Video: F-150 Lightnings Loaded onto Trains with Spring Deliveries Underway!

[p52Ranch]

Meanwhile, my "Spring Delivery" is now scheduled to be built the week of AUGUST 1.

My build date keeps getting further out. Originally 6/13...

So much for the promised 21 weeks from the order date. By the time it arrives, the 23s will be rolling out.

Wow bumped out a month and a half now. Joe, you must have really irritated someone on that trip to Dearborn. Or did you go ahead and change from an XLT ER to a Lariat ER?

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[p52Ranch]

I was paying attention to front and rear signature lighting and the body colored mirrors and failed to notice the wheels. Good catch.

 

[IdeaOfTheDayCom]

Deliveries Starting Spring.... No one promised yours was being delivered in Spring. Spring lasts until June 21st. Everyone hoped a March Spring, but reality was always Spring in June.

Wave #2 orders were all 24+ weeks from order date. Wave #1 was 20+weeks, It's possible that some Wave #1 orders will have their truck by next week which would be exactly 20 weeks.

Looks like you reserved on 5/20 too... There's plenty of people who reserved 5/19 who haven't even recieved an invite yet.

When I converted my reservation to an order, the system said I should expect 21 weeks.

 

[yed19]

I wonder if there is an association to the CA34 in the video and the Ramp One number on our window stickers. I.e. Were these all 'CA34's? And if so, is that number sequential in any way to determine how close and are they associated with build timelines... Any early builds have a CA34?

SO looking at the VINs in the order tracking sheet, one of the VINs had a CA34 (like the truck at ~35 seconds).
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[IdeaOfTheDayCom]

Wow bumped out a month and a half now. Joe, you must have really irritated someone on that trip to Dearborn. Or did you go ahead and change from an XLT ER to a Lariat ER?

Never got an answer to whether it could even be changed or whether that would help me move earlier.

As it stands, I'm losing another summer without my truck. If only my dealer was able to get my F-150 to start last June. I wouldn't mind the wait if I at least had a truck.

 

[F150ROD]

I hope those $80 trucks get covered ….. maybe not

 

[Amps]

Hell yeah! How do they get out of the vehicle after loading it up? lol

Doesn't look like there's any room for the drivers to get out of the trucks!

Pretty sure the sides of the rail car open up.

Nope. There's room in there for regular sized people. Not much, but there are pads on the door and inside the rack to protect against chips. You can see the pads when the Red Lariat goes in. They have to get out, chain and lash them down at four tiedown points per truck, too.

 

[gorwell]

When I converted my reservation to an order, the system said I should expect 21 weeks.

Must of read wrong. This was Wave #2:

 

[yed19]

Just saw a new video from Farly loading them onto trucks...

 

[yed19]

And can someone explain how one of those Lightnings ended up with a Tonneau Cover? I didnt even think you could order those when I ordered? Maybe a dealer add-on after the fact?

 

[Ken]

And can someone explain how one of those Lightnings ended up with a Tonneau Cover? I didnt even think you could order those when I ordered? Maybe a dealer add-on after the fact?

there were ICE vehicles mixed in, could it have been one of those?

 

[Griddlez]

Refresh my memory - Wave 1 was guess-timated for delivery 20 weeks out from order? So 20 weeks exactly would be next week right? Ordering opened on January 6th? Are they actually going to make it on time? Impressive if yes.

 

[yed19]

there were ICE vehicles mixed in, could it have been one of those?

Nope. White, Platinum Lightning

 

[Griddlez]

Nope. White, Platinum Lightning

Someone's dealer has some super powers. I didn't think that was even an option either.. at least not in Wave 1.

 

[FordTough98198]

Nope. There's room in there for regular sized people. Not much, but there are pads on the door and inside the rack to protect against chips. You can see the pads when the Red Lariat goes in. They have to get out, chain and lash them down at four tiedown points per truck, too.

Thanks for the insight! Also found this interesting…

https://www.up.com/customers/track-record/tr081021-what-is-an-autorack-rail-car.htm

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