavy, uses way too much fuel, parts expensive, and nowhere except major cities etc.......
We have 2 F-250 6.7 Powerstroke, bought them in 2023 with some miles. The previous owner had already put on lift kits with air suspension, 37", beadlocks on 23", etc.. These trucks cost us 115 k (usd). One truck came with a canopy whith liftable roof, cost another 20 k.
These guys are Euro 6 d, so they run on Add blue (Diese. Exh. Fluid, DEF).....
Towing ? 7.9 tons.....regular maintenance every 10,000 km, that is it.
The F-150 is a huge seller in the US, and it is available with a small 3l diesel...
F150 doesn't have the diesel anymore here in the states. The EPA has made it almost impossible for diesel engines to pass testing. The f150 diesel was only available for a very short time, I've never even seen one.
Looks shit TH-cam is just an advertising crap
Nothing about this truck looks shit mate 😂 it’s a weapon and a one of a kind. Innovation in the space advertising what can be done.
@@theexplorelifethe comments are mostly AI generated the opperaters are a weird bunch. Safe travels.🤠
Ford, "ew brother ew".
F450 or Unimog?
So many jealous guys in the comment section ahahaha "omg why u spend so much". Guys just say u broke its not ur money lol
The truck needs a front bumper with a ladder attached. haha
Dream truck
Cha Ching!
maatee my MAN truck gvm is 12500kg and gcm 29000kg
If it drives, flys, floats or fooks hire it.