You post the most useful information on this forum! Anytime you post, I find myself compelled to read every word of your posts…something I don’t do. I also typically bookmark them.
My place in Mazatlan is .5 miles away from the beach. We have a beater commuter CRV parked there (covered but not garaged) that absorbs tremendous abuse from the salt in the air.
Awww shucks, you're making me blush! But, is "carne asada" code for something? Now I'm scared.
Seriously though, thanks for the kind words... I enjoy writing this stuff and am always pumped when folks find my ramblings useful. 
My current setup is about 9k lbs. But with an opportunity for more I may switch to a fiver in the future. We’ll see. I drive about a mile to the office so gas mileage isn’t a make or break. I get about 10mpg so if it’s more it’s welcomed
Something that I took into account is this. With a bumper pull you can get 14-16’ feet of toy storage. Then if you buy a long bed you can get another 8’.
Yes Those are factors. But that does not mean bumper pulls can not handle correctly.
Personally, I would rather have the LMM with a proven CP3 pump and not have to add DEF, vs the LML that requires you to add DEF, and also have to worry about the CP4 pump shelling out the entire fuel $ystem. Both are great trucks.
I get it, and it's certainly a personal preference thing. If it were just the engine/trans changes, I might agree. But with the entirely new frame front to back, wider leaf springs, much bigger front suspension and steering components etc. I Like the LML gen.
Great points. I had a '13 that was a F250 knowing it basically was the same as the F350. I went with the F350 in '17 since there was a difference starting with that MY.
Your correct they didnt.. . Thought that Ford moved away from the cp4 for the 22 models but looks like they havent..
If you're not open to having a CP4.2 then you can rule out '11+ Duramax, '15+ PSD, and a few specific year Cummins (but TBH I forget the exact years). There are millions and millions of CP4.2 trucks out there, the failure rate is actually super low. It is a nightmare IF it does fail though. So, IMHO I'd just replace the CP4.2 if you get a used truck with one, and make sure you have a lift pump and added filtration (and a good fuel additive doesn't hurt). Just factor that cost into your budget, like I said I spent ~3k when I had my CP4.2 replaced, but I had TONS of other stuff replaced at the same time (all stuff that I'd want replaced on any decade-old truck, like water pump, hoses, belts, pulleys, etc.).
